Tips from the Queen of Rejection®

How not to take rejection and disappointment so personally in your personal and professional relationships

Trumpism/Cultism/Populism Revisited

Jul 31, 2022

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Trumpism is linked to Cult-like behavior. Here are striking similarities of traits of known cult leaders to Donald J. Trump and Trumpism.
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Categories: Arthur Deikman, Bill Moyers, Carol Leonnig, Cult, Cult of Trump, Cult-like, Cultism, Donald Trump, Fear, I Alone Can Fix It, Jim Jones Peoples Temple, Joe Navarro, Loyalty/Betrayal, Phil Rucker, Populism, Power and Control, Rejection, Reza Aslan, Steven Hassan, Taking Personally, The Cult of Trump, Them and Us: Cult Thinking and Terrorist Threat, Trumpism, Trumpism
Post-Roe: What’s Going to Happen to the Children?

Jun 30, 2022

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Repeal of Roe and subsequent loss of personal freedoms also comes with increased neglect of unwanted children, Child Protective Services and Foster Care. And in some states laws may affect in vitro fertilization, severe pregnancy complications, miscarriage management, and contraception.…
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Categories: Abandonment, Abortion, Abortion, Acceptance/Self-Acceptance, Criminalize Abortion, Current Affairs, Emotional Abuse, Family, Foster Care, Neglect, Personal Freedom, Physical Abuse, Post Roe, Pre Roe, Protective Services, Rejection, Resilience, Right to Privacy, Roe v. Wade, runaways, Self-esteem, Self-rejection, sexual abuse, Supreme Court, trafficking, Trauma, unwanted children
This Time the School Shootings are in Texas

May 31, 2022

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Elayne Savage, PhD

I can’t stop crying about the horrendous school massacre in Uvalde Texas. The long-term anxiety and depression experienced by these children and families will be overwhelming, including survivor guilt. A look at what causes this kind of rage-filled violence.
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Categories: Anger, Anxiety, assault rifle AR-15, atrocity, massacre, mass killing, bullying, Bullying, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Communal grieving, Current Affairs, Dissed, Dr Guerrero Pediatrician, Grief, Guns, Jon Voight, mass murderer, Mass Shootings, massacre, Matthew McConaughey, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, rage, Rage, Rejection, Robb Elementary School, Safety and Security, Salvador Ramos, school shooting, survivor guilt, Thom Hartmann, Uvaide Texas, video games, Vu Le
How Can Putin Save Face?

Apr 30, 2022

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Elayne Savage, PhD

What will it take for Putin to save face and his honor in the face of the disrespect he is gaining world-wide by his devastation of Ukraine.
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Categories: Anxiety, atrocity, massacre, mass killing, bully, Bullying, Current Affairs, Disrespect, humiliation, Losing Face, peace, Putin, Rejection, Rejection, Respect, Russia, Saving Face, Saving Face and Losing Face, Self-rejection, self-rejection, Shame, Trauma, Ukraine, war
Bullying and Disrespect: the Supreme Court Hearings and on the Oscars Stage

Apr 1, 2022

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Public bullying behavior has been rampant lately –– Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings and on the Oscars stage from both Chris Rock and Will Smith. Personally, I have an overwhelming visceral response from my own early bullying experiences which made…
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Categories: Anger, Anxiety, bully, bullying, Bullying, Current Affairs, Disrespect, Dissed, Harassment, Jada Pinkett Smith, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Lashing Out, lashing out, Oscars, Personal Boundaries, personal boundaries, PTSD, Rejection, Rejection, resilience, Resilience, Supreme Court Confirmation hearings, Taking Personally, taking personally, Will Smith
Taking Laughter Personally!

Feb 28, 2022

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Elayne Savage, PhD

If we grew up misinterpreting laughter and feeling teased and hurt, as adults we might still be struggling to understand the intent of someone’s laughter.
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Categories: Anxiety, Bullying, Disrespect, hurt feelings, Laughter, Laughter, misunderstandings, Taking Personally, taking personally, teasing, Teasing, Workplace