LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 3 Unrealistic Expectations in Marriage Getting married and expecting it to look a certain way then getting let down when it’s not is so discouraging. It can even put your marriage at risk.  These are the top 3 expectations I had in my marriage that STILL come up for me sometimes and for many of our students too. So see if you also identify with having

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: Top 5 Signs Your Marriage Won’t Last If your husband is saying it’s over or he’s more interested in someone else, that’s terrifying and painful. It’s tempting to believe that it’s not up to you whether your marriage will last. On today’s episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we’re talking about the top 5 signs your marriage won’t last. I’ll share the REAL question to ask

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: Why Does My Husband Watch Porn? When you discover that your husband watches porn, it can feel really bad, disrespectful even. Here you’re his only partner in the bedroom, but he’s watching other women do nasty things on his phone. It’s so disappointing, and so revolting. It can also make you feel pretty unspecial knowing that your husband watches an endless parade of strange women on

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: Top 3 Reasons There’s No Passion in Your Marriage When there’s no passion in your marriage, it’s a huge disappointment because that’s a big part of the allure of marriage. You vowed to love in sickness and in health partly because you felt so irresistible when he made bedroom eyes or swept you into his arms and told you how beautiful you are. But when that

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: The Empowered Wife Workshop I first taught the Six Intimacy Skills™ to women in my living room. When there were too many of us to fit in the room, I started offering workshops at hotel meeting rooms, community centers, conference centers, churches, and a mosque a few times, across the U.S. Many women traveled a long way just to be at these in-person events. They’d bring

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: Can a Relationship Be Saved after Domestic Violence? Physical abuse in your own home is one of the scariest things you can experience. If you’re not safe with your own husband, then when are you ever safe? Everyone who knows you and loves you may get scared too and say you have to get out of that relationship. Then it seems pretty hopeless and even foolish

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: What to Give Him for Valentine’s Day Last week my guest Suzette mentioned she had come across my blog on what your husband really wants for Valentine’s Day and experimented with those suggestions and they worked! I asked her to go into detail about what it said, and neither of us could remember. Since it’s the week before Valentine’s Day, I got inspired to share this

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: Step-by-Step Instructions on Fixing Your Marriage (The New EW book) When I first interviewed happily married women on their secrets, they said these crazy things that made no sense to me. But I was desperate enough to try what they said, and that’s when I got my miracle. My husband showed up like the man who had wooed me again, the one I’d fallen in love

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: Insights from the Husband of an Empowered Wife: Part 3 Brian is not a student but rather the husband of a podcast guest and Laura Doyle certified relationship coach. He generously agreed to be part of our Man Panel series, and today I’m going to get his perspective on the changes in his family as a result of his wife using the Connection Framework and the

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 165: Insights from the Husband of an Empowered Wife: Part 2 Dwight is not a student but rather the husband of a podcast guest and coach trainee. He generously agreed to be part of our Man Panel series, and today I’m going to get his perspective on the changes in his family as a result of his wife using the Connection Framework and the Six Intimacy

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: Insights from the Husband of a Ridiculously Happy Wife: Part 1 Samuel is not a student but rather the husband of a podcast guest and coach trainee. He generously agreed to be part of our Man Panel series, and today I’m going to get his perspective on the changes in his family as a result of his wife using the Connection Framework and the Six Intimacy

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: How to Become an Adored Wife: The 5-Day Challenge If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while then you have heard a thing or two about The Six Intimacy Skills™. Well, I have a confession. When I first heard about the Skills, I thought they sounded stupid.  I remember thinking, “I am NOT going to do THAAAAT!” I thought they were old-fashioned and just

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 3 Secrets for Preventing an Empty Nest Divorce? When your kids leave home to spread their wings, it’s exciting! And bittersweet. It’s exactly what you raised them to do but also a letdown because you won’t get to see them as much and they no longer need you as much—which is great but can leave you feeling empty.  If co-parenting was a big part of the

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 161: How Does Chronic Pain Affect Your Marriage As you already know if you or your husband has chronic pain, it can put a big strain on a marriage! When one of you is always hurting, it’s an ever present challenge to emotional and physical intimacy. Just like when you’re sick, it’s very hard to be at your best when you’re going “ouch ouch ouch” all

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 4 Steps to Fight for Your Marriage when Separated If you’ve ever been separated, I don’t need to tell you what a stressful, heartbreaking experience it is. It’s also awkward and embarrassing to have to explain to everybody what’s going on. You don’t want their pity or for the kids to get scared or start asking really hard questions. You just want to fix what’s broken