Tips from the Queen of Rejection®

Category: Guns

  • The Dark and Deadly Side of ‘Giving Permission’

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    Elayne Savage, PhD

    Seems to be lots of permission given lately by Donald Trump and other politicians be Angry, to be angry, to hate, and to create violence and turmoil. many folks become alienated and angry because they did not feel heard or seen growing up in their families. And someone is finally hearing and listening to and understanding…

  • Trying to Feel Safe but Old Fears Keep Assaulting Me

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    Elayne Savage, PhD

    I like to think of myself as pretty fearless and gutsy but not so much with all the news of smash-and-grabs, assaults and shootings. My PTSD-like visceral response comes from old fears when I was a Child Protective Social Worker in San Francisco many years ago.

  • This Time the School Shootings are in Texas

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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.

  • I Didn’t Know the Gun Was Loaded . . .

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    Elayne Savage, PhD

    I used to play with Daddy’s gun when I was a child. Now I cringe whenever i hear about a child shooting or killing another child or their parent or themselves. Freaks me out to realizeI could have been that child. Another unintended shooting – on the set of ‘Rust’ when the cinematographer and director…

  • “Don’t Fear Change. Change Fear”

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    Elayne Savage, PhD

    Our relationship to fear has a powerful impact on our lives. These days fear is in the air and it’s contagious. The 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School killings reminds us how fear can take over a country. And now, even more than then, the US is a culture of fear, fueled by the…