How Twitter Tamed My Anxiety

  By Tracy Shawn, MA ~ 3 min read Please note: this piece was first published with PsychCentral on July 27, 2017: … [Read more...]

Three Quick Remedies to Reduce Anxiety

First Published with The Change Blog: www.thechangeblog.com under title: "Three Easy Ways to Tame Anxiety" by Tracy Shawn, M.A. In the past, I felt as if anxiety were a force that could never … [Read more...]

Book Giveaway for Novel “The Grace of Crows” on Twitter

    Enter for a chance to win a signed paperback copy of the award-winning novel, "The Grace of Crows." A story about a woman's journey from anxiety and how she copes with her … [Read more...]

Take A Hike From Anxiety: How Self-Help Books can Help

by Tracy Shawn, MA author of The Grace of Crows Please Note: This is a revised piece from an earlier blog and was also published with online magazine Psych Central under the title "Walking Away From … [Read more...]

Holiday Survival When Anxious or Depressed

By  TRACY SHAWN, M.A., Author    (This article was first published in PsychCentral.com) For those of us who suffer from anxiety or depression, the holiday season can prove especially … [Read more...]

3 Creative Ways to Combat the Blues

By TRACY SHAWN, M.A. (This article was first published in Psychcentral.com) Often, stress, disappointments, and mundane realities of everyday life plague our inner worlds so much that it’s … [Read more...]

The Healing Journey of “The Grace of Crows”

by Tracy Shawn, MA After I had started writing my now-published novel, "The Grace of Crows," my anxiety and depression began to lift. I believe, in large part, this real-life transformation … [Read more...]

A Novel About A Heroine’s Journey From Anxiety by Tracy Shawn

First Published in www.ExpertClick.com My intent in writing The Grace of Crows was to present readers with a heroine's journey that would help them feel less alone with their anxieties and … [Read more...]

The Healing Power of Animals in Our Age of Technology

(First Published in: PsychCentral.com) I think I could turn and live with animals, they’re so placid and self-contained, I stand and look at them long and long. ~ Walt Whitman (1819-1892), Song … [Read more...]

How Fiction Writing Helped Me Conquer Real-Life Anxiety

By Tracy Shawn, MA First Published in Psych Central Magazine   Anxiety, or mental unease, can be seen as the crying out of the internal artist: Let me out! Let me speak! ~ Frances … [Read more...]