LISTEN TO THE SHOW: What to Do if He Doesn’t Want You Anymore and It Hurts If he doesn’t want you anymore, it does hurt—really bad. Whether his actions are speaking louder than words and he’s too busy to spend time with you or he’s saying he doesn’t want you and making plans to leave or has already left, it can give you the excruciating impression that you’re unlovable. And

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 5 Ways to Maintain Balance in a Relationship When things were out of balance in my marriage, I was seething with resentment about my husband not doing enough chores or making enough money, which left me having to make up for him in both areas. I also had to control the finances since we were always so close to the edge and I knew he wouldn’t

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 3 Tips to Deal with Relationship Doubts Everybody has doubts about their relationship from time to time. It’s painful when you feel like your values don’t match, or he’s engaging in behavior that you never would have condoned, or his parenting is not at all what you see your children needing to thrive.  What if those doubts make you question your own judgment about having said

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: The Adored Wife Roadmap A student named Gigi told me she wanted intimacy in her marriage but didn’t really know what it looked like. “I’ve been married for over 20 years,” she confessed, “and I feel like I just don’t even know what intimacy is.” I knew what she meant because I was similarly baffled early in my marriage. Was intimacy purely physical–just another way to

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 3 Signs Your Marriage Is in Trouble When your marriage is suffering, you know it because you’re worried. And you’re scared something bad will happen to your family, like getting broken beyond repair. But how do you know whether your relationship is really in trouble or just going through a phase that everybody goes through? On today’s episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we’re talking about

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: What Makes a Marriage Last Forever? When you first say the words “I do,” the idea that your marriage will last forever feels like a given. Of course it will! That’s why you’re committing for life in front of God and everybody! You met the right person, who miraculously felt all melty with you just like you did with him. Your marriage will definitely last forever

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 5 Ways to Fix a Sexless Marriage If you’re anything like me, you love feeling desired. When the physical passion is missing or rare in your relationship, it makes you feel undesirable, which is an awful feeling. You wonder if the extra pounds or wrinkles are turning him off or if there’s something wrong with him. Either way, it’s lonely, painful and confusing. But it doesn’t

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: What Is Cheating in a Relationship If you’re asking yourself what cheating is, that means you’re already between a rock and a hard place trying to figure out what to do.  Like, what if he’s sending inappropriate flirty messages to his ex from high school but you know he hasn’t seen her in person? Or he’s texting a female colleague all the time and won’t show

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 3 Things You Can’t Forgive in a Relationship Everybody knows there are some things you can’t just forgive in marriage. You’re probably already thinking of them right now before I say them, right?  Like abuse. Physical, emotional or verbal. It’s terrible. Two is being cheated on. Whether he’s going to prostitutes or has another woman, it makes you feel like a doormat and a fool. It’s

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 7 Resources for Fixing Your Marriage When your marriage is falling apart, it can be pretty hard to know exactly what to do next, except for going to marriage counseling. Everyone knows that’s what you’re supposed to do if your marriage is falling apart, only it didn’t work for my husband and me–or for thousands of students on the Laura Doyle campus either.  So what can

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: My Husband Doesn’t Understand Me We all want to feel seen, heard and understood. If you’re not feeling understood, it’s like you’re missing a nutrient in your diet, and you start to feel malnourished. I remember feeling this way when I’d listen to my husband talk endlessly about something he was interested in and then as soon as I brought up something I was interested in,

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: My Husband is Nicer to Other Woman One of the worst feelings is when you’re not getting your husband’s love and attention. And, to make things worse, he’s giving it to other women. Like when his voice gets warm and happy when talking to the kids’ teachers or a co-worker. So what should you do? How do you tell him that he’s being inappropriate and to

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: How do you save your marriage when you are the only one trying? It’s frustrating when you know your marriage is broken and yet your husband won’t do anything about it. He won’t read a marriage book, won’t go to counseling, won’t even have a conversation about it! It can make you crazy. I mean why even try if he’s not going to do anything! I

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: When to Leave a Relationship If you’re thinking of leaving your relationship, it’s because you’re feeling lonely, hurt and hopeless about it ever getting better. I still remember how terrible that felt and how much relief I felt thinking about escaping my marriage for that very reason. That pain was real!  The part that wasn’t so real was my fantasy that leaving the relationship was going

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: How to Tell Someone They Hurt You When your husband is harsh, thoughtless or downright mean, of course you want him to stop. If you’re anything like I was, you want him to feel embarrassed or ashamed so he won’t do that again!  And since he promised to love you in front of God and everybody, it stands to reason that letting him know how much