Defensive to a Fault?
“How Defensive Should I Be?”
Most people are told, “Don’t be defensive.”
That’s childish advice.
In this punchy, eye-opening episode of The NoCryZone, Jim Best dismantles the myths around defensiveness and builds a clear, mature framework for navigating feedback, boundaries, and emotional sovereignty.
You’ll learn:
Why defensiveness is not a flaw — but a function.
How to distinguish protective, clarifying, and reflective defensiveness.
The two forms of unhealthy defensiveness that wreck relationships.
The signature concept of misguided defensiveness — and how to avoid it.
The five-part…
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