Tag: Defensiveness

• How to Receive Your Spouse’s Hurt – Video

  

  I’m back with another installation of  “Sloppy Joe Time” that unpacks the many sloppy expectations we have in life and marriage. Today’s video tackles how to receive the hard truth of how you’ve hurt your spouse. After all, if we are breathing and have a pulse, we will hurt our spouse! We may not always do it…

  BethSteffaniak

  October 26, 2014

  Acceptance, Anger, Attitude, Blaming, Communication, Conflict, Confrontation, Empathy, Listening Skills, Sloppy Joe Time Video, Validation, Video

  Communication, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Defensiveness, Empathy, Listening Skills, Responsibility

• Marriage Mistake #8 – Let My Spouse’s Bad Behavior Control Mine

  

  The Mistaken Game My husband and I have had a game that we carried from our childhood into our marriage. No, we don’t play “Ken and Barbie” into all hours of the night, nor do we hold “who can belch the loudest?” contests either! You see, it’s the age old game of “Tit for Tat.”…

  BethSteffaniak

  January 14, 2011

  Acceptance, Codependency, Communication, Conflict, Control, Faith in God, Marriage Mistakes, Marriage Mistakes Series, Mess Makers, Positive Focus, Surrender

  Anger, Codependency, Competition, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Defensiveness, Mercy, Negative Self-Talk, Retaliation, Selfish