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On this page I have collected an assortment of my writing—simply click on any title that interests you to access it.

 

I've done my best to group these writings according to their pertinent theme; however, you may notice that they often overlap. This is to be expected as they reflect what I know and what I am interested in! I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them.

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- Helen Davey, PhD

"Retraumatization happens most often when there is a close replication of the original trauma, such as a loss of the way of life as one knew it, loss of a sense of power, loss of a sense of safety, loss of a sense of innocence, or loss of a sense of control. When it happens, it brings back the same old feelings, such as terror, horror, shock, panic, or helplessness..."

- Helen Davey, PhD, excerpt from Counting My People

AIRLINES & TRAUMA

abbreviated DISSERTATION

 

Orphaned by Job Loss: The Rise and Fall of Pan Am and the Traumatic Impact on Its Employees

Orphaned by Job Loss: Pan Am Soaring Downward

Orphaned by Job Loss: The Death of Pan Am

Orphaned by Job Loss: Voices of Pan Am

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trauma

 

Counting My People

Inside the Mind of a War Vet

A Shared Trauma: The Death of Pan Am 

Collapse of a World

Cracks in the Cover-Up

A Tragic Reversal: An Iconic Image Tarnished

Going JetBlue’: Flight Attendants Are People Too!

Dedicated to the Employees of Malaysia Airlines

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a dream takes flight

 

Pan Am: A Dream Takes Flight (Part I)

Pan Am: A Dream Takes Flight (Part II)

Pan Am: A Dream Takes Flight (Part III)

Pan Am: A Dream Takes Flight (Part IV)

Pan Am Takes Flight — Again

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terrorism

 

Neerja: A Must-See Movie

September 11 and the Effects of Trauma

Terrorism and Me

The Lockerbie Disaster: 25 Years Later

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Presenting as keynote speaker at World Wings International

"The day the heart of Pan American died." - Robert Gandt

AL TRAUM

"How was I going to have a life of adventure and travel like my father, keep my feminine identity, and experience a joyful sense of freedom...? It was as though Pan Am read my mind."

- Helen Davey, PhD, excerpt from Pan Am: A Dream Job

tales of pan am

TALES

"Being a psychotherapist requires that I be as authentically present and connected to my emotional experience as possible."

- Helen Davey, PhD, excerpt from Faking Positive Emotions for Our Jobs: At What Cost?

PSYCHOLOG

PSYCHOLOGY

In my career as a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst, I have been particularly interested in working with and the study of trauma. Here you can find some writing I have done about this topic. If you have any questions about how this informs my clinical work, I welcome you to contact me.

Psychology

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A Plea To The TSA: In Defense Of Flight Attendants

Book Review: ‘Fever Dream’ by Dennis Palumbo

Do You Have a Case of Wanderlust?

The Deepest Bond: Our First Love

The Enduring Legacy of Motherhood

Faking Positive Emotions for Our Jobs: At What Cost?

Memoirs in Black and White: Growing Up in the Segregated South

Confessions of a Psychoanalyst: Performance Anxiety and the Dread of Shame

Remembering a Soldier’s Face

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loss and mourning

 

All Creatures Great and Small: A Lesson in Mourning

Does This Mean I Don’t Have a Mommy Anymore?

I’ll Always Have a Mommy

The Loss of a Beloved Pet

The Three Legged Stool: On the Death of a Brother

Family Scrapbooks: A Journey of Memories and Mourning

"Before I see my house, I see its trees and I am home."

- John Davey, 1975 Davey Tree Expert Company Advertisement

PERSONAL

DR HELEN DAVEY

PSYCHOANALYST, PSYCHOTHERAPIST & AUTHOR

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