Communal grieving – Tips from the Queen of Rejection®

My Mother’s Plane Keeps Crashing

Jan 31, 2025

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Responding to the horror of the Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines plane crash where 67 people perished in the Potomac River, Donald Trump’s response before any evidence of the cause was to blame the 58 year-old Diversity Equality and Inclusion Act for hiring under-qualified people.

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.

Coping with Uncertainty, Isolation and Empty Space

Mar 31, 2020

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Elayne Savage, PhD

We can cope with the new normal from COVID-19 – sheltering in place, isolation, and fear – by filling the void and developing structure, routines, community and making new connections. But first it’s important to grieve the loss of how things used to be.

The Heartbreak of Another Mass School Shooting

Feb 28, 2018

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Elayne Savage, PhD

The killing of our children in schools is heartbreaking. Our emotional response to these traumatic events seems to stockpile, building the intensity of the awfulness each time a new massacre occurs.

Out of the Ashes – A Joyous Reunion of Grief

Feb 27, 2009

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Elayne Savage, PhD

A reunion of grief takes place as an Iowa farm community invites a brother and sister to join them in remembering the plane crash that killed their mother and grandmother – 55 years later.

Category: Communal grieving

My Mother’s Plane Keeps Crashing

This Time the School Shootings are in Texas

Coping with Uncertainty, Isolation and Empty Space

The Heartbreak of Another Mass School Shooting

Out of the Ashes – A Joyous Reunion of Grief