In this episode of The Unsidelined Life, former college strength coach Eileen Noyes thought writing about Proverbs 31:17 would be easy - until God made her wrestle with it for four weeks straight. At 52 and navigating menopause, she discovers that her expertise meant nothing when God wanted to teach her something deeper about true strength. Eileen breaks down the 7 essential phases of strength training and reveals their shocking parallels to spiritual growth, from initial assessment (examining yourself in faith) to progressive overload (trusting God's increasing challenges). She exposes three sneaky ways women get sidelined - in marriage, health, and purpose - and shares her proven method for staying strong in every season. You'll learn why resistance isn't your enemy but your greatest tool for growth, how to push through spiritual plateaus just like physical ones, and why starting with "milk" before "meat" applies to both Bible study and bench pressing.

"We want our husbands to be women, and that's destroying our marriages." This bombshell realization hit Eileen Noyes during a coffee date with friends, completely flipping her approach to marriage upside down. After surviving divorce and now thriving in marriage number two, she's decoded the exact formula that works. In this episode, she exposes the 10 specific strategies that eliminated her constant fighting and created the connection she'd been desperately seeking. You'll learn why men apologize through actions instead of words, how to stop the nagging cycle that makes you feel like a broken record, and the biblical submission approach that actually gives you more influence, not less. Eileen reveals her biggest controlling mistakes, the spiritual attacks that target Christ-centered marriages, and why treating your husband like your girlfriend backfires every single time.

Marriage coach Amber Bryant thought she wanted her husband to lead their family - until he actually started doing it, and she realized she was terrified. This shocking moment of self-discovery launched her into understanding why so many women unknowingly sabotage the very thing they've been praying for in their marriages. When Eileen Noyes shares her own journey from controlling every aspect of her marriage to learning biblical submission, both women uncover a startling truth: the very control they thought was protecting them was destroying their relationships. This episode exposes how past trauma creates invisible armor that sabotages present love, why questioning your husband's decisions sends a message you never intended, and the two areas where releasing control feels most impossible. Amber explains why biblical femininity isn't weakness but the key to genuine influence, while Eileen opens up about spending months in victim mode before finally taking responsibility for her own healing.

Discover why going first in your marriage transformation changes everything and how surrendering control can give you more freedom than you ever imagined possible.