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This is where I write about everything that’s close to my heart: mental health and wellness, self-care, writing, authentic living, connection, art, and more! Below, you can click through the Categories to read pieces about topics of interest to you.

If you like reading, you might enjoy Virtual Book Club and my book, Bloodlines: A Memoir of Harm and Healing.

  • Mental Health Resources
    Mental Health & Self-Care

    Mental Health Resources

    Book Resources that Helped Me Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health, Dr. Insel The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown How To Do The Work, Dr. Nicole LePera Daring Greatly, Brené Brown I…

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  • When Healing Deepens: Lessons from a Year of Growth
    Why I'm Blogging... | Mental Health & Self-Care

    When Healing Deepens: Lessons from a Year of Growth

    A year after their first conversation, Victoria and Tracey sat down again to discuss the continued work of healing, then & now, inner work is the outer work, breaking the chain, and self-care without shame.

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  • Conversations for Couples
    Guest Appearances | Podcasts

    Conversations for Couples

    For this powerful episode of Conversations for Couples, Tracey sat down with Julie and David Bulitt to talk about her memoir Bloodlines: A Memoir of Harm and Healing, exploring her family’s painful but inspiring journey through mental illness, eating disorders, and the complicated healing process that followed.

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  • How To Survive a Chunk of Funk
    Why I'm Blogging... | Mental Health & Self-Care

    How To Survive a Chunk of Funk

    For a person without complex PTSD being omitted would be a “no harm, no foul” situation. A regular person would feel bummed, of course. We’re only human. But then they’d shrug it off and get on with their day. Not me.

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  • Deborah Kobylt Live Podcast
    Guest Appearances | Mental Health & Self-Care | Podcasts | Why I'm Blogging...

    Deborah Kobylt Live Podcast

    May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Deborah Kobylt welcomed me to her show. Mental health advocate and author Tracey Yokas’s book, BLOODLINES, A Memoir of Harm and Healing, is gaining attention for its raw portrayal of tackling mental health issues so they don’t consume your life.

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  • Bloodlines wins silver at IBPA Book Awards!
    Why I'm Blogging... | Bloodlines: A Memoir of Harm and Healing

    Bloodlines wins silver at IBPA Book Awards!

    I’m thrilled to announce that Bloodlines is an IBPA Book Awards silver medal winner.

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  • 10 Tips to Confidently Navigate the IEP Process, 2025
    Why I'm Blogging...

    10 Tips to Confidently Navigate the IEP Process, 2025

    In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I dipped into the archive. 10 tips for navigating the IEP process. 2025 edition

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  • IBPA Book Awards announces the 2025 Finalists
    Why I'm Blogging... | Bloodlines: A Memoir of Harm and Healing | Mental Health & Self-Care

    IBPA Book Awards announces the 2025 Finalists

    Bloodlines: A Memoir of Harm and Healing is a finalist in the Parenting & Family category of the IPBA Book Awards!

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  • Compassion in Action
    Why I'm Blogging... | Self-Study | TYC Toolkit

    Compassion in Action

    Discover how true compassion can strengthen relationships without depleting you. Compassion in Action equips you with tools to balance care for others with honoring your own needs, fostering clarity and connection.

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  • Medication: Making Decisions and Truly Informed Consent
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    Medication: Making Decisions and Truly Informed Consent

    Saying yes to medication, especially for a child, is a difficult decision. It’s important to know what true informed consent is, and what questions to ask as part of the process.

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  • Relationship Reset: A Course to Thrive Beyond Overgiving
    Why I'm Blogging... | Self-Study | TYC Toolkit

    Relationship Reset: A Course to Thrive Beyond Overgiving

    The Relationship Reset: A Workshop to Thrive Beyond Overgiving event is designed for those who find themselves overgiving in relationships—feeling drained, stuck, or unsure why their relationships feel so complicated and unbalanced. Who despair, wondering why their past is littered with failed friendships and broken bonds. Who are desperate to understand why decisions, conversations, and connections go awry.

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  • Raising Happy Teens Podcast
    Guest Appearances | Podcasts

    Raising Happy Teens Podcast

    On this episode of the Raising Happy Teens podcast, host, Jennifer Delliquadri and I talk about my experience navigating my daughter’s crisis and what I learned that helped us cope and heal.

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  • Growing Up With Dr. Sarah
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    Growing Up With Dr. Sarah

    I cherish this conversation with pediatrician Dr. Sarah. Part of our discussion, about providers having vetted mental health resources to share, is a must hear.

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  • Boundary Breakthrough: An Intention Setting workshop
    TYC Toolkit | Mental Wellness | Why I'm Blogging... | Workshops

    Boundary Breakthrough: An Intention Setting workshop

    In this Boundary Breakthrough Workshop, Kerstin and Tracey will lead participants to clarity and inner wisdom by establishing a boundary and setting an intention.

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  • 7 Steps to help you find safe Residential Treatment for your Child
    Mental Health & Self-Care | Why I'm Blogging...

    7 Steps to Help You Find Residential Treatment

    Residential treatment is a terrifying but in some cases necessary step. Here are 7 actions to help you make an informed decision if you’ve been told to consider placement for your loved one.

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  • Mending Families Podcast
    Podcasts | Guest Appearances

    Mending Families Podcast

    In this episode of the Mending Families Podcast, I share with Melissa how creativity and using art helped me on my journey of healing. I also open up about the hard parts of my story that led to writing my book with the hopes of inspiring others. Grief and loss, along with mental health conditions, are difficult to navigate and lead us to feel alone at times. I hope my memoir can lead to helping others find their healing.

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  • Normalize the Conversation Podcast
    Podcasts | Guest Appearances

    Normalize the Conversation Podcast

    In this episode of Normalize the Conversation, I share my journey of realizing that to help my daughter heal from an eating disorder, I first had to heal myself. Through conversations with my daughter, overcoming my body insecurities, and developing effective coping skills, I found a path to healing. I share advice to other parents facing similar challenges, emphasizing the importance of self-care and open communication.

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