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Do you often feel like conversations with loved ones or colleagues come to a screeching halt, with one party emotionally shutting down? Breaking the Wall is an essential guide that unpacks the insidious communication phenomenon known as stonewalling, providing you with the tools to identify, understand, and navigate it effectively. Starting with a nuanced definition and examples of where stonewalling can occur, the book explores the complex motives behind such emotional walls—from self-preservation and conflict avoidance to manipulative tactics.

Do trivial issues in your relationships seem to snowball into significant problems? If so, you might be dealing with gunnysacking—an emotional pattern where minor irritations accumulate and then explode, creating larger conflicts. An all-inclusive guide to identifying, understanding, and counteracting emotional stockpiling serves as a robust handbook for understanding this pervasive but often overlooked issue.