About Me

Tracy Coval is a writer, artist, disability advocate and speaker. She lives south of Boston.

Tracy received her bachelor’s degree from Lesley University, studying counseling with a minor in art therapy. She then worked in the mental health field, primarily with high-risk populations. In her work, she utilized the creative arts to help patients de-escalate and express their emotions. She pursued a master’s degree in social work, and chose to change career paths after becoming paralyzed.

Tracy sought to incorporate the creative arts to spread her message about disability advocacy. She believes that one can turn their pain to power. In 2019, Tracy was given the opportunity to speak at a national medical conference presenting why the fine arts should be used in the medical field. In 2021, she published her first book, An Untethered Truth: A Medical Journey. The second edition, An Untethered Truth, was published in 2025.

An Untethered Truth is about Tracy’s personal journey with devastating and life-threatening spinal conditions from birth, and how she learned through faith, hope and humor to advocate for herself through numerous operations, medical diagnoses, and misdiagnoses. Tracy provides a guide for finding one’s voice in a complicated medical world and finding support and resources for those living with disabilities.