The Empowered Wife Podcast: Marriage Help with Laura Doyle

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227: 5 Signs Your Husband Has a Crush on Another Woman Mar 26, 2024

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If your husband has a crush on another woman, it can make you feel terrible and not special. He committed to loving you and only you 'til death do us part, and now? He's using an excited voice with the neighbor, going out of his way to help her, texting someone a lot more than usual, staying at work later with a female colleague, or staring at another woman. And that's scary. It seems so wrong that he could feel that way, like a betrayal. Crushes can grow into something more. Even if nothing has happened, it's not how you want him to feel about someone else. How can make him stop crushing on someone else and adore you instead? On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, I'm talking about 5 signs your husband has a crush on another woman and 5 questions to ask.

Plus, even though my guest Irena's marriage was good, she felt disconnected, which had always bothered her. But things got a lot better when she made this discovery. She's going to tell us how she made her marriage connected, intimate and authentic so you can do it too.

Download the FREE Adored Wife Roadmap now and start transforming your relationship today! Click here: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

Here's what you'll get:

6 SIMPLE steps to bring back playfulness, passion, and connection to your marriage.
The 3 COMMON mistakes wives make when trying to fix things (and how to avoid them!).
A clear, actionable plan to create the joyful, loving marriage you deserve.

Don't wait—your playful, passionate marriage is just one click away.

Get started now: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

226: My Husband is Always Negative (3 Ways to Change That) Mar 19, 2024

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Being around Eeyore all the time is draining and discouraging. How are you supposed to enjoy life when your man is constantly making gloomy comments and throwing cold water on everything? You might wonder when he's going to snap out of it or look for nutritional supplements for him or sleep aids or a therapist to help him cheer the heck up so you don't have to be around his apathetic self. But none of that works, in my experience. So on today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, I'm talking about what to do when your husband is always negative, including 3 ways to change that.

Then, with all the blowups and cold wars, the temperature at Michelle's house was getting colder and colder. When she experimented with just one cheat phrase, things got warmer fast. She kept going with the Intimacy Skills, and today her marriage is happy, playful, safe and loving.

Download the FREE Adored Wife Roadmap now and start transforming your relationship today! Click here: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

Here's what you'll get:

6 SIMPLE steps to bring back playfulness, passion, and connection to your marriage.
The 3 COMMON mistakes wives make when trying to fix things (and how to avoid them!).
A clear, actionable plan to create the joyful, loving marriage you deserve.

Don't wait—your playful, passionate marriage is just one click away.

Get started now: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

225: 3 Decisive Strategies for When Your Husband Calls You Names Mar 12, 2024

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It has such a chilling effect on intimacy you're getting called names, especially rude ones that you wouldn't even want to repeat. It's so hurtful and scary. Everyone knows you shouldn't put up with that if you have any self-respect. Verbal or emotional abuse is not okay. It also makes you feel really bad—unless you practice the Intimacy Skills and know about vulnerability. I know it sounds odd to even use the word "vulnerability" in the same sentence as "name-calling." How can you be vulnerable when he has just attacked you like that? That sounds crazy, right? It did to me too at first. So on today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, I'm sharing 3 decisive strategies for when your husband calls you names.

And, my guest Bre's husband never wanted to spend time with her. Then she found out he was having an emotional affair with his ex. She wanted a divorce. But when she started to do some things differently, he changed without her even having to ask. Today they spend time together, and her marriage is fun and meaningful. She's going to tell us how she did it so you can do it too.

Download the FREE Adored Wife Roadmap now and start transforming your relationship today! Click here: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

Here's what you'll get:

6 SIMPLE steps to bring back playfulness, passion, and connection to your marriage.
The 3 COMMON mistakes wives make when trying to fix things (and how to avoid them!).
A clear, actionable plan to create the joyful, loving marriage you deserve.

Don't wait—your playful, passionate marriage is just one click away.

Get started now: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

224: 2 Effective Ways to Start Over in a Relationship Mar 05, 2024

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When you want a reset, you don't like the track things are on… There's too much conflict, tension or distance. Maybe you miss how passionate your relationship once was. Instead of having fun together, it feels like painful drudgery. Instead of being exhilarated together, you feel like awkward roommates. So how do you get back to the good times you once had? Is it even possible? Or was that just him being on his best behavior and now you're seeing the real him? On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, I'm sharing two effective ways to start over in a relationship.

Plus, my guest Noor felt so broken and depressed in her miserable marriage that she was making plans to leave her husband. But when she started a few new habits, their fights stopped within two weeks! Today she describes her marriage as happy, easy and funny. She's going to tell us what she did so you can do it too.

Download the FREE Adored Wife Roadmap now and start transforming your relationship today! Click here: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

Here's what you'll get:

6 SIMPLE steps to bring back playfulness, passion, and connection to your marriage.
The 3 COMMON mistakes wives make when trying to fix things (and how to avoid them!).
A clear, actionable plan to create the joyful, loving marriage you deserve.

Don't wait—your playful, passionate marriage is just one click away.

Get started now: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

223: Signs Your Husband Resents You (And What to Do) Feb 28, 2024

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When your husband resents you, the tension is so uncomfortable, especially if he's just scowling or hiding in his cave and being silent, ignoring you, neglecting you. It would be nice if he'd just come out with it and tell you he resents you and WHY. Then you'd know exactly where you stand instead of wondering what's going to happen. You could make plans, defend yourself, or find a way to make him stop resenting you. You could look for the words to have him reevaluate, including that it's not good for him to hold a grudge against his wife! The scowling, neglect, and silence are all pretty good signs that he resents you, right? But what if he's not resentful at all? On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we're talking about what to do if you see these signs—and 3 common challenges that could be the real problem.

And, the tension was high for my guest Jane too. She was not controlling at all—she was just trying to help her husband! But that wasn't going over well. Then she made a decision to do this one thing, which led to great peace and happiness in her marriage and in herself. She's going to tell us what she did so you can do it too.

Download the FREE Adored Wife Roadmap now and start transforming your relationship today! Click here: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

Here's what you'll get:

6 SIMPLE steps to bring back playfulness, passion, and connection to your marriage.
The 3 COMMON mistakes wives make when trying to fix things (and how to avoid them!).
A clear, actionable plan to create the joyful, loving marriage you deserve.

Don't wait—your playful, passionate marriage is just one click away.

Get started now: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

222: My Husband Left Me Because He Was Unhappy Feb 20, 2024

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It's so devastating and hurtful if your husband leaves you because he's unhappy. First, he loved you enough to marry you in front of God and everybody. Then he was so unhappy he left you? That's not what he promised to do, and it feels like such a betrayal. Not only does it knock the wind out of you, he's the very person you would turn to for comfort. Instead, you're left to fend for yourself, which is incredibly scary and lonely. It could even make you feel unlovable and hopeless. But you can change the story, even now. On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we're talking about what to do if your husband leaves you because he was unhappy.

Plus, my guest Michelle and her husband were in separate bedrooms and having cold wars that lasted for months. The threat of divorce felt heavy in their house. Then Michelle did a few unconventional things and the fighting stopped. Now her husband is as passionate as when they first married. She's going to tell us how she did it so you can do it too.

Download the FREE Adored Wife Roadmap now and start transforming your relationship today! Click here: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

Here's what you'll get:

6 SIMPLE steps to bring back playfulness, passion, and connection to your marriage.
The 3 COMMON mistakes wives make when trying to fix things (and how to avoid them!).
A clear, actionable plan to create the joyful, loving marriage you deserve.

Don't wait—your playful, passionate marriage is just one click away.

Get started now: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

221: How I Ruined Valentine's Day Feb 13, 2024

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Download the FREE Adored Wife Roadmap now and start transforming your relationship today! Click here: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

Here's what you'll get:

6 SIMPLE steps to bring back playfulness, passion, and connection to your marriage.
The 3 COMMON mistakes wives make when trying to fix things (and how to avoid them!).
A clear, actionable plan to create the joyful, loving marriage you deserve.

Don't wait—your playful, passionate marriage is just one click away.

Get started now: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

220: 3 Ways to Force Your Marriage to Improve Feb 06, 2024

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When my marriage was really bad, I just wanted to force it to get better through sheer will. That's why I made John go to marriage counseling! I was willing to put in hard work and perseverance, of course, because that's what I figured it meant to "work on" your marriage. I mean, I'd always heard marriage is hard work. Hard work! I heard that a lot. Weirdly, it's not hard work now; it's easy and fun and light. But back then I was exhausted, frustrated, and impatient for it to change already! I just wanted to know where to apply the force because I felt like I had plenty of that. Now that I know and my husband can't stop kissing me and is always bringing me tea and chasing me around the kitchen island, I just think you'll want to get this information and write it down. On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, I'm revealing 3 ways to force your marriage to improve.

Then, my guest Ellen was devastated to find out her husband was involved with another woman. She felt so lost! But she decided to find herself again in a dignified way. She not only saved her marriage—she made it stronger than she could have imagined. She'll tell us what she did so you can do it too.

Download the FREE Adored Wife Roadmap now and start transforming your relationship today! Click here: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

Here's what you'll get:

6 SIMPLE steps to bring back playfulness, passion, and connection to your marriage.
The 3 COMMON mistakes wives make when trying to fix things (and how to avoid them!).
A clear, actionable plan to create the joyful, loving marriage you deserve.

Don't wait—your playful, passionate marriage is just one click away.

Get started now: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

219: How do you respect a husband who hasn't earned it? Jan 30, 2024

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If your husband isn't keeping his promises, like to love, honor and cherish you, or is drinking way too much or there's another woman who's too close or he's just become a loser pants, then how are you supposed to respect him?

What if he's abusive? What if he's distant or absent? What if he's walking away from the marriage? What if he conned you?

It's painful enough to be in that situation without feeling like now you should somehow just suck it up and be a respectful saint to him. How is that even humanly possible? Especially if all you feel is disgust because of his narcissism, meanness to the kids, or cruising along while you do everything. It's already more than you should be putting up with.

On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we're talking about how you're supposed to respect a husband who hasn't earned it.

I'll share the key action—despite my great reluctance and resistance—that made it easy to respect my husband, who now does all the things that impressed me when I first fell in love with him.
Plus, my guest Yuki felt like the victim of her abusive husband. She was too ashamed to tell anyone. Then she found a way to interrupt the familiar pattern at her house, and today she has a very respectful marriage. It not only includes joking but she truly feels her husband's love. She's going to tell us how she did it so you can do it too.

Download the FREE Adored Wife Roadmap now and start transforming your relationship today! Click here: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

Here's what you'll get:

6 SIMPLE steps to bring back playfulness, passion, and connection to your marriage.
The 3 COMMON mistakes wives make when trying to fix things (and how to avoid them!).
A clear, actionable plan to create the joyful, loving marriage you deserve.

Don't wait—your playful, passionate marriage is just one click away.

Get started now: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

218: 3 Ways to Rebuild a Relationship and Stop Struggling Jan 23, 2024

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If you've been struggling in your relationship for a while, you're probably exhausted. I remember how hopeless and scared I felt when we'd been struggling for years and nothing was working to make it better. Not marriage counseling, not books about relationships, not working on communication—none of that worked for us. It's such a disappointment to go from feeling like he's an amazing person you're excited to spend the rest of your life with, to wondering what happened to that guy and feeling lonely, neglected, and stupid for falling for him in the first place. Now that I'm back with that amazing guy I fell for, excited to get to spend every day with him again, here's what I wish I had known. On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, I'm revealing 3 ways to rebuild a relationship and stop struggling.

Plus, my guest Sharon felt starved for love and intimacy. So she flipped her part of the script and said some things she'd never said before. Today her marriage is pure bliss, and she loves the passion and how meaningful it feels. She's going to tell us what she did so you can do it too!

Download the FREE Adored Wife Roadmap now and start transforming your relationship today! Click here: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

Here's what you'll get:

6 SIMPLE steps to bring back playfulness, passion, and connection to your marriage.
The 3 COMMON mistakes wives make when trying to fix things (and how to avoid them!).
A clear, actionable plan to create the joyful, loving marriage you deserve.

Don't wait—your playful, passionate marriage is just one click away.

Get started now: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

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