284: #1 Hack When Your Husband Checks Out Emotionally

The Empowered Wife Podcast: Marriage Help with Laura Doyle

Laura Doyle

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🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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#1 Hack When Your Husband Checks Out Emotionally

When your husband is there—but also not really there—because he’s emotionally checked out, it’s one of the loneliest, most painful feelings in the world. I remember how dark that time was in my own marriage, when I felt invisible, unheard, and completely disconnected.

But then I discovered one simple shift—my #1 hack—that changed everything. It brought back the emotional intimacy I craved, the tenderness I missed, and the best friend I’d married.

This episode is about that exact shift—and how it’s helped thousands of women around the world restore connection, affection, and peace in their relationships.

If your husband has gone quiet, withdrawn, or seems emotionally distant, this episode is going to speak right to your heart—and give you something hopeful and actionable to try today.

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0:00.0	When your husband is there, but also he's not really there because he's checked out,
0:05.6	it's one of the loneliest feelings in the world.
0:08.3	I remember how dark that felt and how much it hurt to be married to someone who wouldn't
0:14.8	talk to me or look at me or comfort me when I was upset.
0:20.1	But then I learned the number one hack that changed the
0:23.5	dynamic completely and got me the marriage I have now, where my best friend is back and he's
0:29.6	tender and caring, and I feel desired and connected. And this hack didn't just work for me. It's worked for thousands of women all over the world
0:40.2	who now feel more emotionally connected and loved. So if that's what you want too, you're going to love
0:46.4	this. And if this emotional distance has been going on for a long time at your house, you may feel
0:51.7	a wave of hopelessness as you hear this. Like,
0:56.7	things will never get better with your man because that's just how he is. Like, you've already
1:02.4	tried everything. And maybe you've even felt disappointed that you didn't notice it sooner about him,
1:09.4	like before you chose him. Well, I thought that
1:12.8	too, but I was wrong. I had so much power to get him to respond to me better with more tenderness
1:18.9	and deep conversations and playfulness. So his emotional detachment doesn't have to be a life
1:26.3	sentence of loneliness for you if you know
1:30.3	what to do and you're brave enough to do it.
1:34.1	This does take some courage and I don't think you'd be here if you weren't pretty brave
1:39.3	and willing to do things that you've never done before to get a marriage you've never
1:43.1	had before. So thank you for
1:45.6	being a part of this journey to make your marriage shiny and amazing, by the way. I admire your
1:51.9	commitment and your dedication to having a great relationship. And I'm just so glad we found
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