The Empowered Wife Podcast: Marriage Help with Laura Doyle

It's terrible to feel like you can't trust the man you married, whether you don't trust him to be faithful, to take care of the kids, or to be responsible with money. It just feels bad. You don't feel heard because if he cared, he would listen to your concerns and try to support you by doing the things you want him to do so that you could trust him. That's depressing because if you can't get him to straighten up, it's pretty hopeless that you'd ever be able to trust him, especially if he keeps letting you down and reinforcing that he doesn't deserve your trust. How's that ever going to improve? On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we're talking about what to do if you don't trust your husband.

My guest Kelsie didn't trust her husband, and their arguments sometimes lasted for weeks. She worried they were just one argument from divorce, something she didn't want to go through a third time. But when she did two specific things differently on the verge of an argument, everything changed. Today she is so grateful to be married to an honorable and faithful man that she can't stop smiling. She's going to tell us how she did it so you can do it too!

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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.

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On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we're talking about how to live with an addict. My guest Karyn was devastated by her husband's addictions to porn, alcohol, drugs and gambling. When she tried to address those issues, he responded with rage. She realized that wasn't working and learned a whole new approach to communicating her needs, and today she feels beyond blessed to laugh and enjoy her time with the amazing man she 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

I was the perfect wife. Right up until I actually got married. That's when it all went kablooey.

I worked so hard as a wife that I gave myself at least a nine out of ten. But I wasn't scoring so high on the wife scale with John. That's because I was actually an overbearing, prickly porcupine wife who thought she knew better than him about everything.

My criteria of what made me good wife material and his criteria were not the same. At all.

On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast we're talking about how to actually be a good wife.

• I'll share the one skill that will boost your good wife score dramatically.

• Plus, my guest Kaydee's cold, distant husband wanted to separate. She felt hopeless because he wasn't willing to work on the relationship. Then, to her horror, she discovered she hadn't been the good wife she wanted to be, and she started some new practices. Today her marriage is cheerful, connected and intimate. Also, he can't do enough home projects for her. 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

There's no worse feeling than discovering your worst fear has come true and that the man you promised to love, honor and cherish has done the unspeakable. It's crushing. If most people knew what he did, they would tell you "He doesn't deserve you." Which feels validating because what he did was low and wrong, and you don't deserve that. But no one else can decide for you what's best for you. Women whose husbands have betrayed them keep showing up on our campus and blowing my mind by fixing their marriages. And I don't mean just keeping them together, mind you, but really making their marriages amazing and shiny again, sometimes shinier than they'd ever been! On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we're talking about what to do when your husband betrays you.

Plus, my guest Isabel was seven months pregnant when she discovered her husband's affair. She was so hurt, lonely, and depressed, she even had suicidal ideation. Even when she went all in on the 6 Intimacy Skills™, he was confused and skeptical. But today her marriage is peaceful, joyful, and better than it has ever been. 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

My guest Robyn was doing life by herself, lonely and disconnected from her emotionally unavailable husband. But then she did something that made her stop crying and made the arguments stop. Today she feels cherished and is her husband's "chooky" again. She's going to tell us how she did it so you can do it too! On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we're talking about the secrets of magnetizing an emotionally unavailable husband.

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

For years, my guest Tilly's husband threatened her with divorce. They argued constantly and she was living in fear. Then she started doing some experiments, and the results were so positive that she says she has no fear because her marriage is now peaceful and strong. She's going to tell us how she did it so you can do it too. On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast we're talking about what to do if your husband blames you for everything.

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

My guest Anne was separated for over two years, and her husband started seeing another woman. When Anne started with the Intimacy Skills, he responded very negatively. But today their marriage is passionate, loving, romantic, fun, goofy, supportive and better than ever. How did she do it? She's going to tell us 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

Looking for a good marriage support group is so smart because we humans are social creatures who tend to do what we see others doing. If someone you know is getting divorced, that puts pressure on your relationship. But if you're spending time with people who are not only staying married but also talking about how they're improving their marriages, even if they're facing big challenges, that strengthens your marriage. How do you find such a group? Because when you're struggling in your marriage, the last thing you want is to end up in the wrong place, wasting time and energy. If you're anything like I was when my marriage was falling apart, you're already feeling fragile and worried. You don't have the energy to waste. You just need relief from the pain and stress ASAP. On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, I'm going to tell you how to find the best marriage support group.

Plus, my guest Anna and her husband struggled through alcoholism and emotional and physical abuse. Here's the one thing she found out that made their constant fighting stop!

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

If you're trying to fathom how you could ever rebuild the trust in your marriage, it means you've had it broken in a big way. That's so painful and scary because it seems permanent! If he let you down, you may feel like you'd be a sucker to trust him again. Whether he lied, cheated or spent money recklessly, it's completely natural to feel like vigilance, not trust, would be the smarter route.

Or, if you feel responsible for breaking your husband's trust, you might also be struggling with how to get that back, which is scary and can fill you with regret.

Wanting to rebuild trust is like saying you want to be the woman who expects the best from your husband and who gives him her best too. The good news is that you can be her again, and your husband can be the man who deserves your trust. Or vice versa.

On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we're talking about 3 secrets to restoring the trust in both directions.

Plus, my guest Grace took an online quiz and realized she was a victim of domestic violence. She followed what the books, counselors and social workers told her to do, which was to separate. But she didn't want to end her marriage, so she did something radical and simple but surprisingly effective to fix her marriage. Her husband still doesn't know what she did, but she's going to tell us 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

If you and I have been hanging out together for a while on this podcast, then you already know how I feel now about marriage canceling, I mean marriage counseling. So don't even get me started! Who even approved this topic for the podcast anyway? But there is one very specific kind of marriage counseling that I believe can help, which I'll tell you about. If you're wondering whether marriage counseling is worth it, it means you're looking for some relief and maybe some validation that you were abandoned, duped, or abused, like I did. I dragged my husband to counseling so that the counselor could fix him and I could finally be happy. Of course, that's not how you get the outcome you're wanting. And that's the real reason you go to marriage counseling, for the outcome. On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we're talking about whether marriage counseling is worth it.

Then, my guest Teresa was so exhausted from doing everything in her marriage that she became resentful and bitter toward her husband, who never seemed happy. She was committed to her relationship but felt like the only one who was struggling. Then she made a few pivotal changes, and her husband started to look at her differently. Today, the resentment is gone; instead, she feels loved and cherished. 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