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TANYA DETRIK





Asking You (yes you) to Listen
I have many good things in my life, and among them one is my daughter Tracey. One not so good thing that has impacted her life is as a...
May 15, 20242 min read


The Red Truck
The image is a bumper sticker I created. I think could be the best-selling bumper sticker of all time. Like you, I’ve seen so many social...
Apr 4, 20244 min read


Sharing Stories and 9/11
Karen Santry- Photo by Casey Kelbaugh for The New York Times When I began sharing my stories through writing and speaking, it opened the...
Sep 10, 20236 min read


Seeking True Nature
Seeking My True Nature
May 5, 20231 min read


Badass Foreword
I am so excited to share this book and this news with you. I was honored to be invited by my friend Dr. Lori Monaco to write the Foreword...
Mar 6, 20233 min read


Ten Things You Might Not Know
In 2017, this piece won a National Press Club Award in the category of Speech Content. I wrote and delivered this to attendees of the...
Mar 2, 20237 min read


The Stuff of Grief
How do you handle stuff in boxes and the stuff of life? What if it's not your stuff?
Feb 25, 20234 min read


Letting Go
What can you let go of? Winter Solstice
Dec 5, 20222 min read


What Guys Can Do
One of my many Achilles heels is that I just don’t get how things come apart or go back together. If I manage to get something apart...
Nov 14, 20223 min read


The Wasp
Written in April of 2022. There is a wasp trapped between the window and the screen above my sister’s kitchen sink. The wasp is not...
Aug 1, 20222 min read


The Hug - An Unbelievable Story?
I walked in the park today. The temps registered around 50 degrees, so the patches of ice I’d been gingerly stepping around for the...
Feb 15, 20224 min read


For a Friend and Maybe for You?
My purpose in my writing and speaking is to inspire audiences to connect with greater awareness to themselves. In doing so, I hope it...
Oct 9, 20211 min read


The Winner Is
Thank you to all of you who voted for your choice for the book’s cover design. Thanks, too, to those who also emailed me to share...
Aug 27, 20212 min read


What's happening with your book?
More and more these days, I am getting asked about the status of my upcoming my book. I sincerely appreciate the interest. I think if you...
Jun 15, 20213 min read


Brussels Sprouts Kill Grandmother
Good headlines are provocative and evocative, right? They get you to pay attention; you get a mental picture; you are curious to know more.
Jan 25, 20214 min read


Walking Into It
There’s a silent war brewing over control of my day. My Should-Dos are battling my Want-Tos over rights to the day’s ToDos.
Dec 17, 20204 min read


Inevitable Stories
Grief forces us to examine what was, what we knew, what we thought we knew, what we thought would happen, and what we might have missed, ove
Aug 13, 20202 min read


I Feel So Stupid
feel so stupid. I fight with myself. Sometimes it actually stops me from going out.
May 5, 20203 min read
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