154: 5 Ways to Maintain Balance in a Relationship

The Empowered Wife Podcast: Marriage Help with Laura Doyle

Laura Doyle

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🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

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 be able to handle it. It was very stressful and lonely to be stuck carrying these heavy burdens, but I didn’t see any way out. Maybe you’ve been there too.

Fortunately, I learned a practice that completely changed all that. Today my relationship feels much more balanced, and far from doing everything around here, I feel well taken care of and even spoiled! It may even be out of balance the other way, with him doing practically everything and me just coasting along.

And I’m married to the same guy, so go figure.

On today’s episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we’re talking about 5 ways to maintain balance in a relationship while feeling taken care of.

My guest Steph’s husband was distant, and she was resentful, lonely and tired of feeling rejected. Then she ran headfirst into a new process, and today he does things she’s wanted him to do for forever. She’s going to tell us how she did it so you can do it too.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Empowered Wife podcast where it's all about fixing your marriage without your man's conscious effort so that you feel desired, taking care of, and special, even if your relationship feels completely hopeless.
0:22.9	I'm Laura Doyle, and today I'm talking about five ways
0:26.2	to maintain balance in a relationship.
0:29.5	My guest Steph was angry, resentful, and lonely being married to her distant husband.
0:36.7	She was tired of feeling rejected, but she had some insights and ran head first into a new process embracing the pain as she went and today
0:48.6	her husband does things she's wanted him to do for forever.
0:52.8	She's going to tell us how she did it so you can do it,
0:55.4	too.
0:56.4	All that's coming up, but first, let's talk about five ways
0:59.4	to maintain balance in a relationship.
1:02.4	In my early marriage, when things were terribly out of balance, I was also
1:07.5	seething with resentment about my husband not doing enough chores and not making enough money, which left me with the heavy burden of having
1:16.8	to make up for him in both areas. Also, I had to control the finances since we were always on the edge of going under.
1:26.7	I knew he wouldn't be able to handle it.
1:28.9	It was already very stressful and lonely to feel so out of balance and I didn't see any way out.
1:37.3	Maybe you've been there too.
1:39.3	Fortunately, I learned to practice that completely changed all that.
1:43.2	And today my relationship feels much more balanced and far from doing everything around here,
1:50.1	I feel really well taken care of and even spoiled.
1:55.0	It may even be out of balance the other way
1:57.9	with him doing practically everything
1:59.8	and me just coasting along most of the time and I'm married to the same guy so go figure.
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