Donald Trump and Trump White House – Tips from the Queen of Rejection®

#DiaperDon is Back…So Who Will Clean Up Trump’s Big Mess?

Nov 29, 2020

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#DiaperDon says it all: Immature, Vindictive, Accusatory and Retaliatory behavior if disloyalty is suspected. And the mess our President is leaving for President-elect Biden grows bigger every day!

Gaslighting –– the Ultimate Alternate Reality

Aug 31, 2020

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Misrepresentations, untrue statements and flat out lies from both Conventions felt like gaslighting and manipulation. It was crazy-making because it reminded me of how my childhood perceptions were constantly discounted.

Making Someone Bad and Wrong

Jul 31, 2020

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Why are there so many instances of making people ‘Bad and Wrong’ lately: finger-pointing, discrediting, blaming and shaming? Could it be caused by psychological projection – accusing others of one’s own unacceptable thoughts and behaviors?

Outbursts of Outrage – Where Is This Hateful Anger Coming From?

May 31, 2020

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Elayne Savage, PhD

A look at the kind of anger, rage and hatred that led to the killing of George Floyd and how peaceful protests erupted into riots and the use of military force.

Gangsta-Speak From the White House

Jan 27, 2020

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Seems to be an onslaught of Gangster-talk that sounds like threats to personal security. And it’s coming out of the White House. Terms like “get rid of her” and “take her out” are repeatedly uttered by President Trump on the recently released dinner party tape. I can’t help but recognize these phrases as Mob-talk for…

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?

The Scariness of Unpredictability

Apr 29, 2018

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Elayne Savage, PhD

The unpredictability, uncertainty, distrust and volatility coming out of Washington is re-creating childhood memories and visceral reactions of growing up in scary and unsafe family situations.

The Art of Dealing Out Distractions, Deflections, Evasions, Blaming and Shaming

Mar 31, 2018

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Trying to understand the flurry of Distraction and Blaming? Look to childhood roles in the family – especially the Distracter and Blamer.

Will Name-calling and Lashing Out Start a War?

Sep 29, 2017

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Donald J. Trump and Kim Jong Un are behaving like two toddlers in a sandbox flinging sand in each other’s faces. Insults contributed to the start of WW I. Will it happen again?

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