The Connection Podcast - Lauren Dry

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 into Regulation™, talks with Jeff Luther, an entrepreneur and father of three who collapsed at a CrossFit gym in front of his teenage son and had no pulse for eight minutes. He was later diagnosed with ARVC, a rare heart condition that ende...

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 list of tools. Not another framework. A real, tangible picture of what becomes possible when you finally regulate and reset at the root. Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, explores what becomes possible on...

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, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, explores one of the most exhausting places a person can find themselves in a relationship, carrying the weight of growth for two people, and wondering how long they can keep...

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. Over the bins. Something you've fought about a hundred times before. Over nothing, really. In this episode, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, explores what it actually looks and feels like when a nervou...

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 your attachment style. You understand your nervous system, your triggers, your patterns. And you're still reacting the same way at home, still carrying the weight of a relationship that doesn't feel like it's shifting. In this episode, Lauren...

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. In this episode, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, sits down with her husband Morgan for an honest, unguarded conversation about the toxic patterns that show up most in women in relationships, and what's...

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 founder of Rise into Regulation™, sits down with her husband Morgan to unpack some of the most common toxic patterns men bring into relationships without realising it. Drawing from their own marriage, including the breakdown and the reset, La...

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 word. And pretending it doesn't affect your relationships, your intimacy, and how you feel about yourself is where things get messy. In this episode, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, gets honest about...

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 harder than it used to? What if the crash you've been trying to avoid is actually the thing that gets you there. In this episode, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, gets into what's really happening beneath th...

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 internal voice. The same desperate urge to fix it before it all falls apart. In this episode, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, explores what our friendships reveal about our deepest relationship patterns,...

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 a question that sits heavy for so many parents in the messy middle. Whether you're still in the marriage or already on the other side of it, the dynamics have a way of following you until something shifts from the inside. In this episode, La...

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 that shows up in business, on social media, and in our most intimate relationships. And it's one most of us are still figuring out. In this episode, Lauren sits down with Amy Guo, co-visionary of Her Seat and co-owner of Millon Wines, for a...

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 normalised. The sleep that never quite restores you. The morning where getting out of bed felt impossible, even though your life looks great on paper. In this episode Lauren Dry is joined by Serena Tran, co-founder of Her Seat, a community...

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 have I done wrong? Are they going to grow up resenting each other? And underneath it all is that quiet ache. I should be handling this better. If sibling conflict leaves you activated, ashamed, or desperate to shut it down fast, this conversat...

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 crosses your boundaries? This episode gently untangles that misunderstanding. In this episode, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, explores what non-attachment actually means through the lens of attachment...

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 you, your growth, your healing, your parenting, your relationships? This episode is a personal one. In this episode, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, shares her journey from proud skeptic to curious ex...

There’s a particular moment many high-functioning people recognise. You’re self-aware, emotionally intelligent, and used to solving problems. You reflect, you communicate, you look for tools, yet the relationship still feels heavy, confusing, or quietly draining. You start wondering what you’re missing, and why it still doesn’t feel settled in your body. In this episode, Lauren Dry is joined by ps...

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 losing your footing? You’re functioning. You’re handling the logistics. You’re a success everywhere else. But inside your marriage, it feels like the air has gone heavy and you’re back to feeling like the "common denominator" who just can't get...

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? You’re not trying to be dramatic. You’re not trying to pick a fight. But suddenly, the air feels heavy, someone is quiet, and you’ve both retreated into your corners without even knowing how you got there. If you’ve ever thought, Why does eve...

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 solid team. On the outside, it looks like things are working. But inside, it can feel like the relationship part has gone quiet. Like you’ve become really good at running a life together, and you’re not sure how to find your way back to clo...

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 everything feels irritating, flat, or strangely off. If you’ve ever thought, “Why am I getting the ick?” or “Where did the romance go?”, this episode is a deep exhale. It’s not about blaming your partner or making you feel broken. It’s about unde...

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 heavy, tight, or almost impossible. You replay the moment, feel the shame rise, and somehow the words stay stuck. This episode is for the moments after disconnection, when your nervous system is still activated and repair feels out of reach, eve...

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” to be happy. On the outside it looks like family time and full calendars. Inside, your body feels tense, wired and stretched thin. You know the tools. You understand the nervous system. You care deeply about your people. But in those moments...

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 anytime you need. 🤍 There’s a kind of confusion that can live inside a relationship, especially when everything looks “fine” on the outside. You’re functioning, achieving, holding it all together… but inside, something feels tight, uneasy,...

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 “making an effort”. Inside, it can feel like you’re bracing for certain comments, carrying the mental load, or wondering how you’ll hold it together all day. You might already know which relative will push your buttons, or which topic will set t...