The Grace of Crows, Second Edition: A Novel that Sheds Light on Anxiety

Note: First Published by 24-7PressRelease on April 3, 2024   After reconnecting with a childhood friend, who has since become homeless, an anxiety-ridden woman learns how to face her … [Read more...]

How Reading Can Curtail Anxiety

by   Tracy Shawn     Reading, can indeed, reduce anxiety. But why? Stories provide an escape from our personal stressors and worries as well as a much-needed respite from … [Read more...]

Reasons–and Cures–for Morning Anxiety

Note: First Published in PsychCentral under the title "Morning Anxiety: Causes and Cures to Combat the Waking “What Ifs” on March 4, 2020 By Tracy Shawn, MA   ~ 3 MIN … [Read more...]

How Anxiety Was My Greatest Weakness and Now My Greatest Strength

Note: First Published in PsychCentral on November 7, 2019 By Tracy Shawn, MA  Last updated: 7 Nov 2019   ~ 2 MIN READ According the famous mythologist … [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...]

Counterintuitive Ways to Combat Anxiety

Please note: this piece was first published with PsychCentral on April 22, 2019   Through the years I’ve learned to douse the ongoing wildfire of fear with productive tools such … [Read more...]

An Anxiety-Warrior’s Guide to Anti-Stress & Anxiety Supplements

By Tracy Shawn, M.A. As a long-term anxiety-warrior, I tried many different modalities to help combat my terrible “what-if” monsters. I started out trying cures without any scary side effects … [Read more...]

Insights and Answers into the Loneliness Epidemic

By Tracy Shawn, MA  Please note that this piece was first published with PsychCentral.com under the title: "Insights Into Loneliness" ~ 2 min read Experts are warning us that we are in … [Read more...]

The Upside of Downside: “Burdens and Blessings of Mental Disorders”

Please Note: This post was first published with psychcentral.com under the title: The Upside of Downside: The Surprising Gifts of Mental Disorders By Tracy Shawn, MA ~ 2 min … [Read more...]

How Finding Your Awe Can Decrease Anxiety

By Tracy Shawn, M.A. Author and Speaker. Please visit Tracy's Author Page Here: https://www.amazon.com/author/tracyshawn  ~ 2 min read Please Note: This piece was first published with PsychCentral … [Read more...]