Why Are We Mean To The Ones Closest To Us - Episode 35

Have you ever snapped at your spouse or someone close to you in the heat of the moment? Have you ever said something horrible to someone you love dearly that you ended up regretting later? Chances are that we have all had this experience before and it got us wondering. In this episode, Will & Linda reflect on their own behaviors and relationships to find out how and why we might sometimes treat those closest to us in an unkind way, intentionally or not.

 

0:00 Intro

1:08 Welcome banter

4:39 Start of topic

6:32 Being a punching bag

8:01 Will’s mom is overprotective

11:43 Unintentionally disrespectful

15:16 Taking them for granted

17:38 Learning to communicate

21:07 Take it for the team

23:23 Mind reader

24:43 Not staying mad

27:17 Changing our behaviors

28:28 Stop trying to fix it

31:11 Self awareness