Author: Elayne Savage, PhD
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Haunted By a Panicky Phone Call From a Peoples Temple Member
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“Help me, please help me.” A panicky payphone call from a Peoples Temple member begging for help. She was on her way to Jonestown in Guyana. I’ve been haunted by her voice and her words ever since.
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Needing to Feel Safe Amid Hate-filled/Fear-driven/Revenge-generated Horrors
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Hate-filled/Fear-driven/Revenge-generated – one horror followed by another. Fear takes over and it’s difficult to feel safe and secure.
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Traumatic Memory As It Relates To “Big Bad Brett Kavanaughty”
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With the telling of Christine Blasey Ford’s story of sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh, around the world long-forgotten memories have been awakened. We explore here how traumatic memories are processed, filed and stored and what happens when they suddenly reappear without warning.
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Senator John McCain
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In this time of political disrespect, incivility, insults, taunting and shaming, it was refreshing to see a consistent model of integrity and decency – Senator John McCain – and it offered a sense of security.
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Are You ‘Filling in the Blanks?’ Assuming the Worst? Feeling Rejected?
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We are so quick to ‘fill in the blanks’ and assume meaning of someone’s words or actions. This leads to feeling judged and rejected , taking things personally and to serious misunderstandings in personal and workplace communications. Quick and easy tips for clarifying someone’s meaning and intent.
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When a Parent Goes Missing – Bouncing From Security to Despair – Even Exploitation
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Forced separation from parents is only part of the story. What about the thousands of unaccounted for children? Will they be reunited with their parents? Or will unethical people attempt to make money from exploitation and human trafficking, including adoption, of these infants and children? #FamiliesBelongTogether #Immigration
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Young Prince Harry and Me – 12 years old and losing our mothers in a crash
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Since the day Princess Diana was killed in a car crash I’ve felt a kindred-spirited-ness with Prince Harry. I, too, was 12 years old when my mother was killed decades earlier in a plane crash. And like Prince Harry, I wasn’t able to talk about it for many years.
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Our Privacy Policy
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We respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously. Who we are: Blog site: www.TipsfromTheQueenofRejection.com This Web Site is owned and managed by:Elayne Savage, PhDPhone: 510-540-6230 Throughout the site the terms “We”, “Us”, and “Our” refer to this Web Site in this Privacy Policy Statement.We commit to protecting your information and right to privacy. This applies…
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The Art of Dealing Out Distractions, Deflections, Evasions, Blaming and Shaming
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Trying to understand the flurry of Distraction and Blaming? Look to childhood roles in the family – especially the Distracter and Blamer.