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I started reading Laura’s book the empowered wife and then quickly started the podcast. It has been amazing! Hearing real women’s stories makes the challenges we face in marriage not seem so isolating. Laura and these other women help see the ways we as women are the ones standing in the way of not just our own happiness but the pure joy in our marriage. The skills and changes discussed are not about changing for our spouse or to manipulate our spouse. It is about us as women learning to find our joy again and to take care of ourselves so we can be the best version of ourself for the people we love. And guess what…that changes everything for the better! Thank you Laura and all the women who have done the podcast for being a positive influence in my life!
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I’m so thankful I found this podcast! Listening has really helped me to see that the only person I can change in any relationship is me, and it has genuinely helped me in all of my relationships. My hopeless feelings vanish when I listen to these women share their stories. Thank you so much to Laura Doyle for making these stories available.
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I too (as another reviewer mentioned) have a love-hate relationship with this show. I do believe that for most “normal” couples this advice would work, and I also do believe that the principles generally lead to not only happier relationships, but a happier life in general. However, I do not believe this works where there is an avoidant partner involved. After years of stress and loneliness and begging and pleasing and controlling, I was able to get a grip on myself and get “ridiculously happy.” I made a life I loved, but as it turns out, it still did not make me more interesting to my husband. So I am happy, I have a full and joyful life with work and friends and hobbies and family, and I do share my desires with my spouse, but I am still alone in my marriage. He is perfectly content because I make myself happy, so he doesn’t feel the stress or weight or responsibility for me or my desires. His relationship needs are minuscule compared to mine, and I accept that this is how it might be forever. So with that in mind, I think the advice is great, but it is not a sure-fire way to fix your marriage. Sometimes just being happy without rich intimacy has to be enough.
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Update:
Yay! The solo shorter episodes are back! I’m changing my review back to five stars. These are the episodes that I get the most out of. Thank you!
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I used to rate this 5 stars. But there doesn’t seem to be many “teaching” episodes anymore. I’m not as fond of the longer interview style ones. At least if you do an interview, begin it with a few minutes of teaching again like you used to. I got a lot more out of those ones.
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I joined this group and paid for their monthly membership; read the blog; did the homework and attended the group sessions. Every step of the way was disempowering to me and any woman I saw in the groups; we are told to be 100% submissive; tolerant of any misbehavior including cheating- their version of a good wife is literally a floor mat with no rights, hopes, dreams or dignity!! Their group sessions are depressing to say the least! I can’t believe the level of emotional manipulation that is being practiced here on members like myself that in a moment of weakness and deep pain and depression who are desperately looking for guidance and support. I felt unsupported, I felt completely helpless and when I tried to cancel my membership they charged me for an additional month - actually I had to cancel the credit card because of this. I completely discourage anyone to join this group- the Lord and the Bible call for us to the protected not abused; to be respected and not manipulated and used and to leave the marriage in the presence of infidelity. This is an awful way to exploit financially vulnerable women.
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I’ve never left a negative podcast review .. not sure if I’ve written a negative review for anything ever. But my heart breaks for any woman blaming and putting herself through hell to endure an abusive marriage and infidelity. According to this podcast, if wives nag less, speak softer, etc.. then husbands won’t abuse or cheat anymore.. yeah, that’s not how it works.
My advice - read “leave a cheater, gain a life”. Pray for wisdom, courage, and strength. And go to therapy - for YOU.. not him. His behaviors and choices are NOT your fault and impossible for you to control.
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