A Statement of Fact vs. Defensive People Put More Meaning Onto That

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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"A Statement of Fact vs. Defensive People Put More Meaning Onto That" - Listen to my Morning Monologue: I’m sharing my take on pressing issues, enlightening research on human behavior, answering questions I get by email, and my favorite, most instructive interactions with callers. Everything you’ll hear is designed to help you become a better spouse, parent, family member, co-worker, friend, and human being. It’s the free therapy you need! • Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:28.5	Okay.
0:29.4	Now, one of the things that we're open to is your emails, Dr. Laura at Dr. Laura.
0:36.0	com.
0:38.3	I read them all.
0:40.3	Actually, that's being amended.
0:42.3	I no longer read them all.
0:45.3	If they're like two pages long, single spaced, I don't read them.
0:50.3	Because they're 99.9% a situation that is so huge and over so much time and include so many people
1:02.5	that there's really nothing useful, I realize I can say. So I stopped reading those. So if you want me to read yours, double space and keep it
1:14.3	to a page, then I can get a sense. Okay? And if you really have too much information to put in that,
1:23.5	well, you can either call the show at 1-800-375-2872 or think about the problem more and distill it down to what really matters.
1:33.3	Edit yourself.
1:35.6	In which way, one of the emails I got yesterday, I thought, this is a good one to talk about on air as are open.
1:44.3	And this is from a licensed clinical social worker, and I have a ton of respect for these folks.
1:50.9	I recommend so often on the air that somebody get one of those to help with the family dynamic.
1:59.8	LCSW licensed clinical social worker from Atlanta, Georgia.
2:04.2	On the program, where you use the Russell Crow movie Cinderella Man, to make a point,
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