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 convincing from the outside.

In this episode of The Connection Podcast, Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, explores avoidance, the flight response all grown up. At first glance it can look easygoing and unbothered, while underneath there's a body that learned distance was the safest place to be. Getting curious about the pull to leave the room is where things start to shift.

Part two of the four part series on the nervous system addiction responses.

You'll hear about

• Why avoidance is flight mode all grown up
• What a calm exterior can be covering
• How avoidance shows up in the body and in the words we use
• Why avoidance and hypervigilance so often find each other
• Slow steps your nervous system can trust

Avoidance is a pattern the body learned in order to feel safe, and patterns can change. Slowly, with curiosity, there is a way back to clarity and ease.

Resources & Links

📱 Follow Lauren on Instagram @lauren_dry

🌐 Learn more about Rise into Regulation™, the skillset for connection, communication, and Nervous System safety in modern marriage.

📝 Take the quiz to see how your nervous system moves between addictions. Nervous system addiction quiz

🎧 Listen to part one of the four part series on hypervigilance

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