Current Affairs – Page 4 – Tips from the Queen of Rejection®

Coping with Uncertainty, Isolation and Empty Space

Mar 31, 2020

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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.

Loyalty and Betrayal and the Generational Family ‘Ledger’

Feb 29, 2020

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Elayne Savage, PhD

When some of us seem super-sensitive to loyalty and betrayal situations, it may be because the is an “invisible loyalties’ ledger of justice and injustice, fairness and unfairness, trustworthiness and untrustworthiness and loyalty and betrayal passed down through the generations in our family .

Happy New Decade – Inviting New Possibilities

Dec 31, 2019

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Awaiting the arrival of a New Decade –– full of possibility and promise.

Please Don’t Say “Get Over It”

Oct 31, 2019

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney telling us to “Get over it,” regarding the phone call between President Trump and President Zelenskyeally of the Ukraine made me cringe. Too many times I’ve heard someone say this to me regarding painful experiences in my life.I

The Self-sabotage Team: Trump, Schiff and Giuliani

Sep 30, 2019

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Elayne Savage, PhD

President Donald Trump, Rep. Adam Schiff and Rudy Giuliani seem to have joined the same self-sabotaging team: Open-Mouth-Insert-Foot. Self-sabotage happens when self-doubt creeps in. And Self-sabotage is self-rejecting behavior.

Giving Permission – A Double-Edged Sword

Aug 31, 2019

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Elayne Savage, PhD

The idea of “Giving Permission” has both light and dark ramifications. “Permission” from a mentor or consultant can lead to positive personal and professional changes. “Permission” to act out anger or hate or violent thoughts can have devastating results. Do messages from the White House give dangerous permission?

Did Mueller Hearings Symbolize the Tattered Fabric of Our Country?

Jul 31, 2019

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Ridicule of Robert Mueller by the public, the media and Congress may be coming from Magical Thinking, unrealistic expectations and disappointment that he didn’t offer additional information during the hearings. Sometimes folks take their disappointments personally.

Body Language Between Putin and Trump

Jun 30, 2019

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Did you notice Vladimir Putin imitating Donald Trump’s posture? Mirroring someone’s movements, gestures, rate of speech, phrases, pauses, or their language is a way of trying to build rapport and trust. Realtors and sales associates call it ‘prospecting,’ Counselors and speakers and interviewees see it as ‘joining.’ This is the Art of Persuasion.

After Banning Abortion: What Happens to Children and Families?

May 30, 2019

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Elayne Savage, PhD

A flurry of bills to ban abortion but no one talks about what will happen to these ‘saved’ unwanted infants. What if some parents are unable or unwilling to provide a safe, secure, loving, protected environment. As a long-time Child Protective Services social worker, I have stories to tell about how unplanned for, unwanted children…

Coaching Joe Biden on Saying “I’m Sorry” – The Art of Apologizing 101

Apr 30, 2019

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Folks struggle to apologize in a way that the other person craves to hear it. #JoeBiden has been trying to figure all of this out. Learn how to turn a non-apology into taking responsibility for words, actions (or non-actions) that have been hurtful. http://bit.ly/2DGrci5

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