Relational Weeds: Defensiveness

16/01/2023 17 min Episodio 17

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Episode Synopsis

Today’s weed is defensiveness. The Gottman Institute has defined defensiveness as "righteous indignation or innocent victimhood in an attempt to ward off a perceived attack". Why do we get defensive, why does defensiveness harm relationships, and what can we do instead of being defensive? These are the questions we’re answering in this episode.