The Connection Podcast - Lauren Dry

Lauren Dry
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Welcome to the Connection Podcast! My name is Lauren Dry - come and join me on a journey alongside Modern Couples, to uncover how the Secrets of the Nervous System and Unconscious Mind support us to Rewire and Reconnect at Home. We're going to get deep on all things Marriage, Family Connections, my own path through Rising Into Regulation, and a bit of Neuroscience and Soul thrown into the mix as well. Let's Laugh, Live and Rise Together as we travel through the Transformation of Having It All at Home!

  1. 15h ago

    The Hypervigilance Trap (Why You Can't Switch Off)

    Reading every room. Managing every mood. Lying awake at 1am wondering why you're the only one trying this hard. That's hypervigilance. In this episode of The Connection Podcast, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, explores the nervous system pattern that keeps so many capable, high-achieving people on constant alert inside their closest relationships. This is part one of a four-part series on the hidden nervous system addictions that can quietly shape how we connect. It's a chance to get curious about what your body has been working so hard to protect. You'll hear about The grown-up version of the fight responseHow feeling dismissed teaches a body to stay on guardThe fear of being left underneath the angerWhy it works at work and costs you at homeSoothing the pattern without shame If you've been scanning, managing and holding it all together for two, there's relief in knowing this is a pattern your body learnt, and patterns can change. Clarity and ease start with understanding what your nervous system has been protecting you from. Resources & Links 🌐 Learn more about Rise into Regulation™, the skillset for connection, communication, and Nervous System safety in modern marriage. 📱 Follow Lauren on Instagram @lauren_dry 🧠 Take the quiz to see how your nervous system moves between addictions. Nervous system addiction quiz If something in this episode resonated, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or connect with me on Instagram. I love hearing what lands for you. Big love, Lauren x

    The Hypervigilance Trap (Why You Can't Switch Off)

  2. 6d ago

    Is It Regulation Or Ownership? How To Use Both

    You leave the breathwork session feeling amazing, and by the next morning the same old pressure has crept straight back in. In this episode of The Connection Podcast, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, sits down with Siamon Emery, a neuro somatic embodiment practitioner and founder of The Embodied Return, to explore whether regulation can become a form of avoidance. Siamon trained at the Bihar School of Yoga in India and is now studying neuroscience at UPenn, and he brings both lenses to the question of whether getting calmer is bringing clarity or raising your capacity to stay in a situation that isn't working. Together, Lauren and Siamon get curious about what your calm is really telling you, and what your body already knows before a big decision gets made. You'll hear about Why regulation can quietly raise what you're willing to tolerateHow acceptance and resignation each feel in the bodyWhat a decision made from clarity feels like compared with one made from exhaustionWhy the calm from breathwork can fade by the next morningA five minute body scan to check in with this week Feeling calm is a beautiful beginning, and it gives you the space to hear what your body has been trying to tell you. When you feel safe enough to own your choices, clarity follows, and that's where ease begins. Resources & Links Connect with Lauren 🌐 Learn more about Rise into Regulation™, the skillset for connection, communication, and Nervous System safety in modern marriage. 📱 Follow Lauren on Instagram @lauren_dry Connect with Siamon 📱 Follow Siamon on Instagram @siamon_emery 📱 Watch Siamon on YouTube @siamonemery 📅 Book a 30 minute discovery call with Siamon here If something in this episode resonated, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or connect with me on Instagram. I love hearing what lands for you. Big love, Lauren x

    Is It Regulation Or Ownership? How To Use Both

  3. Oct 1

    Boundary Or Ultimatum? (How To Tell The Difference)

    Finally saying the sentence you've rehearsed for years, then wondering whether it was a boundary or an ultimatum. In this episode of The Connection Podcast, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, explores how a boundary and an ultimatum can sound almost identical, and what shapes which one comes out when you've reached your limit. It's a chance to get curious about how your nervous system responds under pressure, and what it takes to stay firm and connected at the same time. You'll hear about Why boundaries and ultimatums can look so alike from the outsideWhat naming a need opens up in the person across from youEducate, redirect and release as three ways to hold a lineThe four nervous system addictions that shape how we reactHow a whole generation learned boundaries as walls Holding a line while keeping the relationship open asks a lot of a nervous system, and it's a skill that can be learnt. Feeling protected and connected at the same time is possible, and clarity and ease begin right there. Resources & Links 🌐 Learn more about Rise into Regulation™, the skillset for connection, communication, and Nervous System safety in modern marriage. 📱 Follow Lauren on Instagram @lauren_dry 🧠 Take the quiz to find your primary and secondary nervous system addiction. Rise into Regulation Quiz If something in this episode resonated, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or connect with me on Instagram. I love hearing what lands for you. Big love, Lauren x

    Boundary Or Ultimatum? (How To Tell The Difference)

  4. Sep 24

    Breaking Up Doesn't Have To Break Your Marriage

    What if the marriage you're grieving could end, and the two of you got to begin a second one? Some love stories take more than one beginning. In this episode of The Connection Podcast, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, sits down with Rebecca Mullen, artist, writer, coach and host of Habits for Your Happily Ever After, to explore the seasons of estrangement that can move through a long marriage. Together, Lauren and Rebecca get into what a six month in-house divorce can reveal, how differences in faith can be met with curiosity, and what changes when worthiness becomes an inside job. You'll hear about How a marriage can quietly end inside a home that still looks completely normalWhy relief can arrive when you stop chasing connection and turn your energy inwardWhere to look when faith or beliefs start to differ between youThe difference between giving so you'll be loved and giving because you loveOne simple journalling practice to start building worthiness this week Marriages move through seasons, and some of them can feel like an ending. Grace, curiosity and a relationship with yourself that feels like home can open the door to whatever comes next, and that's where clarity and ease begin to grow. Resources & Links Connect with Lauren Dry 🌐 Learn more about Rise into Regulation™, the skillset for connection, communication, and Nervous System safety in modern marriage. 📱 Follow Lauren on Instagram @lauren_dry Connect with Rebecca Mullen 🌐 Visit Rebecca's website at rebeccamullencoaching.com 🎧 Listen to Rebecca's podcast, Habits for Your Happily Ever After 📄 Download the free additional resources from Rebecca's book, which link to two episodes that sum up 6 Steps to Better Marriage Communication If something in this episode resonated, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or connect with me on Instagram. I love hearing what lands for you. Big love, Lauren x

    Breaking Up Doesn't Have To Break Your Marriage

  5. Sep 17

    You Did Everything Right. Perimenopause Still Showed Up.

    You wake up at three in the morning, heart pounding, and you don't know why. Your labs come back completely normal. That's not proof nothing's wrong. That's perimenopause, quietly running the show long before anyone told you to expect it. In this episode of The Connection Podcast, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, sits down with Nandita Mahadevan, founder of SolWomen, who works at the intersection of hormonal health, nervous system regulation, and midlife reinvention, to explore what happens when a woman's body stops cooperating with everything she's built. Together, Lauren and Nandita get into the gap between what your labs say and what your body is actually telling you, how to tell what's hormonal and what's relational, and what it actually costs you to wait too long to ask for help. You'll hear about Why doing everything "right" doesn't protect you from perimenopauseThe difference between a normal hormone range and an optimal oneHow a dropped libido can look like rejection to your partnerWhat it really costs you to wait too long to get supportWhy every woman goes through this, and why so few of us talk about it Your body has been trying to help you the whole time. Once you understand what's actually happening inside you, so much of the fear and confusion falls away, and what's left is clarity, and the ease of finally being on your own side. Resources & Links Connect with Lauren 🌐 Learn more about Rise into Regulation™, the skillset for connection, communication, and Nervous System safety in modern marriage. 📱 Follow Lauren on Instagram @lauren_dry Connect with Nandita 📱 Follow Nandita on Instagram @thesolwomen 🌐 Visit Nandita's website at solwomen.com If something in this episode resonated, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or connect with me on Instagram. I love hearing what lands for you. Big love, Lauren x

    You Did Everything Right. Perimenopause Still Showed Up.

  6. Aug 27

    The Real Question Hiding Behind "Is It Over"

    Somewhere between fighting for the relationship and letting it go, you're stuck. And it's exhausting. You don't need another push to decide right now. You need to understand what's actually happening underneath it. In this episode, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, walks through what it actually takes to make peace with not knowing, from the nervous system patterns quietly steering the decision, to the reason most conflict never fully disappears, to a reframe that changes what this hard season is actually for. Because the panic to know right now, to fix it or leave it, is so often your nervous system talking, not your intuition. This episode is an invitation to slow down, understand what's really running the show, and trust that even the hardest season has a purpose. You'll hear about Why 69% of conflict in relationships never actually goes awayThe four nervous system responses quietly making your biggest decisionsThe real difference between old survival patterns and true intuitionWhy every relationship moves through seasonsWhat to actually do when you don't know if it's over yet Wherever you are in the not knowing right now, this episode isn't going to rush you to an answer. It's an invitation to trust the season you're in, to let resentment teach you instead of decide for you, and to find your way back to yourself first. That's where clarity and ease begin. Resources & Links 🌐 Learn more about Rise into Regulation™, the skillset for connection, communication, and Nervous System safety in modern marriage. 📱 Follow Lauren on Instagram @lauren_dry Episodes mentioned: Why Small Chats Turn Into Big Spirals: The Defensive Resentment Dance The Visibility Dilemma: How to Be Seen Without Feeling Exposed Calm from the Inside Out: The Brain-Body Science Behind Nervous System Healing If something in this episode resonated, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or connect with me on Instagram. I love hearing what lands for you. Big love, Lauren x

    The Real Question Hiding Behind "Is It Over"

  7. Aug 20

    Is Romantasy Better or Worse For Your Sex Life?

    You're halfway through another romantasy novel, and part of you is wondering why it feels better than anything happening at home. That's desire, still very much alive, just looking in the wrong place. In this episode of The Connection Podcast, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, sits down with Caroline Hood, a certified sex therapist and author who works at the intersection of desire, intimacy, and long-term love, to explore where desire actually goes when women feel like they have lost it. Together, Lauren and Caroline explore the romantasy trend, the myth of spontaneity, and what it actually takes for competent, driven women to feel safe enough to want something again. You'll hear about How desire quietly migrates when life gets full and busyWhat the romantasy boom really reveals about women's desireWhy spontaneity was always more curated than it feltHow competence can get in the way of surrenderHow to bring desire back without pressure or shame Desire is a signal, something asking to be noticed and given permission to exist. Making space for it means making space for more of yourself, and that is where clarity and ease begin. Resources & Links Connect with Lauren 🌐 Learn more about Rise into Regulation™, the skillset for connection, communication, and Nervous System safety in modern marriage. 📱 Follow Lauren on Instagram @lauren_dry Connect with Caroline 📖 Follow Caroline on Instagram @desireinreallife 🌐 Visit Caroline's website at desireinreallife.com 📝 Read Caroline's articles on Substack If something in this episode resonated, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or connect with me on Instagram. I love hearing what lands for you. Big love, Lauren x

    Is Romantasy Better or Worse For Your Sex Life?

  8. Aug 13

    Can you love a toxic family and still heal?

    You've spent years angry at someone who barely remembers what they did to you. You've set the same boundary with the same person more times than you can count. And somewhere in there, you've wondered if loving your family honestly means forgiving them for everything. In this episode, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, sits down with Dr Nancy Dome, a speaker, author and coach who has spent years exploring how the families we grow up in shape who we become, even when they weren't perfect. Together they explore the Sankofa principle, the idea of looking back to move forward, and get honest about what it means to understand your family without excusing the parts that hurt. It's a conversation about the patterns you inherited, and the ones you get to choose differently now. You'll hear about Why looking back at your family honestly is the first step to moving forwardThe real difference between forgiving someone and simply understanding themHow generational patterns show up in your relationships without you realisingWhat safety actually looks like versus plain discomfortWhy a boundary you have to repeat isn't a boundary that's failing Family is rarely simple, and loving one honestly means holding both the good and the hard at once. When you can look back with clarity instead of judgement, the patterns start to loosen their grip. That's where clarity and ease begin. Resources & Links 🌐 Learn more about Rise into Regulation™, the skillset for connection, communication, and Nervous System safety in modern marriage. 📱 Follow Lauren on Instagram @lauren_dry 📱 Follow Dr Nancy Dome on Instagram @drnancydome 📘 Follow Dr Nancy Dome on Facebook: facebook.com/DrNancyDome 🌐 Visit Dr Nancy's website at drnancydome.com 📖 Dr Nancy's book, Glimmers: Amazon If something in this episode resonated, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or connect with me on Instagram. I love hearing what lands for you. Big love, Lauren x

    Can you love a toxic family and still heal?
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Welcome to the Connection Podcast! My name is Lauren Dry - come and join me on a journey alongside Modern Couples, to uncover how the Secrets of the Nervous System and Unconscious Mind support us to Rewire and Reconnect at Home. We're going to get deep on all things Marriage, Family Connections, my own path through Rising Into Regulation, and a bit of Neuroscience and Soul thrown into the mix as well. Let's Laugh, Live and Rise Together as we travel through the Transformation of Having It All at Home!

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