Tracy Schorn

Author of Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life: The Chump Lady's Survival Guide, a No. 1 Amazon bestseller in Divorce
Creator and co-host of the podcast Tell Me How You're Mighty
Journalist with more than 20 years of experience

Experience

Tracy is the award-winning blogger and cartoonist known as “Chump Lady.” She’s the author of Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life: The Chump Lady’s Survival Guide, which has been an Amazon No. 1 bestseller in the divorce category. Her writing has helped hundreds of thousands of people leave abusive relationships, and her work as an expert on infidelity has been cited by the New York Times, the Associated Press, BBC Radio and more. Since 2023, Tracy has co-hosted the Tell Me How You’re Mighty podcast with fellow journalist Sarah Gorrell.

Tracy was formerly the state news editor at the AARP Bulletin and has written for AARP, Smithsonian magazine, Washington Lawyer, HuffPost, the World Bank, the U.S. Department of Defense and other outlets.

Education

University of London, SOAS

MA, History

Kalamazoo College

BA, Political Science