Welcome to the Empowered Wife podcast where it's all about fixing your relationship without your

man's conscious efforts that you feel desired and taking care of and special even if

your relationship feels completely hopeless. I'm Laura Doyle and today I'm sharing three steps

to end the exhausting tug-of-war forever. My guest Rebecca wasn't controlling, her

husband was. He didn't seem to care about her

happiness at all, but today her husband delights and fulfilling her desires and

making her dreams come true. She's going to share how she inspired him.

Then I'll be giving out the worst relationship advice. She's going to share how she inspired him.

Then I'll be giving out the worst relationship advice of the Week Award, which I'm all incensed and infuriated about,

and you'll see why.

All that is coming up, but first let's talk about three steps to end the exhausting

tug of war forever.

When every negotiation at your house feels like a battle, you waste a lot of energy.

Whether it's about how to handle a baby who won't sleep, a budget that doesn't add up, or a growing mess in the house,

it takes a lot longer to accomplish things when you have to debate and argue about them first.

Instead of feeling light and energized, you already

feel tired before breakfast when you've had to have a back and forth about who

should drive the kids or walk the dog or stop spending so much. You just want to be logical and do what makes sense to solve

the problem. But your husband doesn't see it the same way or he won't talk about it or he won't

do things the way you need them done. This is not teamwork. This is an endless

argument, most of it petty. But how do you stop the tug of war when nothing you say seems to make any difference

to him? Well, here are three steps to end the power struggle with your spouse and still get what you want, which is very important.

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