Gratitude – Tips from the Queen of Rejection®

Tip-toeing Through Thanksgiving

Nov 23, 2021

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Thoughts of gratitude are challenging when relatives disagree on masks, vaccinations, ballot recounts, immigration, protests, riots, guns, climate change, women’s right to choose, voting or infrastructure. Here’s how to have a respectful conversation.

Feeling Left Behind

Jul 31, 2021

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Elayne Savage, PhD

The arrival in the US of the recent Afghan interpreter evacuees has a profound effect on me both for keeping a promise and thinking about those left behind – also for my own personal experiences with feeling ‘left behind.’

Are Your Holiday Gatherings Theatre of the Absurd?

Nov 21, 2017

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Thanksgiving and Holiday get-togethers can be stressful and combative when relatives argue. Tips for navigating family gatherings.

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 . . .

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.

Tips for Talking to the Turkeys at the Table

Nov 24, 2014

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Thanksgiving gives us a reason and permission to allow gratitude into our lives. Also the opportunity to try out some tips for talking to the turkeys at the holiday table.

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.

Happy Thanksgiving and Some Tips for Navigating Family Gatherings

Nov 27, 2013

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Elayne Savage, PhD

It’s great to open up to giving and receiving gratitude at Thanksgiving. It’s also useful to have some tips for navigating family gatherings.

On Valentine’s Day Is the Value of Your Relationship Tied Up in a Gift?

Feb 7, 2013

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Don’t get thrown off center by Valentine’s Day disappointment. Here are some tips for navigating Valentine’s Day whether you are part of a couple or unattached.

Mourning a Mentor – Remembering Susan Jeffers

Nov 15, 2012

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Susan Jeffers death has hit me pretty hard. If it had not been for her wisdom and mentoring, my first book may never have been published. Susan taught me to “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway!”

Category: Gratitude