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

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 3 Signs Your Marriage Is in Trouble When you’re wondering whether the relationship is over for him, you’re worried that you are going to be left. You’re scared of being abandoned and you want to know the future so you can prepare and somehow soften the blow to your heart. If you just knew one way or the other, you could cut your losses and stop

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 2 Cures for an Emotionally Detached Husband When your husband is there but not there, it’s lonely. It’s also stressful and exhausting. When you’re reaching out trying to get reassurance and he doesn’t respond, it only reinforces how disconnected you are, which hurts. A lot. If this goes on for a long time, you feel a wave of hopelessness that it will never get better because

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: This Happens When Your Marriage Drama Ends When my marriage was full of drama, it was incredibly taxing. I felt so overwhelmed and consumed by our problems. It was painful and exhausting to fight all the time and to feel so hopeless that it would ever get better. It robbed me of energy for other relationships, work, and having fun.  What I know now is that

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 3 Actions to Take if Your Husband Looks at Other Females Online When you fell in love with your husband, he made you feel beautiful, sexy and special. So it can be crushing to find out that he’s looking at other women online. It can make you feel undesirable, disappointed and less-than, not to mention lowering your opinion of him. Why would he sink so low