Tracy A. Dennis-Tiwary, PhD

Mental Health Influencers

Author, scientist, and Founder of Arcade Therapeutics | Keynote speaker @thelavinagency | The key to feeling good is knowing how to feel bad

6.1KFollowers

225Following

566Posts

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Creator summary

Author, scientist, founder, and keynote speaker sharing perspectives and educational content on anxiety, emotional well-being, parenting, and the experience of difficult feelings. Content also promotes affiliated projects, podcasts, and related resources.

Author, scientist, founder, and keynote speaker

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Mental Health Influencers

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Known for

Anxiety and anxiety management
The connection between difficult feelings and well-being
Parenting-related mental health topics
Dealing With Feelings
The Anxiety Advantage
Arcade Therapeutics
Substack content

Profile details

Account type	Business
Visibility	Public
Country	United States
Joined	October 2021
Links	https://linktr.ee/dr.tracyphd http://www.drtracyphd.com http://arcadetherapeutics.com

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Frequently Mentioned

Substack Platform 13 posts

Dr. Tracy Dennis Tiwary Person 9 posts

Dealing With Feelings Podcast 3 posts

The Anxiety Advantage Podcast episode 2 posts

Secret 80 Podcast 2 posts

Vanessa Scaringi Person 2 posts

Future Tense: Why Anxiety Is Good for You (Even Though It Feels Bad) Book 1 posts

The Human Frequency Issue 3 Newsletter 1 posts

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Median likes	12
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Sample size	24 posts

Recent Posts (24)

Bulletins from parenting on the road. It turns out that a human teenager has an endless supply of emotional curve balls and opinions you ha

Loved this convo about parenting with some remarkable thinkers - @dremilyedlynn @jacqueline_nesi Nesi, PhD and @melindawmoyer Wenner Moyer.

Childhood anxiety

Listen to the full podcast episode now - Securely Attached with Dr. Sarah Bren Episode 420. Why anxiety can be good for us: Helping your ch

Anxiety management

In Secret 80, Tracy dives into the 3 L’s framework to manage anxiety. Intrigued? Tune into the latest episode, Secret 80 The Anxiety Advan

Anxiety management

This episode offers a compassionate and practical framework for understanding anxiety differently and for building a healthier relationship

What if anxiety isn’t the enemy we think it is? In this episode, Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary challenges the modern belief that anxiety is somet

Artificial intelligence

Join me and UPenn computer scientist Tim Allen tomorrow at 12:30 PM ET for a Live Discussion on Substack: Why AI skepticism will make tech b

Human experience

What if the thing you’re avoiding…is the thing that makes you feel most alive? We’ve optimized away the pause. Maybe it’s time to bring it

Thank you so much to @dr.tracyphd for joining Vanessa on her Substack LIVE today. They covered the transhuman aspects of AI and how it will

Tune in Thursday, 1/29 at 12:30 EST for my live chat on Substack with the brilliant Dr. Vanessa Scaringi @calmcounselingatx on “A.I. and the

Let’s stop fooling ourselves - an AI chatbot that acts like a therapist should be regulated like one. https://tracydennistiwary.substack.co

I’ve gotten a lot of sh*t over the years for saying that anxiety is a sign of hope and creativity. But while we often conflate anxiety with

MIT professor and computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum created the first therapy chatbot in the 1960’s. But he was alarmed by the world’s re

Mental health optimization

We have become technicians of our own psyches. It’s not working out so well… https://tracydennistiwary.substack.com/p/you-cant-optimize-you

In praise of inefficiency! it’s not what you think it is… https://tracydennistiwary.substack.com/p/inefficiency-is-good-for-humans

Psychological diagnosis

Diagnoses are not destiny - but there’s a way to make them work for us when we fully acknowledge their dangers and imitations. The key: Brea

Technology and youth mental health

My latest Substack. The dialogue around technology and youth mental illness is officially bonkers. We need a better and more effective anti-

AI and authenticity

I found a very Gen X’y way into the conversation about AI. And of course I bring The Breakfast Club into it… https://tracydennistiwary.subs

Parenting and emotions

Parents, we need to talk… Somewhere along the way, parenting became a checklist: ✔️ Prevent meltdowns ✔️ Keep them from struggling ✔️ Fix t

Anxiety is the new stress… didn’t you hear? We use “anxiety” for everything now. Feeling overwhelmed? Anxious. Stuck in uncertainty? Anxiou

Is anxiety always the enemy, or have we been seeing it all wrong? We’re told anxiety is something to control, fix, or escape. But if that w

This one is a deep dive into the weird world of biohacking and how it’s inexorably seeped into our consciousness about mental health and wel

Optimization culture

We’ve been convinced that the good life is one that is seamless and efficient. It’s not. This constant push to optimize is making everything

Happiness doesn’t like to be chased. It’s like a wild beast in the forest, best approached sideways. https://tracydennistiwary.substack.com

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Last snapshot taken: August 29, 2026