When Did Marriage Become So Hard?

In 2009, an old man died in a California nursing home. His obituary included not just his given name, but a long list of the pseudonyms he’d been known to use. In this classic 2019 episode, we trace the life of Riley Shepard, a hillbilly musician, writer, small-time con man and, ...  Show more

Last week, we looked at the hidden beliefs that can leave us feeling stuck in life. This week, in the second part of our conversation with behavioral scientist Dave Evans, we talk about radical acceptance. Dave shares why accepting reality as it is can be so difficult — and why i ...  Show more

We Need To Talk about how marriage is a trap. Is it really? What happens after we get married? Is divorce the only way out? Why do we resort to divorce in the end? What traditions have changed, and what has happened to us eversince? How hard has it become to ask for marriage? How ...  Show more

As the holiday season approaches, many couples find themselves hitting a quiet but undeniable breaking point. Something about this stretch of time—from mid-October through the new year—brings things to the surface. Maybe it's the reflection that comes with the end of a year. Mayb ...  Show more

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If your husband is saying it's over or he's more interested in someone else, that's terrifying and painful. It's tempting to believe that it's not up to you whether your marriage will last. On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we're talking about the top ...