It’s pretty easy for us to recognize when someone else is behaving in a defensive manner. Seeing defensiveness in ourselves can be as difficult as figuring out where in the world Waldo is at any given time. Defensiveness helps protect us from uncomfortable truths about ourselves, but it also causes rifts in relationships. Defensive behavior most often sounds like the title of this episode: Why is everybody always picking on me? Listen in as we explore this behavior that does not serve us well as adults.

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·      Garber, Leon. Addressing Chronic Defensiveness.

·      Levoy, Gregg. The Surprising—and Transformative—Truth About Defensiveness.

·      Miller, Rachel. Defeating Defensiveness.

·      Grant Halvorson, Heidi. Stop Being So Defensive!

·      Kim, John. How to Stop Getting Defensive About Everything.