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Podcast: Turn it Up! Marriage Tips and Tools
Episode: Break Defensiveness in your Marriage
Description: Break the Cycle of Defensiveness in Marriage In this episode, I share how I coached a wife named Beth and her husband to break a painful cycle of defensiveness that made her feel like she was walking on eggshells. I explain that defensiveness is usually a symptom rooted in pride or fear, and I walk through a biblical approach to changing the pattern using Proverbs 15:1 and James 1:19. I cover why confronting while hot fails, how to shift from accusation to vulnerability using I statements, and how husbands can stop “lawyering” for themselves by listening and repeating back what they hear...