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Podcast: The Empowered Wife Podcast: Marriage Help with Laura Doyle
Episode: The Respect Myth That Was Ruining My Marriage
Description: Bassie believed respect had to be earned. So she waited 30 years for her husband to earn it. She thought she could motivate him by pointing out what he needed to work on—his harsh behavior, the problems with their car and their struggling finances. Instead, it drained the intimacy from their marriage, and each anniversary served as a reminder of what was still not right. Then her husband lost the most prestigious job of his career. Bassie's anger exploded, and she realized she had reached the darkest moment of their marriage. For the fir...