The Hidden Strength in Defensiveness

Want Them to Change? Stop Globalizing.

Want to Avoid a Fight? Ask Yourself This Before Talking

Relational Mastery Starts With This Skill

Is It Their Tone—or Your Trigger?

You’re Allowed to Ask for Safer Feedback

Always Defensive? Check Your Delivery First

Shame Is Killing Your Connection—Here’s What to Do

Defensiveness Isn’t the Problem—This Is

You Can't Get Over the Past if it's STILL Happening

Resentment does NOT have to mean the end of the relationship

How Resentment Shows Up in Marriage

Resentful Partner? Don't Make This Mistake

Real Love Requires Real Boundaries

6 Easy Ways to Identify and Hold Your Boundaries

When You Thrive, So Does Everything Else

You’re Not Wrong for Holding Boundaries — You’re Healing

Start Noticing What’s Really Driving Your Reactions

What If Softening Is the Strongest Move You Can Make

This Is Where Most Couples Get Off Track in Conflict

Change Your Filter, Change Your Relationship

How to Make Your Partner Feel Heard (Even When You Disagree)

This One Shift Builds Trust in Tough Conversations

Think Defensiveness Is No Big Deal? Think Again—Here’s What It’s Really Costing You

How to Stop Defensiveness in Its Tracks

Defense Mechanisms Part 2: What’s Keeping You From Repairing?

Caught Yourself Saying These? You Might Be in Defense Mode

When Feedback Feels Like a Threat—Here’s Why

What If Letting Go Is What Brings Them Back?

Confronting A Deal Breaker

Personality Problems and Dealbreakers -Pt. 2

Personality Problems and Dealbreakers -Pt. 1

Is This a Deal Breaker? Start By Asking Yourself These 3 Question

When It’s More Than a Red Flag: The Truth About Deal Breakers

What really is a deal breaker?

Should I Stay or Go? The Questions That Signal It’s Time for Clarity.

Avoid These Tactics with a Shutdown Spouse

How A Code Word Can Help Your Marriage

Lower the intensity!

Staying Kind Without Keeping Score

Respecting Space

Controlling Your Triggers

3 Main Reasons Spouses Shut Down

Can You Be Patient With This?

Patience with a Shut Down Partner

Focus on Your Own Life

4 Scenarios in Disconnection

A Sneaky Tactic In Repair That Does Not Work