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

your man's conscious effort so that you feel desired, taken care of, and special even if your

relationship feels completely hopeless.

I'm Laura Doyle, and today we're talking about how to transform your marriage

with the six intimacy skills.

My guest Laura was frustrated with her husband's video gaming and how late he came home.

She was also struggling with postpartum depression and feeling overwhelmed as a mom.

She felt so lonely and unsupported, but today she feels confident as both a wife and mother,

and her family is thriving in a way she could not have imagined. She's going to describe how she changed practically everything in her life so you can do it too.

But first let's talk about how to transform your marriage with the six intimacy skills.

If you are trying to practice the intimacy skills in your relationship

and it feels like it's not working or you just can't remember to do them or you're not sure how to do them in your situation.

That's so frustrating and discouraging.

And I just want you to know that you're not alone.

You're not the only person to have this happen.

You know on this podcast I interview women who have had success with transforming their

marriages because I want to talk about what's possible for you and for your marriage so that you feel inspired and that you feel hopeful.

And I invite guests to share how they did it so that you can try the same things. I am not holding anything back because I want you to be

empowered and make your marriage last and thrive. But I get that just knowing the six intimacy skills, just knowing what they are, or just

hearing about them or reading about them, it can still be tricky to implement them by yourself. Or sometimes you have success implementing them for one

incredible weekend and then you get amnesia. Just like I do, I get amnesia too,

if I don't have reminders about how I want to keep my dignity,

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