When Sexual Intimacy Fades: Why It’s Not a Failure—and What Helps

Many couples quietly worry when sexual intimacy fades. They wonder if something is broken—or if they’ve missed their chance to reconnect.

In this #SoRelatable conversation, Susan Regan and Fabienne Annick explore a gentler truth: intimacy doesn’t disappear—it changes. And often, what’s missing isn’t desire, but presence.

Rather than framing intimacy as a problem to fix, this episode reframes it as something to tend. When individuals reconnect with their own bodies, emotions, and needs, intimacy often begins to soften and return naturally—without pressure or performance.

The conversation also explores how emotional intimacy, self-awareness, and support beyond one’s partner create a more sustainable foundation for sexual connection.

For couples navigating long-term relationships, life stress, or transitions, this episode offers reassurance, language, and permission to slow down—and listen inward.

Watch the full interview to explore how intimacy begins with self-connection.

About Our Guest:

Fabienne Annick is a sex, love, and relationship coach who works with individuals and couples to deepen intimacy, embodiment, and emotional connection. Her work centers on helping people develop a more present, compassionate relationship with their bodies, their desires, and their relational patterns.

With a background in somatic approaches, parts work, and EFT-informed practices, Fabienne supports clients in navigating sexuality not as a performance, but as a lived, embodied experience rooted in safety, self-awareness, and authenticity. She has spent several years working closely with men around sexuality and intimacy, in addition to leading women’s groups, couples programs, and retreats focused on relational healing.

Fabienne’s approach emphasizes presence, nervous-system awareness, and the integration of emotional and sexual intimacy—inviting people to meet what is real in their bodies and relationships as a pathway to deeper connection.

Learn more about Fabienne and her offerings at fabienneannick.com.