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Podcast: Love Shack Live: Helping Couples Rescue Their Relationships
Episode: #224: The Silent Wedge: How Defensiveness Destroys Emotional Safety
Description: Send us Fan MailYou say one thing. They hear another. And somehow, the more you try to explain, the worse it gets.Sound familiar?This is what defensiveness does. It scrambles your message, distorts your intentions, and quietly chips away at emotional safety, until even love starts to feel like a battleground.According to renowned relationship researcher Dr. John Gottman, defensiveness is one of the top predictors of divorce. And not because you’re broken, but because it’s the armor we all reach for when emotions get big and unco...