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 busy
• What the romantasy boom really reveals about women's desire
• Why spontaneity was always more curated than it felt
• How competence can get in the way of surrender
• How 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

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Big love,

Lauren x