Tracy Shawn Interviews her Protagonist Paloma Leary from Newest Novel, Floating Underwater

Please note: This piece was first published in booksbywomen.org under the title "Authors Interviewing Characters by Tracy Shawn" on October 3, 2021 Character Interview with Paloma Leary from Novel … [Read more...]

Why I’m Not Sorry for Still Saying “Im Sorry!” (And Why You Shouldn’t be Either)

How and When to Apologize by Tracy Shawn, M.A. A dear friend (whom I’ll call Nancy) recently had to delay two of our agreed-upon meeting times, which, then, had to be ultimately canceled. She … [Read more...]

Living in the Now while Dealing with Distress

Please Note: This piece was first published with PsychCentral.com on June 7, 2020 By Tracy Shawn, MA   ~ 2 MIN … [Read more...]

How to Stop Pushing Your Own Emotional Buttons

Please note: first published with PsychCentral under the title: "Are You Pushing Your Own Emotional Buttons? Learn How to Stop" On January 1, 2020 By Tracy Shawn, MA   ~ 3 MIN … [Read more...]

Three Simple Ways to Deflect Difficult People

By Tracy Shawn, M.A.   ~ 3 MIN READ (Please note: this piece was first published with PsychCentral.com on August 12, 2019 under the title: "3 Secret Tactics for Dealing with Difficult … [Read more...]

You Are Not Your Thoughts

  Please note: this was first published with PsychCentral.com on July 28, 2019   By Tracy Shawn, MA   ~ 3 MIN READ Listen closely because … [Read more...]

How to Heal Yourself with Humor

Please note: this piece was first published in PsychCentral.com on June 15, 2019 under the title "Stay Funny, My Friends"   ~ 2 MIN READ   Within scientific circles, humor is … [Read more...]

Humans are a Weird Species

  By Tracy Shawn, M.A. If aliens happened to land their spaceship in front of my house and then traipsed their lithe gray bodies out to get a glimpse of where the hell they were—and who the … [Read more...]