Tracey Anne Duncan

Bio

Tracey Anne lives in New Orleans with five pets and zero spouses. She studied magic at Columbia and writing at Louisiana State. She has been a body worker and yoga teacher since the last influx of rave and has been word slinging about health and culture way pre-Obama. Tracey Anne is obsessed with poetry, deep critical analysis, snoballs, and helping people live their most hashtag worthy lives.
Do I need to feed my pets organic food?
By Tracey Anne Duncan
I have five pets. Judge me all you want, but I revel comfortably in the pet-hoarding queer stereotype. When it comes to food, I pay more attention to my pets’ needs than mine. To be fair, I try to eat healthy, but my budget is a little tight and I…
How to shut down the negative thoughts that hold your brain hostage
By Tracey Anne Duncan
When I was going through my last breakup, I was constantly plagued by intrusive thoughts — unwanted, often upsetting thoughts that invade our minds, often during the most inconvenient times. During my breakup, for example, my days were interrupted…
Don't kid yourself. Plant-based burgers are still junk food
By Tracey Anne Duncan
The last time I had a “real” cheeseburger, it was 1999. I had already been a vegetarian for a while, but I wanted to see what it felt like. The burger tasted great, but I felt a real internal dilemma seeing the hanging carcasses at Fuddruckers and I…
1 in 16 American women reports first sexual experience as assault
By Tracey Anne Duncan
A study released today found that for 1 in 16 women in the US — extrapolated to about 3.3 million when reflected on the US population — reported that their first sexual experiences were assault, as in forced or coerced. The research, which was…
Dogs watching the debates might be the key to surviving the 2020 election
By Tracey Anne Duncan
I’m the kind of person who rushes home from yoga to watch the Democratic debates. On my way out the door last night, my teacher said, “Remember to keep your heart soft when you’re listening to politics.” Ten minutes later, my zen was obliterated as…
For people dealing with trauma, good sex means being vocal about triggers
By Tracey Anne Duncan
I have a thriving sex life, but it hasn't always been happy BDSM and sexy selfies. I am still in recovery for childhood and other trauma. Sexual intimacy is something I have often avoided, either by having sex with strangers or by not having sex…
An open letter to people who refuse to vaccinate their dogs
By Tracey Anne Duncan
Recent data from the UK found that only 66% of pet owners surveyed early this year are having their pets vaccinated, down from 84% in 2016. The VP of the British Veterinary Association told CNN that he’s concerned about the ways that the anti-vaxx…
Microdosing meditation — even for one minute at a time — could make you happier
By Tracey Anne Duncan
Most of the people I teach as a meditation instructor come to me because they are anxious and have a difficult time focusing on their important day-to-day tasks. Asking stressed folks to just sit still for the length of an episode of Friends seems…
Can online petitions actually change anything?
By Tracey Anne Duncan
Campaigns to wrangle the masses online circulate at a staggering rate. Some online petitions are ridiculous, like "Make Beyonce comb her daughter’s hair," and some promise things they can't deliver like, "Get members of the Electoral College to vote…
How recovery coaches are filling the gaps in addiction treatment
By Tracey Anne Duncan
“There is no one right way to recover from addiction,” is a well-worn cliche in recovery communities. When we say it, we tend to mean “don’t judge other peoples’ recovery,” but it’s also a literal truth: There are a plethora of ways to “do”…