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Defensive behaviors are ruining your relationships

When you feel like the world is out to get you, it’s hard to connect in a healthy or meaningful way.

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E.B. Johnson
May 18, 2021
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When you feel like the world is out to get you, it’s hard to connect in a healthy or meaningful way.

A couple sits on a couch in the middle of a heated argument.
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by: E.B. Johnson

Is your relationship fraught with hardship? Do serious conversations end in emotional explosions? Do you struggle to be open with your partner? Or to get them to open up with you? When we don’t consciou…

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