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...]

When Your Dreams Aren’t Coming True

Please Note: This piece was first published with PscyhCentral.com on November 2017 under the title: "How to Win Even When You Fail" by Author and Speaker Tracy Shawn, M.A.   What do the … [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...]

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...]

Positive Ways to Assert Yourself

Please Note: This piece was first published under the title "Leaping Over the Assertiveness Hurtle" with psychcentral.com … [Read more...]

Coaching Techniques to Help You Motivate, Encourage, and Understand Others

Please Note: This piece was first published with Psych Central under the title: "We Are All Coaches" https://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2017/04/02/we-are-all-coaches/ By Tracy Shawn, … [Read more...]

How to Accept–and Learn From–the Gift of Criticism

  by Tracy Shawn, M.A. author of "The Grace of Crows" Please note this piece was first published in Psych Central Criticism is often shot with such irrationally charged arrows that it’s … [Read more...]

How to Negotiate With Aggressive Communicators

by Tracy Shawn, M.A. (Please Note: This post was first published with www.psychcentral.com under the title "Positive Ways to Negotiate With Bullies.") One of the definitions for “bully” in the … [Read more...]

How to Share Negative Emotions and Why it’s Good for Your Emotional Health

  Please note: this article was first published on www.psychcentral.com under the title: "How to Safely Communicate Negative Emotions" By Tracy Shawn, MA, author of "The Grace of … [Read more...]

Three Ways to Get Your Joy Back!

Please note: this article was originally published on PsychCentral (August 25, 2015) under the title: "3 Ways to Increase Adult Happiness" By Tracy Shawn, MA, author of award-winning novel "The Grace … [Read more...]