Hey, Y’all—I’m Dr. Tracie! *waving*

I’m an educator and facilitator who uses emotional intelligence to help others grow and transform. This clarity of focus came right after I experienced a major shift in my previous professional life—one that let me know I wasn’t where I was supposed to be and needed to adjust.

As a former long-time therapy client, one thing I noticed early on was not just the specific emotional challenges I had with life as it unfolded around me—it was also the extreme reluctance I had toward feeling the intensity of my emotions themselves. All my life I had been labeled as too sensitive, too dramatic, and told that I was “thinking too hard” (read: caring too much) about most things.

Whether directly or indirectly, I had been made to feel as if my emotions were the ultimate barrier from a life I could deeply enjoy, and for a long time it made me very bitter and resentful towards others around me.

Everything I do, whether great or small, is done in pursuit of my health and emotional well-being.

In healing my relationship to my emotions—both in my mind and my nervous system—I have gained not only great success navigating life in the present day, but an immense awareness of my emotional power—a gift that helps me show up more balanced and open-hearted to the world, in ways I never could when I was younger. I’m convinced now more than ever that emotional intelligence is a tool desperately needed on this planet—and with EWI I hope to this share more of this gift worldwide.