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

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: When the Intimacy Skills Don’t Work for You As a listener of The Empowered Wife Podcast, you may have found yourself feeling hopeful that you could make your marriage last and thrive, like you’re hearing about every week from the wives who share their stories.  Maybe you got inspired to read or listen to the audiobook The Empowered Wife, where the Six Intimacy Skills™ are laid

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: Why Husbands Come Back after Leaving for Another Woman  If your husband cheated and left you, it’s one of the most heart-wrenching things anyone can go through. When the man who vowed to love you for better or worse betrays you, it affects your self-esteem, your health, your family, every aspect of your life. No one deserves to be treated that way. If you’ve been through

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 3 Steps to a More Attentive Spouse If you’re begging for attention in a relationship, it is so lonely, demoralizing and even demeaning. You shouldn’t have to beg for attention from the man you married! I remember the bad old days when my husband didn’t want to be around me, and they were lousy. Fortunately, I learned a thing or two to turn that around completely.

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 3 Secrets You Need to Know if Your Marriage Is Unhappy Are you stuck in an unhappy marriage but can’t leave? Maybe you don’t want to see your family torn apart, so you grin (at least sometimes) and bear it. But at what cost? It’s all so painful: the frustration of not being able to communicate with the one you love, the overwhelm and resentment at

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: 2 Ways to Make a Rageaholic Be Respectful If your husband keeps getting angry, you’re not alone. When he blows a fuse at you or the kids, it can be really hurtful and scary. When it happens again and again, then it has a way of making you angry too. Especially if he jumps down your throat at the smallest things, like how you stock the

LISTEN TO THE SHOW: How to Be Optimistic about Your Marriage If you’re asking yourself if there’s hope for your marriage, it means you’re going through a lot of heartache. After all, no one asks that about a marriage that’s full of hand-holding and sweet nothings. That question comes up only when you’re incredibly hurt and angry, and you’ve been feeling that way for a long time. Even though it