Her 20-Year Marriage Was Over. This Is How They Rebuilt It. | Juliette LaMontagne

Juliette LaMontagne did everything right — the husband, the kids, the career. Behind the scenes, her 25-year marriage was unraveling: codependency, her husband's relapse after decades of sobriety, and a separation she believed was the end.

Then came an unexpected second chance, and an unconventional path back to desire.

In this episode, the writer behind the serial memoir Touch Me There (now being adapted for television) shares how she rebuilt her marriage and her erotic self from the ground up: psychedelic-assisted therapy, s*xological bodywork, the Wheel of Consent, and the radical accountability that changed how she and her husband connect—in and out of the bedroom.

Read Juliette's serial memoir, Touch Me There: https://juliettelamontagne.substack.com/

00:00 – Introducing Juliette Lamontagne

01:22 – The life that looked perfect

06:23 – Marriage, addiction, and collapse

09:35 – Separation and a turning point

18:28 – Reuniting during Covid

19:32 – Discovering k-assisted therapy

23:37 – Remission versus recovery

26:35 – Releasing shame

31:11 – Psychedelic couples therapy

39:00 – Enter s*xological bodywork

44:18 – Breathwork and awakening desire

46:10 – Vulva mapping and de-armouring

51:28 – Understanding org*smic meditation

63:05 – The Wheel of Consent explained

65:04 – Relearning touch with her husband

69:00 – The power of taking and allowing

72:33 – Rebuilding erotic connection

78:52 – The all-women s*x retreat

82:49 – First experience with shibari

85:11 – Why surrender is so difficult

88:21 – The meaning behind Touch Me There

90:43 – Where to find Juliette’s work

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