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#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!

Needing Comfort and Reassurance – Getting Chaos and Fear Instead

Sep 30, 2020

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Watching the 1st presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump gave me a fearful visceral response arising from childhood experiences – the scariness of unpredictability and the overwhelming pain from bullying.

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?

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 .

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…

Taking a Cue From UNO: No Politics Allowed!

Nov 27, 2019

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Let’s take a cue from UNO at Thanksgiving: Let’s feel safe and secure at family gatherings – no politics. and no disrespect.

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.

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