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The Connection Podcast - Lauren Dry
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…
Episodes
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryEveryone Loves Your People Pleasing. Who Gets the Real You?
Everyone says you're so easy to be around. The yes leaves your mouth before you've even paused. And by eight o'clock at night, you're loading the dishwasher…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryThe Quiet Cost Of Avoidance (And Who Feels It Most)
Why does the urge to be anywhere else arrive the exact moment a real conversation begins? The sudden jobs. The sudden distance. And a calm that looks so…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryThe 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…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryIs 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…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryBoundary 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…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryBreaking 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…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryYou 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…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryThe 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…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryIs 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…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryCan 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…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryPolarity Isn't What You Think It Is
You can love someone completely and still feel like something between you has gone quiet. That's usually polarity, slipping away without either of you…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryNice Guy Or Good Man? Let’s Talk About It
Nice guy syndrome doesn't look like a problem from the outside. It looks like someone who never causes a fuss, never asks for too much, and is slowly…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryThe Hidden Shame Behind Erectile Dysfunction
What do men hide from their partners when shame shows up? And once you know, what actually helps, versus what makes it worse? In this episode, Lauren Dry…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryDying Made Him Finally Want Connection
Have you ever kept pushing through the moment your body was already telling you to stop? In this episode, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryRewiring Series Pt 4: Life After Survival Mode (And What It Actually Looks Like)
If you've been stuck in the same cycles for so long that you've stopped being able to picture what life could actually look like, this one is for you. Not a…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryRewiring Series Pt 3: Doing the work solo (is there a point?)
You've been doing the work. Reading the books, sitting with the hard stuff, trying to show up differently. And they're not. So what now? In this episode…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryRewiring Series Pt 2: The Moment The Pattern Breaks (And What It Feels Like)
The breakthrough you've been waiting for probably won't look like one. What does it actually feel like when the pattern breaks? It might start in your kitchen…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryRewiring Series Pt 1: What Rewiring Actually Means (And What It Really Looks Like)
You could probably explain your childhood trauma in your sleep. And you're still losing it over a tone of voice at dinner. You've done the therapy. You know…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryThe Top Toxic Traits Women Have In Relationships (From a Woman Who’s Been There)
Have you ever caught yourself doing the thing you swore you'd never do? The controlling. The score keeping. The sarcasm that comes out before you can stop it…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryThe Top Toxic Traits Men Have In Relationships (From a Man Who’s Been There)
You know that feeling. You're looking at him and you have absolutely no idea what's going on in there. In this episode, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryI'm Vain. My Therapist Brain Is TOTALLY Fine With It.
Have you ever stopped to question whether your vanity is actually yours? Or just patterns you absorbed long before you had a say? Because vanity is NOT a dirty…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryWhy Does Connection Disappear After Having Kids?
Have you been trying to hold it all together since having kids, the business, the marriage, the sense of self, and quietly wondering why it feels so much…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryGood Friend or Bad Friend, What Your Friendships Reveal
Have you ever looked at the patterns playing out in your friendships and realised they look exactly like the ones in your marriage? The same fears. The same…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryCo-Parenting in Chaos: How to Find Peace When the Pattern Follows You
What if the chaos in your co-parenting relationship has nothing to do with your ex, and everything to do with the patterns neither of you has broken yet? It's…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryThe Visibility Dilemma: How to Be Seen Without Feeling Exposed
What if the thing stopping you from being truly seen isn't fear of judgment, but not knowing where the line is between visibility and exposure? It's a question…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryAmbitious and Exhausted: How to Stop Overriding Your Body and Start Listening to It
When did ambition stop feeling like strength and start feeling like survival? If you're honest with yourself, you already know the answer. The headaches you've…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DrySibling Rivalry & Nervous System Regulation, Handling Kids Fighting at Home
When your kids are fighting, something happens inside you. You go from calm adult to catastrophising parent in seconds. Why are they talking like that? What…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryNon-Attachment and Secure Attachment, The Shift That Changes Everything at Home
Have you ever heard the term “non-attachment” and quietly thought… that sounds like not caring? Or maybe even worse, that it means staying calm while someone…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren Dry“Woo Woo”, Religion or Science: What is the Future of Regulation in Relationships?
Have you ever quietly judged anything that felt “woo woo”, only to later crave something deeper than logic alone? Or felt the pressure of believing it’s all on…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryCovert Narcissist Signs: How To Tell If It’s More Than ‘Just Relationship Problems’
There’s a particular moment many high-functioning people recognise. You’re self-aware, emotionally intelligent, and used to solving problems. You reflect, you…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryWhy You Feel Safer Alone Than in a Relationship (Even When You Want Deep Connection)
Have you ever noticed that you can be the most supportive, present friend in the world, but the second you’re alone with your partner, you feel like you're…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryWhy Small Chats Turn Into Big Spirals: The Defensive Resentment Dance
You know that feeling when everything was fine ten minutes ago, but suddenly you’re in a cold, prickly standoff over something as small as the school pickup?…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryWhen Marriage Feels Like Roommates, Not Lovers
If your relationship has started to feel more like managing life than sharing it, there’s a reason. You’re functioning. You’re handling the logistics. You’re a…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren Dry“The Ick”, Resentment & Romance: The Nervous System Piece We Overlook
You know that feeling when you still love them, but your body is like… nope. You’re not trying to be dramatic, you’re not trying to nitpick, but suddenly…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryWhy Does Saying Sorry Feel Impossible in the Moment?
Have you ever known you should apologise, but your body just won’t let you? Not because you don’t care, but because even thinking about saying sorry feels…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryOverwhelmed and Snapping at Home? A Simple Practice To Help You Reset
There’s a particular kind of shame that hits after you snap at your kids or your partner, especially around holidays and long weekends when everyone’s “meant”…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryWhen “It’s Not That Bad” Is the Red Flag: Coercive Control, Intuition, and Self-Trust
A note before we begin: this episode includes conversation about domestic violence and coercive control. Please take care of yourself as you listen, and pause…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DrySurviving the Holiday Season: Nervous System Support for Family Conflict
There’s a kind of holiday stress that never makes it into the cute Christmas photos. On the outside it looks like full tables, busy calendars and everyone…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryWhat Men REALLY Wish Women Knew About Their Relationship
There’s a moment in so many relationships where things look fine on the outside, but inside it feels like you’re talking different emotional languages. You’re…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryWhen Fear Shapes Your Relationships: How Survival States Quietly Pull You Away
There’s a kind of loneliness that doesn’t look like being alone. It looks like a full life, a partner you care about, a home you’ve worked hard for, yet…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryHow Can You Maintain Connection and Being Human in an AI World
Is AI helping us connect, or quietly teaching us to disconnect? In a world where ChatGPT feels like a friend, it’s never been more important to stay human. AI…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryYou’re Not Crazy, You’re Depleted: The Root Cause You Never Knew to Check
What if the real reason you’re exhausted, snappy, or totally flat... isn’t emotional at all but mineral depletion? Yep, we’re going there. If you’ve been doing…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryCan the Love Come Back After Infidelity or Disconnection?
What if losing the love didn’t mean it’s over... but that something real is finally being revealed? Maybe you’re in a hard season. Something broke. Maybe it…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryIs It Really Confidence or Just Protection? How to Tell the Difference
Some of the things we say with the most conviction can feel like strength, but they’re often something else entirely. "I don't like being told what to do,"…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryIs “I’m Tired” Keeping You Stuck? What Your Nervous System Might Be Hiding
Is “I’m tired” actually true, or is it your nervous system trying to protect you? Have you ever told yourself, “I’m just too tired” or “I don’t have the…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryThe Hidden Cost of Being the Strong One: Trauma, Burnout, and Recovery
What do you do when you're the one everyone counts on, until you can't count on yourself? If you’ve ever found yourself exhausted from holding it all together…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryHarder to Kill, Easier to Love: Redefining Fatherhood Through Strength and Connection
Parenting is where our deepest patterns rise up, and where the real healing begins. It's also where our nervous systems get stretched, our identities get…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryThe Attachment Trap: How We Lose Ourselves Trying to Feel Loved
What if all the insight in the world still leaves you feeling disconnected? You’ve read the books. You’ve gone to therapy. You know your attachment style. And…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryHow to Have Hard Conversations Without Shutting Down or Blowing Up
Hard conversations don’t have to blow things up. Or shut you down. Or leave you spiralling with regret. If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryHealing Anxious Attachment: Why You Overthink, People-Please, and Still Feel Alone
Anxious attachment doesn’t always look how you think it does. It might look like being the fixer, the over-functioner, the one who’s “fine” until they’re not…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryWhat Happens After the Affair? Rebuilding Self Identity, Trust, and Connection
Where is the line between accountability and compassion? Between transparency and privacy? Between shame and growth? In this powerful and tender episode…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryConscious Parenting Starts With You: Regulate First, React Less
So many parents want to raise connected, emotionally resilient kids, but find themselves reacting from stress, shame, or survival instead. In this episode…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryThe Power of Vulnerability: How to Lead Without Losing Yourself
Vulnerability isn’t weakness. But for many high functioning, high achieving people, it can feel like a threat. In this episode, Lauren Dry speaks with…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryCalm from the Inside Out: The Brain-Body Science Behind Nervous System Healing
If your nervous system still feels stuck despite therapy, rest, or mindset work, there may be more going on beneath the surface. In this episode, Lauren Dry…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryGut Health, Burnout & the Body: How Stress Shapes the Way You Move and Connect
Ever wonder why you either push too hard at the gym or can’t get yourself to move at all? That tug of war between overexercising and total shutdown isn’t just…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryWhy Smart People Struggle in Relationship Conflict
Have you ever found yourself in a relationship conversation that sounds polished, calm, and articulate, while your body is quietly screaming inside? You're not…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren Dry"The Ick", Resentment & Romance: What Modern Marriages Get Wrong
Ever felt ... "The Ick"? Maybe it's been small, maybe you felt like you've been repelled by your partner for no clear reason (and even sometimes, for very…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryHelp - Are we breaking our kids? Where to from here
Did this episode hit home? There's a beautiful Reset Exercise I've prepared to get you out of your head and into your body again, in the next episode in this…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryOverwhelmed? Parts Work may be your Key to Compassion
Parenting, Repair, Work and just day to life - when you're completely Overwhelmed with Relationship stress - can feel debilitating. Despite our best of…
The Connection Podcast - Lauren DryUntangling Money and Marriage
Introducing the Amazing Diana Todd! In marriage we say for richer and poorer - but what happens when money really does come in the middle? What is the effect…