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Have you ever looked across the room at your partner and thought, We’re doing all the things… but where did “us” go?

You’re not fighting. You’re not miserable. You’re just… surviving. The spark has dimmed, the laughter’s quieter, and the connection feels buried under years of logistics, caregiving, and exhaustion.

In this heartfelt Dear Katie episode, Katie Rössler reads a letter from a listener married 26 years, raising five children—three with special needs—who wonders if their marriage can be repaired after years of simply getting through the day. Katie shares a message of hope, honesty, and neuroscience-backed tools for couples caught in functional disconnection—where everything runs smoothly except the relationship itself.

You’ll learn:

• Why survival mode hijacks intimacy and play
• How to create “micro-moments of safety” to rebuild trust
• The simple shifts that help your nervous systems relax together again
• Why rest isn’t laziness—it’s a love language

This episode is both gentle and powerful—a reminder that your marriage isn’t broken. It’s just been running a marathon without rest stops. And with small, consistent steps, connection can return.

💛 Listen now and start your own 15-Minute Connection Experiment.
Because your relationship isn’t meant to just survive stress—it’s meant to recover from it, together.

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