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The Empowered Wife Podcast

By: Laura Doyle
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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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  • 235: My Husband's Mental Illness is Ruining Our Marriage

    235: My Husband's Mental Illness is Ruining Our Marriage
    May 21 2024

    It’s so discouraging when your husband is diagnosed with something like ADD, OCD, narcissism, Borderline Personality Disorder, anxiety, depression, PTSD, or Dissociative Disorder. Having hitched your wagon to someone with a disorder or deficit can feel like a life sentence of misery. It’s very distressing. Even if you don’t have a formal diagnosis, maybe you’ve done some reading about what you observe in him and you have strong suspicions. While it’s hard to find this out after you’re married, it’s also intriguing because having a diagnosis holds out the promise that he could improve with some kind of treatment, like medicine or therapy. At least that’s how I felt when my husband got his diagnosis, but it all went wrong from there. So on today’s episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, I’m talking about what to do instead when your husband’s disorder is ruining your marriage.

    Plus, my guest Katherine’s husband waited until the kids were teens when he said he wanted to separate, which left her feeling abandoned and scared. But that was then. Today he seeks her out, says she’s beautiful and that he is so lucky to have her as his wife. How did Katherine make such a dramatic change in her marriage? She’s going to tell us so you can do it too.
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    54 mins
  • 234: My Husband is Addicted to Porn: #1 Way to Heal

    234: My Husband is Addicted to Porn: #1 Way to Heal
    May 14 2024

    Especially if physical intimacy has dried up and he’s not interested in you, the rejection hurts and makes you feel pathetic. You’re competing with a two-dimensional woman and losing. It’s only logical that it’s the porn that’s stealing the passion. And you can’t control that. So what are your options? On today’s episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, I’m talking about what to do when your husband is addicted to porn. I’ll share the #1 way to heal.

    Plus, my guest Melissa struggled with feeling emotionally abused, and there were lots of fights about money. After she implemented all of the Intimacy Skills step by step, she feels like she’s had a whole-life makeover, including in her marriage, which is safe, peaceful and exciting now. She’s going to tell us how she did it so you can do it too.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 233: 2 Ways to Deal with a Partner Who is Not Affectionate

    233: 2 Ways to Deal with a Partner Who is Not Affectionate
    May 7 2024

    It's such a lonely, scary feeling when your man’s affection dries up. Especially if there was a time when he couldn’t keep his hands off of you or he was always stealing kisses and putting his arm around you. I remember being so confused and worried that I wasn’t attractive anymore. I thought it was because I was older and out of shape, but that had nothing to do with it, I found out. I’m even older now, and all that easy loving is back and better than ever—like when we were falling in love. Now I know that I had gotten ugly, but not physically like I thought. On today’s episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we’re talking about two ways to deal with a partner who is not affectionate.

    Plus, my guest Jacquelyn was so tired of her husband’s porn and substance addictions, him sleeping on the couch and their sexless marriage. Then she made a decision to better herself, which was really hard at first. But today those addictions are no longer an issue, her marriage is amazing, and she feels adored and happier than she’s ever been. She’s going to tell us how she did it so you can do it too!
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    1 hr and 40 mins
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Impactful!!

I like all of the stories, but this one is one of my top 10! I've been married almost as long and can relate. Thank you for sharing you painful but beautiful story! It's encouraged me so much.

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Laura's 6 intimacy skills changed my life

Thank you Laura for all you do! I love hearing the positive stories on here. it's so easy to give up hope and this has helped me to keep "faith over fear!". keep up the great work 🙂

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this one is awesome

I cried happy tears. Maybe it really is possible to be with this man I have loved so long.

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Great advice!

I love the book and this podcast so much! Such great, incredible, and relatable advice!

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Samuel story

what a great insight into a man's perspective. As a practicioner of Laura's skills for few years now I can relate to what Samuel was expressing. Some of the things he was describing has totally reminded me of my own husband's reactions when I just started practicing and even now sometimes. I'm sure it wasn't easy for him to express all his frustrations and doubts in his marriage but listening to his honesty I have to thank him for being so accountable. Thank you and I hope he finds that community that shares the same values about marriage. thank you

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Game changer!

Thanks to implementing some of these ideas, my husband and I have never had an argument in our entire marriage. NEVER

I found this book as a newlywed and tried it out. I know my marriage is 10x better because of these ideas. I think it's easier to implement these ideas at the beginning of a marriage than after it's already in the ditch because these require a depth of charity and restraint.

I am very thankful to have found this really life changing information.

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Dangerously bad advice if you’re married to a bad guy

Her book prefaces this, but it’s not mentioned in the podcast. I followed the podcast advice, and my con artist husband caused our mortgage and daycare payments to bounce buying hotel stays and ski trips for his girlfriend.

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