The Empowered Wife Podcast: Marriage Help with Laura Doyle

In this enlightening discussion, the complexities of navigating in-law relationships come to light, revealing effective strategies for enhancing family dynamics. Listeners hear about the transformative power of gratitude, which can shift perceptions and foster warmth. A guest shares her journey from marital struggles to renewed connection, illustrating how vulnerability and communication can lead to unexpected love. Emphasizing self-care, the conversation inspires women to embrace small joys that deepen intimacy and strengthen bonds.

It feels really bad when the man who promised to love honor and cherish you sneers at you when you’re talking, takes sides with the kids, doesn’t bother to answer you when you’re saying something important, makes demands or criticizes you. It’s so hurtful and insulting. You start to feel like you’re always on guard to protect yourself, which is tiring too. How is it ever going to improve if he’s just getting ruder and more dismissive? It’s scary to think about spending the rest of your life with someone so disrespectful! We talk a lot about how to be respectful on this podcast, but what about how to get respect? Here’s a powerful way to break out of the cycle of feeling disrespected by your husband and create a new culture at your house. On today’s episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we’re unpacking what to do when your husband doesn't respect you. Plus, after big fights about parenting their blended family, Faith’s husband started confiding in a female “friend.” Faith decided to experiment with the 6 Intimacy Skills™ even though her friends told her that wouldn’t work. Today she says her marriage is the best it’s EVER been and they are both so in love. 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  

First of all, I don’t even have kids to disrespect me, so this could be a really short podcast because what do I know?! Sure, I know what it’s like to be disrespected by exceedingly short people. It is so frustrating because I can just pick them up and drop them on the bed while they giggle relentlessly like bedtime is some big game instead of the end of my childcare shift, which can’t come fast enough. I am the person in charge of them, the boss, and everyone knows you have to respect your boss—everyone but kids, that is. Food has to be consumed, bodies washed, pajamas put on, teeth brushed, stories read and lights turned off. And kids don’t seem to respect my authority about these things. Nagging, begging, pleading, and even bribing don’t work very well. I can’t make them obedient, which is very stressful. So on today’s episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we’re unpacking what to do when your kids don’t respect you. Plus, there was no joy or laughter in my guest Julia’s marriage, but there were plenty of arguments. Then she did a bunch of experiments and they worked! Today she feels a weight has been lifted and her marriage feels intimate and fun. 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

The podcast dives deep into the tricky waters of emotional cheating, exploring how emotional intimacy affects romantic relationships. It discusses defining boundaries and navigating potential threats posed by friendships. A personal story reveals how one woman's attitude shift transformed her marriage, emphasizing the importance of ownership and patience. Listeners learn practical strategies for improving communication and fostering emotional safety while embracing vulnerability to deepen connections. Discover how joint projects can spark joy and intimacy in relationships.

Navigating the heart-wrenching pain of infidelity brings forth feelings of betrayal and loss. A guest shares her journey from despair to hope after her husband's affair, highlighting powerful intimacy skills that transformed her marriage. The discussion emphasizes self-care and emotional healing as essential steps in reclaiming joy. Listeners learn how commitment, support, and personal growth can revive relationships, even after betrayal, fostering a renewed sense of connection and resilience.

The emotional impact of sexual rejection can leave one feeling unwanted and insecure. This discussion addresses ways to revive intimacy, emphasizing the importance of respect and admiration. Discover how embracing femininity can enhance connection and improve relationship dynamics. A personal journey shares insights on navigating heartbreak and betrayal, highlighting the transformative power of self-reflection and self-care. With practical advice and inspiring stories, this conversation ignites hope for rekindling passion and strengthening bonds.

Not only will this phrase help make your marriage last a lifetime, it will also help your marriage stay shiny and amazing. Because it’s not just the words coming out of your mouth and your husband hearing them that make them powerful. Although that’s certainly part of it, and he will respond to you better. This phrase is also going to change your heart. It does double duty that way. That’s why I consider it the most powerful Intimacy Skill of all. On today’s episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we’re talking about a phrase to say every day for a long-lasting marriage.  The intimacy at my guest Nicole’s house had grown COLD. She was doing everything yet not feeling appreciated. But six months ago something happened, a big something, and now her husband can’t stop taking her on romantic date nights. 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

We’ve discovered four things that are pivotal for wives fixing their marriage. But one in particular helps you make quantum leaps in your marriage because it helps the 6 Intimacy Skills stick. It’s when I started practicing this piece that I got my miracle of feeling loved, desired, taken care of and special every day—more than ever over 20 years later. I’m excited to share how I got a breakthrough with being able to implement the Intimacy Skills myself when I was terrible at them! So you'll know the missing link if you’re struggling, like I was, to implement the Skills or wondering why you can’t remember to use them. On today’s episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we’re talking about the Connection Framework and how you can pay it forward. Plus, even though she knew she was a good wife, my guest Steph felt lonely and hopeless. She could feel her marriage slipping through her hands. Through that pain came an insight that set her in a new direction. Today her marriage feels loving, respectful and safe. She’s going to share 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

It’s so dreary to find out you're married to someone with bouts of exhaustion and depression interspersed with manic behavior. It feels like bait and switch. How are you ever going to have a great partnership when there are just those two extremes and nothing in the middle, no normal husband behavior? It’s scary because not only are you married to someone who can’t always be a good partner to you, it sucks up your time and energy trying to care for him. Instead of a playful, passionate marriage, you’re left with a stressful burden. Ugh! But it doesn’t have to be that way. You too can be a ridiculously happy wife, even if your husband is bonafide bipolar. On today’s episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we’re talking about how to fix a marriage to a husband who has bipolar disorder. My guest Joanne was desperate to avoid the pain of another divorce at any cost but didn’t know where to start since the breakdown was mostly her husband’s fault. She had some unpleasant realizations and started to do a few things differently, and he responded beautifully. Today her marriage is calm, peaceful, and respectful on both sides. 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

Part of why you decided to go all in and commit to your man is because he made you feel special. So when you see your husband checking out other women, it’s not only disappointing, it can be threatening. That’s not the agreement you had when he said you were the most wonderful, amazing woman in the world. It can make you angry if he’s looking at another woman in an obvious way. It can be embarrassing and make you feel insignificant. You shouldn’t have to feel that way with your man! So what gives? Why is it so difficult for a man to just be respectful and only look at you and not at other women? On today’s episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we’re talking about why men look at other women.  Plus, my guest Krystin was devastated when her husband moved out without even telling her. That’s when she found the Intimacy Skills and had an unexpected twist on her journey to becoming a ridiculously happy wife. 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