Kennington Dr. Mathis Kennington

Dead Bedroom
to Desire

A live 8-week sprint for couples who love each other but have drifted apart. We rebuild closeness and safety first, take the pressure off, and let desire return on its own, in the right order, with a real part for both of you.

First live cohort · only 10 couples

Eight weeks, live with Mathis and a small room of couples doing the same work. Mathis is personally interviewing every couple who applies. Book a call to see if it's the right fit for the two of you.

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Founding cohort · limited to 10 couples · by application.

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Watch first

A quick word from Mathis

Two minutes on what this is, and who it's for.

Where most couples are stuck

The bedroom went quiet long before either of you said anything. The way back is less pressure, in the right order, with a part for both of you.

The 8 weeks · what we study

Desire comes back when the conditions for it come back. We build those conditions together, one layer at a time.

This is the architecture Mathis uses with the couples he works with privately, taught live over eight weeks. One step each week, from the ground up.

WEEK 01

How You Got Here

How a marriage quietly slides from a love story into an institution, why desire fades as a result, and the three wrong ideas keeping you both stuck. Then the map of the whole climb.

WEEK 02

Clear the Obstacles

The division of labor, the mental load, and the pressure and obligation around sex that quietly kill desire. The first things to clear.

WEEK 03

The Obstacle You Each Carry

What he's been quietly asking sex to do for him. What she's lost of herself by taking care of everybody else. The obstacle each of you brings.

WEEK 04

Safety & Security

How to become a person your partner can both open up to and lean on, without it all falling on one of you. The floor everything else is built on.

WEEK 05

Emotional Intimacy

Building real closeness outside the bedroom. You don't make love in the bedroom. You celebrate it outside of it. This is where connection actually gets built.

WEEK 06

The Playground · Part One

Bringing sex back as invitation instead of obligation, so no one is bracing for a no. How to make rejection a thing of the past.

WEEK 07

The Playground · Part Two

Talking openly about sex itself. Desire, fantasy, communication in the moment, and the difference between ordinary weekly sex and sex that's genuinely exciting.

WEEK 08

Keep It Alive

The real challenges, hormones and aging, performance, body image, plus catching a desire gap early and the daily rituals that keep desire alive for good.

What you get

Eight weeks of live coaching, and a small room of couples doing the work with you.

Built to be done together, week by week, with Mathis in the room the whole way.

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8 live group calls

Ninety minutes each week with Mathis and your cohort, working through that week's step together.

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Weekly office hours

A live hour every week to bring your own questions straight to Mathis.

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Your private portal

Each week's lesson and a simple practice to do at home, plus a place to track your progress and goals, so the shift happens in your marriage, not just on the call.

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A cohort of 10 couples

A small, private room of couples walking the same road, so you're never doing this alone.

PhD · Marriage & Family Therapy 15 yrs a therapist · 4.5 coaching Built for couples
★★★★★

"He cut straight to the core and gave us pragmatic tools to move forward with confidence."

Ruben P.
★★★★★

"A steady guide through every season. His honesty and empathy strengthened our marriage and how I lead as a husband and father."

Todd D.
★★★★★

"Mathis helped us see how our past shaped the patterns in our marriage. We've gained more understanding and connection than ever."

Shannon C.
★★★★★

"We didn't want to ask around, so we looked online and got lucky. Mathis has been more helpful than we could've hoped."

Kristina A.

The first live cohort

Ten couples. Eight weeks. Live with Mathis.

  • 8 live 90-minute group calls, plus weekly office hours
  • Your private portal with a lesson and a practice each week
  • A small room of only 10 couples, doing the work together
  • Direct access to Mathis for the full eight weeks
Book a call with Mathis

The bedroom can come back to life.

Only ten couples in this first cohort, and Mathis interviews each one. Book a call and let's see if it's the right fit for the two of you.

Book a call with Mathis

Not ready for a call? Join the waitlist and we'll send you the details first.