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.

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Sex and physical intimacy often fade in long-term relationships - even when there’s still love.

In this episode, relationship coach Jen Funk begins the SPARK Intimacy Series, a five-part framework designed to help couples rebuild intimacy in a realistic, sustainable way.

This first episode focuses on Safety & Connection - the emotional foundation that supports desire, closeness, and a healthy sex life.

You’ll learn:

• Why couples stop having sex (and it’s usually not attraction)

• How emotional safety impacts desire and openness

• Why intimacy issues aren’t just communication problems

• 3 simple, practical steps to rebuild connection starting now

If your relationship feels distant or intimacy has become complicated, this episode offers clarity, reassurance, and a path forward.

🎧 Next week: Pursuit & Romance

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

Senior year is a big transition - not just for teens, but for parents too.

In this episode of Relating with Jen Funk, Jen is joined by her youngest daughter, Natalie, a high school senior, for a real conversation about senior year and what it’s like to live through a season full of endings, uncertainty, and change.

Together, they talk about the emotional side of senior year, the “series of lasts,” comparison, waiting to see what comes next, and what kids actually need from parents during this time - whether they’re moving out, starting work, learning a trade, or continuing school.

Jen also shares five practical ways parents can stay connected with their high school senior, even as independence grows and family dynamics shift.

This episode is for parents who want to stay present, supportive, and connected during one of the most emotional years of parenting.

If you enjoy this episode, be sure to like and follow the show so you don’t miss new episodes every Thursday. Formore 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.

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In-law relationships can be great… and also really hard. And what most couples don’t realize is how quickly in-law stress turns into marriage stress.

In Part 2 of my in-laws series, I’m sharing 3 simple strategies that work to help you build a better relationship with your in-laws while also protecting your marriage - with clear boundaries, better communication, and practical scripts you can use in real life.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The critical role of the adult child in in-law dynamics

• How to set healthy boundaries with in-laws (clear AND kind)

• What to say when things feel awkward, tense, or triggering

• How to stay on the same team with your spouse during family stress

• A simple “pre-game” plan that helps couples avoid conflict after visits

Whether you’re navigating tension with a mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, or son-in-law, this episode will help you create more peace, clarity, and connection - without resentment.

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.

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In-law relationships can be some of the most emotionally complicated relationships we navigate - even when everyone has good intentions.

In this episode, Jen Funk, Life and Relationship Coach, explores why relationships with in-laws feel so hard and why marriage changes family dynamics in ways most people don’t expect.

This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation focused on understanding - not blame.

You’ll hear:

• Why marrying into a family can feel vulnerable and emotionally charged

• Common struggles daughters-in-law and sons-in-law experience

• Why parents and grandparents often struggle with changing roles

• How fear, grief, and loss of identity can show up as control or jealousy

• Why trust and feeling respected matter so much in extended family relationships

This episode is for anyone who has ever felt:

• uncomfortable around their in-laws

• unsure where they belong in their partner’s family

• caught between family expectations and their marriage

Part 2 will focus on the critical role of the adult child in this dynamic, as well as boundaries, responsibility, and what actually helps when in-law relationships don't feel good.

If you enjoy this episode, be sure to like and follow the show so you don’t miss new episodes every Thursday. For moresupport, 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.

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Travel isn’t just about getting away - it’s one of the most powerful relationship tools we have.

In this episode of Relating with Jen Funk, relationship coach Jen Funk sits down with travel advisor Jennifer Sullivan to explore why travel brings us closer - to our partners, our kids, our friends, ourselves, and even the world around us.

We talk about:

• why couples often reconnect faster when they travel together

• how family travel shapes kids’ perspective and values

• why friend trips support mental health and identity

• the rise of solo travel and why it’s so empowering

• how travel builds empathy, gratitude, and compassion

• and how to plan meaningful travel - even without unlimited time or money

If you’re craving more connection in your relationships, this conversation will help you see travel in a whole new way.

If you enjoy this episode, hit follow/subscribe so you don’t miss new episodes every Thursday. For more support, head to jenfunkcoaching.com to grab my free guide, 5 SimpleHabits 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.

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