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…
Do you have a loved one struggling with mental health? I have something for you.

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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
I’m thrilled to announce that Bloodlines is an IBPA Book Awards silver medal winner.
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I dipped into the archive. 10 tips for navigating the IEP process. 2025 edition
Bloodlines: A Memoir of Harm and Healing is a finalist in the Parenting & Family category of the IPBA Book Awards!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In this Boundary Breakthrough Workshop, Kerstin and Tracey will lead participants to clarity and inner wisdom by establishing a boundary and setting an intention.
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.
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.
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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8 Tips to Beat Fear, Confusion & Overwhelm When a Loved One Struggles with Mental Health
About the Workbook
Discover tried-and-true tips to healing and empowerment, designed specifically for those navigating a loved one’s mental health journey.
This interactive PDF guide offers insights, reflection questions and real, actionable strategies to help you create stability and peace in this difficult space – finding the strength to support your loved one while also caring for yourself.
Remember, you are not alone on this journey!

