Fear – Page 3 – Tips from the Queen of Rejection®

Needing to Feel Safe Amid Hate-filled/Fear-driven/Revenge-generated Horrors

Oct 30, 2018

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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.

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 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.

Imbalance of Power and Authority Exists Everywhere

Oct 31, 2017

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Growing numbers of women and men are describing sexual misconduct and predatory behaviors: suggestive comments, bullying, sexual harassment, assault and abuse. This imbalance and misuse of power and authority is bigger than the casting couch – it permeates all industries and venues. Reliving the trauma involves fear, distrust and self-rejection.

Healing and Hope – Coming Together as Community

Nov 30, 2016

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Elayne Savage, PhD

In times of uncertainty, confusion and fear, there is hope and healing power in coming together as community . . .

Does ‘The Art of the Deal’ Mean Selling Your Soul?

Jul 27, 2016

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Is Donald Trump the Prince of Darkness with Pied-Piper-Power, asking us to sell our souls? In a list of 50 characteristics of cult leaders, how many of these attributes does he possess?

Thanksgiving Tips – Handling Your Asinine Uncle (and Other Turkeys)

Nov 21, 2015

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Thanksgiving get-togethers can be combative when relatives argue polarized points of view based on how politicians and presidential candidates are responding to terrorist attacks.

Josh Duggar – Family Secrets and the Culture of Silence

May 29, 2015

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Elayne Savage, PhD

When Josh Duggar molested five underage girls it was not officially reported to authorities until four years later when anonymous tips came to Oprah Winfrey and the Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline. Why did it take 16 months for the parents to report the sexual abuse to church members? Why was no official report made? Why…

Getting Caught in a Lie Can Be Awkward: Brian Williams and Bill O’Reilly

Feb 26, 2015

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Brian Williams and Bill O’Reilly have been accused of stretching the truth in an “I was there” kind of way. Some of us never quite outgrow our childhood confusion about the difference between fantasy and reality. We continue to exaggerate even when we turn into grown ups. Why? To get attention and impress. To avoid…

Fear Is in the Air and It’s Contagious

Oct 30, 2014

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Elayne Savage, PhD

A Culture of Fear is becoming an Industry of Fear with bombardment of media headlines and political exploitation of events in the news.

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