319: If He DOESN'T RESPECT YOU, Do This To Get Him To CHANGE!
The Empowered Wife Podcast: Marriage Help with Laura Doyle
Laura Doyle
4.7 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 December 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
You know that moment when your husband says something rude or dismissive and you wonder how you ended up with someone so disrespectful?
I've felt that sting for years. But here's the incredible part: that moment became my doorway to step into power and transform how he showed up.
In this episode, I share the small, simple shift that changed the way my husband responded to me and how it can change the dynamic in your relationship too.
You'll discover:
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The simple phrase that invites his tenderness and protection instantly
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How honoring your own feelings builds inner strength
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Why vulnerability is your secret weapon for stopping fights in their tracks
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The powerful shift that can curb disrespect and elicit an apology
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How bringing your own self-respect transforms every relationship in your life
This shift restored tenderness and emotional safety in my marriage—and continues to shape how I show up with others.
If you're ready to stop battling for respect—and start experiencing it—this episode may change the way you respond forever.
Download the FREE Adored Wife Roadmap now and start transforming your relationship today! Click here: https://lauradoyle.co/4oZvPHV
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| 0:00.0 | When your husband doesn't respect you, he sneers at you when you're talking or doesn't bother to answer you when you're saying something important. |
| 0:08.1 | What about how to get respect? |
| 0:10.8 | Break out of the cycle of feeling disrespected by your husband and just let him have it. |
| 0:16.5 | Let's talk about what to do when your husband doesn't respect you because it feels really bad |
| 0:23.1 | when the man who promised to love, honor, and cherish you for life just doesn't seem to be doing |
| 0:29.5 | that. He sneers at you when you're talking or takes sides with the kids or doesn't bother to |
| 0:36.1 | answer you when you're saying something important. Or if he makes |
| 0:40.0 | demands or criticizes you, well, that's so hurtful and insulting. You start to feel like you're |
| 0:46.2 | always on guard to protect yourself, and that's tiring. And how is it ever going to improve when |
| 0:52.1 | he's just getting ruder and more dismissive? |
| 0:55.8 | It's scary to think about spending the rest of your life with someone who is so disrespectful. |
| 1:01.3 | We talk a lot about how to be respectful on this podcast, but what about how to get respect? |
| 1:08.1 | Here's a powerful way to break out of the cycle of feeling disrespected by your husband |
| 1:13.6 | and create a new culture at your house. You ready? Here's the experiment you can try. |
| 1:20.5 | Let him know when you're hurt. Let him know when you're hurt. And you might think, |
| 1:26.1 | I let him know what I'm hurt. I've told him how |
| 1:28.8 | upset I am and how rude he's being and how disrespectful he is. I've told him lots of times. |
| 1:34.0 | And it's not working at all. That's what I did too. And it didn't improve things around here |
| 1:41.1 | either until I learned a tweak that I'm going to show you right now. It turns out |
| 1:48.5 | I wasn't letting him know I was hurt. I was telling him that he hurt me. I was blaming him for |
| 1:58.6 | blaming me and criticizing him for criticizing me. And I wasn't being |
| 2:04.0 | vulnerable. So he didn't see me as needing protection or tenderness. I'd already solved any |
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