He fell in love with someone at work and left his wife. Fast forward a year, he's engaged and realizes he's made a mistake. Now he wants his wife and his life back—but even if she takes him back, he tells Esther he doesn't feel he deserves to be happy.
Esther Callings are a one time, 45-60 minute interventional phone call with Esther. They are edited for ti ... Show More
Sep 21
Good Relationships Need Better Fights
Conflict is not toxic or immoral. In fact, it's generative and the lifeblood of our relationships. It isn't something to avoid. It matters, and it can even bring us closer together. Priya Parker, author of The Art of Fighting, joins Esther to dig into how conflict can be a produc ... Show More
58m 23s
Dec 2024
267: I Don't Want to Be Married Anymore
<p>When Sofia asked for a separation, her husband blew up and gave her two days to move out! But when she tried the 6 Intimacy Skills™, their entire relationship changed. She got back the kind, sweet, caring, gentle man she married. On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcas ... Show More
49m 39s
Aug 2020
My Wife Keeps Leaving Me And Coming Back
Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 35 year old man with 2 kids and a stepdaughter by my wife. I love my family, but I have come to a breaking point with my wife. For the second time in 4 years she has left the home and cut off all contact with me and the kids. The first time she left, ... Show More
13m 25s
Apr 2023
I Need My Wife to Reinstate My Hall Pass
Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm a 28 year old married man. I’ve been married for two years and it’s been a rocky two years so far. Right after I married my wife, she cheated on me with her ex-boyfriend. I suspected something was going on all along and she finally did admit it to me, ... Show More
16m 15s
<p dir="ltr">When Mabel's husband moved out, even after she learned the Intimacy Skills™ he said he was never coming back. She was heartbroken.</p> <p dir="ltr">But years later, he kissed her, apologized… and came home.</p> <p dir="ltr">Now they're happily reunited.</p> <p dir="l ... Show More
