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 closeness, ease, and intimacy.

If you’ve ever had the thought, Is this it now?, while also feeling guilty for even thinking it, this episode will land.

In this episode Lauren Dry, Master Marriage Coach and founder of Rise into Regulation™, unpacks why high-achieving couples so often slip into teammate mode. She explores how the skills that help you build a life together can quietly work against intimacy, and what actually helps connection come back without forcing it or blowing everything up.

You’ll hear about:

1. Why marriage can start to feel transactional, even when the love is still there
2. How compromise and compartmentalising keep things running, but disconnect you emotionally
3. The fear of wanting more, and why that doesn’t mean something is wrong with you
4. How attention, energy, and daily habits quietly shape intimacy
5. Small, realistic shifts that help closeness come back online

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

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Big love,

Lauren X