Do you love each other… but feel miles apart?

Distance in relationships doesn’t happen overnight. It builds through unresolved hurt, busy schedules, stress, and the quiet loss of emotional connection.

In this final episode of the SPARK Intimacy Series, we explore how couples drift apart - and how they find their way back.

You’ll learn how to:
• rebuild emotional safety
• repair hurt and reconnect
• restore intimacy in long-term relationships
• prevent distance from becoming permanent
• keep connection strong moving forward

If you’ve been feeling disconnected, stuck in a sexless season, or unsure how to find closeness again, this episode will help you understand what’s happening - and what you can do next.

Because intimacy doesn’t disappear when love disappears.
It fades when connection stops being protected.

And the strongest couples aren’t the ones who never drift apart - they’re the ones who find their way back.

Topics include: emotional disconnection, sexless marriage, restoring intimacy, reconnecting with your partner, and improving relationship closeness.

If you enjoy this episode, be sure to like and follow the show so you don’t miss new episodes every Thursday. For more support, head to jenfunkcoaching.com to grab my free guide, 5 Simple Habits to Improve Your Relationship Today, and sign up for my free weekly newsletter filled with insights and inspiration sent right to your inbox. You can also discover how we can work together to help you build stronger relationships.

You can also purchase my new couples gratitude journal - the perfect tool to help you start seeing what IS working in your relationships and build more connection with your partner today! Click here: Couples Gratitude Journal

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If you’ve ever wondered why desire doesn’t feel as automatic as it once did, you’re not alone.

In this episode, Jen Funk explores how desire evolves across life seasons - from early relationships to parenting, stress, and midlife body changes.

You’ll learn the difference between spontaneous and responsive desire, why feeling touched out is normal, and practical ways to reconnect with intimacy without pressure .

This conversation will help you understand your body, reduce guilt, and strengthen connection in long-term relationships.

If you enjoy this episode, be sure to like and follow the show so you don’t miss new episodes every Thursday. For more support, head to jenfunkcoaching.com to grab my free guide, 5 Simple Habits to Improve Your Relationship Today,and sign up for my free weekly newsletter filled with insights and inspiration sent right to your inbox. You can also discover how we can work together to help you build stronger relationships.

You can also purchase a copy of "Thank You For... One Minute a Day to a Better Relationship" - a couples gratitude journal - at this link: https://www.jenfunkcoaching.com/resources

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You still love each other.

But you don’t feel wanted the way you used to.

In this episode, I’m getting honest about something that doesn’t get talked about enough - the vulnerability of wanting to feel wanted in a long-term marriage.

We’re talking about:

• Why pursuit naturally fades

• What happens when one partner reaches and the other doesn’t

• How rejection stirs up insecurity

• Why romance is more about attention than gifts

• And how to bring back warmth without forcing sex

If you’ve ever felt lonely inside a good marriage… this one is for you.

If you'd like a free copy of "Back to Butterflies - Small, Intentional Ways to Feel Chosen Again" with lots of ideas on how to bring pursuit and romance back into your relationship, click here: https://forms.gle/ZMuMqPa1vcGk1fVS7

This is Part 2 of the SPARK Intimacy Series.

Next week we dive into Arousal & the Body - because sometimes you can want connection emotionally, but your body doesn’t follow.

If you enjoy this episode, be sure to like and follow the show so you don’t miss new episodes every Thursday. For more support, head to jenfunkcoaching.com to grab my free guide, 5 Simple Habits to Improve Your Relationship Today, and sign up for my free weekly newsletter filled with insights and inspiration sent right to your inbox. You can also discover how we can work together to help you build stronger relationships.

👉 Subscribe for weekly relationship advice, marriage help, and coaching strategies to build relationships that last.

📌 Stay connected:

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