Tricia Fox Ransom International Positive Psychology Association 8th IPPA World Congress 2023

Tricia Fox Ransom

Tricia Fox Ransom is a singer-songwriter and thought leader on lyrics and well-being. With a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from The University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Music from Naropa University, Tricia has studied music and lyrics' ability to create a safe place that softens the human experience. Her capstone “Message In The Music: Do Lyrics influence well-being?” has been downloaded over 180k times across the world. ​ Beyond her academic experiences, she has seen this alchemy play out in her career as a facilitated songwriter. Working with children in cancer treatment and end of life care as a facilitated songwriter at Purple Songs Can Fly. And again with children and teens in drug and alcohol recovery, juvenile detention centers, and with elders in assisted living as the program developer and director at Music Doing Good. Tricia's passion is to bring awareness to lyrics and well-being across ages, from young children to elders, in the form of musical performances, workshops, and lectures. Tricia’s latest work as a songwriter applied this knowledge to her album, “The Gathering,” in response to her experience of becoming a mother. While many can relate to feelings of loss, identity change, awe, and other extremes in the human experience, “The Gathering” follows her journey into motherhood, postpartum depression, and emotions like awe, grief, meaning, and purpose. Tricia has created mothers circles with this album as a conversation starter to bring mothers together and facilitate belonging in this stage of life. Tricia was born in Aberdeen, Scotland and raised in Dubai, Texas, and Alaska. She currently lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband and their two children.