
185 episodes

The Empowered Wife Podcast Laura Doyle
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4.7 • 644 Ratings
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The Empowered Wife Podcast is all about fixing your relationship without your man's conscious effort, even if it seems completely hopeless.
Guests share how they fixed their marriages to men with anger issues, narcissism, alcohol abuse, verbal abuse, midlife crisis, affairs, physical abuse and more using the Connection Framework and the 6 Intimacy Skills.
Every show highlights the worst relationship advice of the week, reveals the very common mistakes that everybody seems to be making and shows you exactly what to do instead to have a playful, passionate relationship--like over 15,000 women who have already transformed their relationships and become Empowered Wives.
Listen and subscribe to the Empowered Wife podcast with New York Times bestselling author Laura Doyle, the world's most trusted relationship expert, so you can stop feeling lonely, exhausted and unloved and start feeling desired, taken care of and special again.
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Emotionally Unavailable Husband
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.
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My Husband Blames Me for Everything
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.
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Why Is Marriage Important?
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!
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Best Marriage Support Group
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!
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3 Secrets to Rebuilding Trust in Marriage
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.
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Is Marriage Counseling Worth It?
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.
Customer Reviews
Just Try It!
I’ve been following Laura Doyle for several years. I have read a vast amount of marriage books, and this one is it! Laura is NOT telling women they are the cause of abuse or anything else. She is saying you can have power to influence your husband in ways you would never expect. Let’s face it; it takes two to tango. Your dance can change and impact his steps. He feels better and doesn’t know why when you do things differently. You know you aren’t your best self when you feel hurt and angry. Wouldn’t you like to not feel that way and show up better? Wouldn’t you want to change his responses to you? Before just writing off Laura’s approach, why not give it your all for two weeks and see what happens? What do you have to lose? You may find you want to keep going. If you want a judgment free place to heal from your abuse or pain from any kind, get coaching from her coaches. You won’t be sorry.
It worked for me. Happily Married!
Laura’s Intimacy skills have worked miracles in my life and marriage. They take courage, faith and self-reflection. I believe that marriage commitment is best for the family and the couple. But of course it’s not going to be healthy and even possible if it is all a grind. Laura shows women the joy and power of being feminine, loving, gracious, generous and strong. And of course it works in bringing out the best in your man. But you have to go deep, have an open mind, and not worry about what nay-sayers say.
I have worked hard for many years because I didn’t want my son to be from a broken home. He is 30 now, confident, successful in his career, recently married and happy. I believe this is due in part to his having stable, loving parents.
But the work, spirituality, personal growth and study only took mr so far. It was Laura’s books and podcasts (I’ve been through them a few times) that have made me, and now my marriage, trusting, loving, kind, sweet and peaceful.
I accept my husband and he me. We don’t fight or yell or insult each other. Mine was not an easy case. But that made the turn around to being my hero all the sweeter. He is my hero and my best friend. We laugh, hold hands and just live. I doubt many of our friends and family would have bet on us. He’ll, I wanted a divorce a lot if the time. But I have learned the alchemy of a loving relationship.
If you have the desire and are a strong enough person to do the self-care, the personal reflection, step out in faith over fear, I am positive it will work.
Laura’s method turns resentment to understanding, frustration into skills, misunderstandings into trust and restlessness into playfulness.
I have been married 36 years and it has never been better, and we are far happier now than we ever were. My husband doesn’t even know about Laura Doyle or these skills. 💕
Just no
I can’t believe she just out and says that it’s up to women to save a relationship with domestic violence.
I was interested as this podcast was recommended by people I respect and because my own relationship was abusive. We have a great relationship now, but I never hear about people who move through it and so was interested in this podcast.
I thought she would give sage advice about when it’s enough, signs you should leave, and/or steps the man takes that show you he is safe again.
My heart sank to my stomach as a woman described how her husband pushed her WITH A BABY in her arms and that she “saved” their relationship by expressing gratitude and stopping nagging.
The way my relationship was “saved” wasn't pretty, it wasn’t with flowery words or covert manipulation. I started to label abuse as abuse, I demanded he quit drinking, and demanded we both go to therapy. It worked and I KNOW that is extremely rare and I definitely still have trauma from it so would not presume to recommend this to others.
I recommend “The Gift of Fear” and Lundly’s “Why Does he do that.” Women, your fear is not an irrational response to someone who has hurt you. Your desire to escape is a survival mechanism. Domestic violence is extremely common, and it escalates. Having the words to label what’s happening and knowing you aren’t alone will help you gain the confidence to set the correct boundaries to ensure your ow safety, including and up to leaving if that’s what you need to do.
Rewarding violent men for their behavior will only allow escalation. Let’s talk to these women in 20 years and see if appeasing and complimenting and expressing love and stopping nagging were enough to keep his hands off of you.
Honestly this is so harmful and disgusting I don’t know how it has the reviews it does.