Episode 5: Stop Trying to Win the Argument

Surviving the Winter Season · Oct 4, 2026 · 39m

Have you ever started with a small disagreement and ended up in a major argument—without even remembering how it began?

In this episode of Surviving the Winter Season, Marty and Stephanie discuss the difference between solving a problem and trying to win an argument. They honestly examine their own conflict habits, including becoming defensive, interrupting, raising their voices, shutting down, revisiting old issues, and listening only long enough to prepare a response.

Many arguments aren’t really about the issue on the surface. Underneath them may be feelings of being unheard…