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Stuck in a rut couples and hurting hearts heal and ReKindle Intimacy with Speciality Couples Counsel Either

Monica Houttuin, LCSW has a specialty in sexual health education and therapy helping couples adjust and reconnect.

11/04/2026

Staying together after infidelity and rebuilding aren't always the same thing. Many couples do stay. But, the ones who take the time and put in the effort to rebuild, tend to do the actual repair. They start to see not only the injury, but what was going on in the relationship, and around it, when the infidelity began. That doesn't excuse the decision to break boundaries. They can't go back to how it was. But some couples are able build something new, almost like a relationship 2.0, with an informed trust they earn back on purpose. It doesn't make the injury smaller, it's simply gives way for refection and reconnection. There's more in this week's blog. 💛 https://crcmo.com/can-a-relationship-survive-infidelity-when-you-cant-tell-if-your-partner-wants-to-repair-it/ 📞 Complimentary Breakthrough Calls available.

11/02/2026

You may not feel hopeful right now, and that makes sense. Maybe the infidelity wasn't one night. Maybe it went on for a long time, with promises to stop and then more hurt, and you found out on your own. Now you can't tell whether your partner wants to repair anything at all. Here's what I want you to hear. You don't have to feel hopeful to begin. You don't have to settle your partner's motives today either. Buying in and starting is a much lower bar than commitment, and the first question is smaller: can the two of you begin? This week's blog walks through what helps, and where the research stops. It's honest about both. 💛 https://crcmo.com/can-a-relationship-survive-infidelity-when-you-cant-tell-if-your-partner-wants-to-repair-it/ Come read it when you're ready.

10/22/2026

It's 10:15 at night. You've remembered the permission slip and booked the dentist, and you're still running tomorrow's list in your head.

Then your partner reaches for you.

For the one who's been carrying the planning and the remembering, there's nothing left to give. For the one who reached, it can feel like one more no.

Here's what I'd like you both to hear. Tired isn't a no to the person you love. And reaching for your partner isn't something to apologize for. It's two people at the end of a long day, each running low on something different.

It might not be a desire problem at all. It might be a burn out problem.

Save this for the next time you're both too tired to talk about it.

💛 https://crcmo.com/sexual-dissatisfaction-in-relationships/

10/15/2026

For some people, desire doesn't show up first.
It shows up after the affection. After the conversation. After the touch and the time together.
Intimacy Educator Emily Nagoski calls this responsive desire. It means desire develops in response to touch and pleasure instead of arriving before them.
It also explains why distance and fighting can shut everything down. If you don't feel secure or connected, you may not have a natural place to start. Other people reach out for closeness even when things are tense, and that's normal too.
Two different patterns. Neither one is wrong.
The full post goes deeper, and it's worth sharing with your partner.
💛https://crcmo.com/sexual-dissatisfaction-in-relationships/

10/14/2026

Same bed. Two very different realities.
One of you feels satisfied. The other feels like something is missing. And neither of you is lying.
Here's what I tell couples in the office. Most people just want to be wanted by the person they love. But satisfaction is only one piece of the puzzle.
This week's post walks through why, and what to do about it.
💛 https://crcmo.com/sexual-dissatisfaction-in-relationships/

10/07/2026

What if your relationship doesn't need more time—just more intention?

The Gottmans' “Magic Six Hours” is built around small moments of connection throughout the week:

💬 A few minutes to check in before you leave
❤️ A little affection that doesn't have to lead anywhere
👏 Saying out loud what you appreciate
☕ A weekly "date"
🗣️ A weekly conversation about how the relationship is actually doing

It sounds like a lot when you hear “six hours,” but most of it isn't six hours of sitting down for serious relationship talks.

It's minutes.

And some of those minutes are probably already happening.

The question is: Are you using them to turn toward each other—or simply moving through the day side by side?

Your relationship doesn't need a perfect score. It needs a place to start.

Read the full blog to see where the two of you stand and which small habit might make the biggest difference.

https://crcmo.com/six-hours-a-week-to-stay-connected/

10/05/2026

"Come watch this with me." "In a minute." Weeks of "in a minute" quietly turn into one partner not asking anymore. By the time they stop asking, it's rarely really about the show. Catching even a few more of these small invitations changes more than most couples expect. https://crcmo.com/how-to-improve-your-relationship-mising-chances/

10/01/2026

Not big conversations. Not date nights. Just a comment in passing, a sigh after a long day, a hand reaching for yours on the couch. Most couples wait for the big talk to fix things, when the real opening is happening constantly, today, in moments this small.

https://crcmo.com/how-to-improve-your-relationship-mising-chances/

09/25/2026

"At least we're not fighting." I hear that a lot, said like good news. Sometimes it is. Often it isn't. When a couple stops making real attempts at repair or affection, it's not just the tension that disappears. So does the willingness to even approach each other. Bringing something up starts to feel risky, so you both quietly stop bringing things up. That's not peace. That's two people walking on eggshells so quietly it's stopped looking like conflict at all. This week's blog gets into how this shows up, and how it's different from the quiet you build on purpose.
https://crcmo.com/silent-divorce-growing-apart/
📞 Complimentary Breakthrough Calls available.

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Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
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