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Podcast: Memoirs of an LDS Servant Teacher
Episode: Why Do I Get Defensive When She Shares Pain? Learn to Protect, Not React
Description: Do you get defensive when your wife shares past pain? Learn how to protect her heart, build emotional intimacy, and lead with courage instead of fear.In this episode, Maurice Harker dives into one of the deepest spiritual challenges in marriage repair: learning to listen with charity instead of defensiveness. You'll discover the mindset required to create emotional safety, how to practice in-person DPARs, and how to reawaken the natural instinct to protect—even when it’s hard to hear the truth.🎧 You'll learn:How defensiveness sabotages emotional intimacyWhy pro...