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
January 22, 2021 by
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...]
When the World is Breaking Your Heart
August 24, 2020 by
Please note: This piece was first published on PsychCentral on August 1,2020 By Tracy Shawn, MA ~ 3 MIN READ The other week, … [Read more...]
Living in the Now while Dealing with Distress
June 30, 2020 by
Please Note: This piece was first published with PsychCentral.com on June 7, 2020 By Tracy Shawn, MA ~ 2 MIN … [Read more...]
Reasons–and Cures–for Morning Anxiety
March 19, 2020 by
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
November 19, 2019 by
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
August 21, 2019 by
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
May 6, 2019 by
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
May 29, 2018 by
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...]
The Upside of Downside: “Burdens and Blessings of Mental Disorders”
March 8, 2018 by
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...]
