Subtle Defensiveness Spotting
About this episode
This episode explores the subtle forms of defensiveness in marriage, particularly for highly sensitive individuals, and how it affects intimacy.
209 (Great to share with your spouse) Why does defensiveness show up so quickly in your marriage—especially when you, as an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) wife, are trying to express hurt or something you're unhappy about? And why does it often sound calm, logical, and completely reasonable — and still feel like it erodes intimacy? In this episode on subtle defensiveness spotting, we break down both the obvious and the harder-to-detect forms of defensiveness in intimate relationshi...
People in this episode
Host: Hannah Brooks
Topics covered
- defensiveness
- marriage
- intimacy
- communication
- highly sensitive person
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