The Empowered Wife Podcast: Marriage Help with Laura Doyle

If you're anything like me, you love having deep conversations with your husband. They're probably part of what made you fall in love with him. If they've gone missing, you may have wondered how to get those started again at your house. And there are two common tactics that you've probably been told are healthy but that may actually be backfiring on you. On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast we're talking about two things that wives with lasting marriages don't say. I'll share why they're not working and what to do instead.

My guest Jessica had big communication problems, and then even bigger problems when she found out that her intuition was correct and her husband had been having an affair for two years. She was crushed and felt like she couldn't breathe. But she got her husband back and now her marriage is better than ever. She's going to share what she did that made her marriage last.

The Worst Relationship Advice of the Week, which started as a Facebook post telling tired moms what they should do if there's a labor imbalance at their house, was amplified by a major magazine as "excellent work." See if you're as horrified as I am with what they suggest.

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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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You've been working really hard on your relationship. The bad news is you may have been working on fixing the wrong things. The good news is that, no matter how bad it seems now, it's not too late to save the relationship—and get the fulfilling one you set out to have when you first fell in love. So how do you restore the peace, passion and connection you once shared? On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast we're talking about 3 genius marriage hacks.

My guest Rivkah felt like she'd married the wrong person. She and her husband just couldn't connect, and she constantly felt criticized and defensive. After 36 years of marriage, she felt like she was just going through the motions but not feeling loved like she'd always wanted to be. But she started a practice that changed her experience completely. Her husband is no longer critical and he tells her he has the wife of his dreams! And she has the husband of her dreams. How did she do it? She's going to tell us.

The Worst Relationship Advice of the Week is something a counselor actually charged money to tell a struggling couple. Wait until you hear this one!

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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.

Get started now: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

Having your best relationship may feel impossible if your marriage is struggling. You might think, like I once did, that you'd need to start over with someone new in order to have a good relationship. When you're in a lot of pain because of fighting or feeling abandoned, it's easy to dread the future, hard to picture your marriage becoming its best. Yet here you are, and I admire that. On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we're talking about 3 things that might be getting in the way of having your best marriage and what you can do to get unstuck.

My guest Kathy's husband was depressed, drinking daily and had been having an emotional affair for six years. Her marriage had so many problems and cold wars that she believed it was a lost cause. But she not only attracted her husband back, he put the wedding ring back on her finger in a moving, heartfelt way that made them both cry. They enjoy laughter and peace in their home and he sends her sweet videos throughout the day. She's going to tell us what she did so you can do it too.

The Worst Relationship Advice of the Week Award is something I've already tried and I bet you have too, but it only makes your marriage more hostile, distant and lonely.

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

Today we'll talk about three ways you can help end world divorce and get advanced self-help for your own marriage at the same time.

My guest Magenta was still a newlywed when she started wondering what had happened to the wonderful guy she married! Instead of talking to her, texting her and video chatting, he just was not paying attention to her and she didn't know why. He also refused to join their finances even though she'd done all the paperwork for him at the bank and all he had to do was sign it. But today he handles all the money and bills, and greets her with a big hug and kiss every day when he comes home. What happened? She's going to tell us what she did so you can do it too.

The Worst Relationship Advice of the Week offers an explanation for why men stop being romantic that is both dopey AND offensive.

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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.

Get started now: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

If you've never had a coach except in school sports, then counseling is probably your point of reference for what you think of when you picture any conversation with a professional for help with your relationship. That's all any of us had for a long time. Whether it was through your place of worship or a professional counselor who had a particular education, marriage counseling was all there was for decades.

Today, both relationship coaching and relationship counseling are presented as options for improving your life and your relationship. So how different could they be?

If you've already been to marriage counseling as so many people have, and that didn't work, why would coaching be any better? But relationship coaching is very, very different.

Today I'm sharing 3 myths that women are surprised to find are just not true when they get relationship coaching on our campus.

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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.

Get started now: lauradoyle.org/roadmap

Last week you heard Part 1. This week, I'm sharing the rest of the Empowered Wife Session on "How to RSVP 'Not Attending' When you're invited to an Argument" from my paid program. If you missed What is a Ridiculously Happy Wife Part 1 last week (episode #83), check that out first to get the most value from hearing the students in my programs share how they're applying the skill in their unique situation. You can listen in as we workshop it together to get her the best, fastest improvement in her relationship. You'll gain insight for your relationship 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

What is a Ridiculously Happy Wife and how do you become one? One of the things that feels nearly impossible to do when you're really struggling in your marriage and feeling like it's hopeless, is to make yourself happy.

Unless…Unless you have the thing that I stumbled on early on in my own marriage journey. Words alone couldn't explain what I want to share with you. You have to experience it for yourself. I'll show you what I mean in today's episode, which is part one of a two-part series.That's why instead of an interview, today I'm sharing the recording from a live Empowered Wife session from my paid programs, where we focus on practicing a specific skill, and students share how they're applying the skill in their unique situation and we workshop it together to get her the best, fastest improvement in her relationship.

The Empowered Wife session that I'm sharing with you today is on "How to RSVP 'Not Attending' When You're Invited to an Argument."

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

Being part of a group of women who are all committed to making their marriages last, sharing authentically and standing for each other's marriages is the most powerful way I know to quickly get the transformation that I experienced, and that now tens of thousands of students have also experienced. That's why group coaching is a critical part of all of the programs on our campus--The Ridiculously Happy Wife, Diamond Private Coaching, and Relationship Coach Training. On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast you're going to get to eavesdrop on a Master Relationship Coach at work.

Instead of an interview, my guest Karen gave us permission to share a recording of a group coaching call where she brought the challenge of feeling unloved to Master Coach Kathy, one of the best relationship coaches in the world. If you've never been in any of our programs, this is your opportunity to hear first-hand what it's like to be coached.

The Worst Relationship Advice of the Week tries to offer help but isn't actually helpful at all.

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

Maybe your marriage is painful right now, and you have a hunch that training to become a coach would put it right again. Or maybe your marriage is doing better than it has in a long time, and you just want to keep it that way. Maybe you're like me and you just want to stay in the fascinating conversation with women like you who make marriage a priority. But what does the process look like? On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast we're talking about how to become a relationship coach.

My guest Anne's husband said he wanted a divorce, AND HE MEANT IT, because 5 months later, they were legally, officially divorced. The main reason being their marriage was failing, but also because he started a relationship with another woman once he said he wanted the divorce. But Anne didn't give up on her marriage, and they ended up reconciling in the SAME month that their divorce was finalized, and re-married 3 months to the day later. They even started a family. Now she says their relationship is amazing, fun and loving. She's going to describe what she did so you can have the same results.

The Worst Relationship Advice of the Week offers a bossy and authoritative suggestion.

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've ever wondered if your husband even loves you anymore, then you've experienced him being distant and cold, or more interested in his phone or the TV than spending time with you, like my husband was. How can get your husband's attention and fix your marriage for good? On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast we're talking about 4 steps for making your cold marriage hot.

My guest Kaylee's marriage suffered from a lack of connection and was filled with fighting. She was so tired because she felt like the only adult. But not anymore. Today she says her relationship is wonderful, that they are happy and they play, giggle and flirt a lot. She's going to share the steps she took to make her marriage so connected again so you can have that too.

The Worst Relationship Advice of the Week paints a popular illusion when it comes to marriage.

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