Happy wife, happy life. It's not just an old adage, but rather a theory that bestselling author Laura Doyle has used to transform her marriage and help countless other couples avoid divorce. Today, we’re talking about the three major mistakes a lot of us make (and we may not even be aware we’re damaging our relationships). We discuss how to chase your desires and be the best version of yourself in your marriage. Laura also shares communication tools and phrases that can help get you back on track, plus the science behind why they work.    IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: The backstory on her book, The Empowered Wife: Six Surprising Secrets for Attracting Your Husband's Time, Attention, and Affection How control effects intimacy  Expressing your desires in a way that inspires your partner  Key phrases to shift your communication patterns  Manifesting your dream marriage  The first step to creating a lasting marriage   RESOURCES Download Laura’s FREE Adored Wife Roadmap at lauradoyle.org.   ENTER TO WIN OUR $2,800 HOLIDAY SWEEPSTAKES! Thanks Butcher Box. New members can receive one free pack of bacon in every box, plus $20 off each box for the first 5 months of your membership by going to butcherbox.com/lori.  Thanks to Indeed for supporting Earn Your Happy. Go to indeed.com/happy to redeem a $75 sponsored job credit.  Text PODCAST to 310-496-8363 for updates and a chance to be featured on the show!   CONNECT WITH LAURA Instagram: @lauramdoyle Website: www.lauradoyle.org Listen to The Empowered Wife  CONNECT WITH LORI Instagram: @loriharder Lite Pink: @drinklitepink Earn Your Happy: @earnyourhappy Girlfriends & Business: @girlfriendsandbusiness Listen to Girlfriends & Business   GUEST BIO   New York Times Bestselling Author Laura Doyle was the perfect wife...until she actually got married. When she told her husband how to be tidier, more romantic, and more ambitious, he avoided her. So she dragged him to marriage counseling and nearly divorced him. In desperation, she asked happily married women for their secrets, and that’s when she got her miracle: the man who had wooed her returned.   Laura’s books have been translated into 19 languages in 30 countries and accidentally started a worldwide movement. Laura’s mission is to end world divorce. She is the founder of the international relationship coach training school Laura Doyle Connect, the star of Empowered Wives on Amazon Prime, the Creator of The Ridiculously Happy Wife program, the host of The Empowered Wife Podcast and she has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America and The View. She has helped over 15,000 women fix their relationships--even the hopeless ones--without their husband’s effort.    But the thing that Laura is most proud of is her gratifying 31-year marriage with her hilarious husband John, who has been dressing himself since before she was born.