

You’ve been sitting on something you want to bring up to your partner for a while.
You’ve finally mustered up the courage (and the energy, phew!) to approach them.
Truthfully, you’ve been wanting to bring it up for a LONG time, it’s just that you haven’t felt like rocking the boat. Choose your battles and all that stuff.
You decided on your words carefully, and you thought you approached them at the right time. You’ve considered all the potential obstacles and then BAM! You’re hit with defensiveness, and the conversation gets derailed.
Something so simple suddenly became a major argument and your original request never gets addressed.
Now you’re just spending the rest of the conversation trying to get out of the argument or reassure your partner that you weren’t personally attacking them.
But it’s no secret that your relationship would be radically different if you felt safe to approach your partner.
If you knew that when you made a request for a change or asked them to meet a need that you’d be met with openness and a willingness to really hear your heart.

I was once here too, which is why I created
I found myself in early marriage wondering why every little deal seemed to turn into a major argument.
I knew I was married to a great guy but every time I brought something up it was as if he heard criticism or that I was saying he was falling short.
I knew I needed to develop a plan because I couldn’t exist in a relationship where it wasn’t safe to express my needs.
I’m happy to say defensiveness almost never rears it’s head in our marriage anymore. And I’m excited to share my strategy with you.
Because you deserve to be heard in your relationship!
To know you have a receptive partner who cares to hear your needs
To feel safe and connected after a difficult conversation instead of defeated and hopeless
To know your partner is investing in hearing you, not just defending their stance
To go into a conversation with your partner knowing you had a plan in case defensiveness showed up
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