{"podcast":{"title":"Anger Management","slug":"anger-management-7096541","podcast_index_feed_id":7096541,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/anger-management/","website_url":"https://anger-management.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4fd4f42c-11ed-4f7f-a480-3d46eb921b3f/F_yg8y5GKmpEmD4FFYxvchuZ.jpg","author":"Alastair Duhs","episode_count":82,"summary":"The Anger Management Podcast is your weekly guide to mastering your anger and creating the calm, happy and loving relationships you’ve always wanted. Join anger expert Alastair Duhs as he shares practical tips, proven techniques and game-changing strategies to help you control your anger, master your emotions and transform your relationships into sources of calm, happiness and respect. This podcast is for anyone who’s ready to break free from anger’s grip and create a life filled with peace and connection. If you're ready to take the next step toward a calmer, more fulfilling life, tune in each week and start your journey to true anger mastery. Want to learn more? Visit AngerSecrets.com.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anger-management-7096541"},"episode":{"title":"71 - The 4 Behaviors That Predict Divorce (And How to Stop Them)","slug":"71-the-4-behaviors-that-predict-divorce-and-how-to-stop-them","published_at":"2026-03-08T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anger-management-7096541/71-the-4-behaviors-that-predict-divorce-and-how-to-stop-them","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anger-management-7096541","url":"https://angersecrets.com/71-the-4-behaviors-that-predict-divorce-and-how-to-stop-them","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a9716cdb-b479-4d5a-b2f2-790a0fa43681.mp3","summary":"For more information on how to control your anger, visit angersecrets.com . You might think anger is your biggest relationship problem. You work hard on staying calm, bite your tongue, you try all the techniques. But while you're focused on not losing your temper, four quieter behaviors are slowly destroying your relationship. In this episode of The Anger Management Podcast, anger expert Alastair Duhs reveals the four behaviors that predict divorce with over 90% accuracy—and most couples don't even know they're doing them. Drawing on Dr. John Gottman's decades of relationship research, Alastair walks you through what Gottman called \"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse\"—the specific communication patterns that poison relationships over time. More importantly, he shows you the exact antidotes to each pattern and how controlling your anger is the key to breaking these destructive cycles before they kill your connection. Key Takeaways: Whether couples stay together or divorce isn't about how often they fight or even about anger—it's about four specific behaviors that quietly poison relationships over time. Criticism attacks who your partner is as a person (not just what they did), sending the devastating message \"I have a problem with who you are, not just what you've done.\" Defensiveness escalates every conflict by turning discussions into fights about who's right—excuses, justifications, and counter-attacks prevent you from actually hearing your partner. Contempt is the single greatest predictor of divorce—eye rolling, mocking, sarcasm, talking down to your partner, and communicating from a position of superiority all signal contempt. Stonewalling (shutting down, silent treatment, walking out mid-conversation) makes your partner feel abandoned and creates distance faster…","meta_description":"For more information on how to control your anger, visit angersecrets.com . You might think anger is your biggest relationship problem. You work hard on s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":850,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/anger-management-7096541/episodes/71-the-4-behaviors-that-predict-divorce-and-how-to-stop-them/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anger-management-7096541/71-the-4-behaviors-that-predict-divorce-and-how-to-stop-them.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}