How to Control the Online Over-Checking Habit

Please Note: This piece was first published with PsychCentral Under the title: How to Understand and Control the Online Over Checking Habit on January 29, 2020    ~ 3 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...]

Dealing with Deep Sadness During the Holidays–and Beyond

Please Note: This piece was first published under the title: Dealing with Deep Sadness During the Holidays with PsychCentral.com on November 26, 2019 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...]

How to Lose Weight Without Dieting

First Published by PsychCentral on October 11, 2019 By Tracy Shawn, MA   ~ 2 MIN READ To lose weight — and keep it off — don’t go on a diet. Why? Because “going on a diet” … [Read more...]

How to Fight Mental Health Stigma

Please note: First Published in PsychCentral.Com under the title "Facing Mental Health Stigma" on September 6, 2019 by Tracy Shawn, MA Last updated: 6 Sep 2019   ~ 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...]

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...]