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EPISODE · Mar 12, 2026 · 46 MIN

Ambitious and Exhausted: How to Stop Overriding Your Body and Start Listening to It

from The Connection Podcast - Lauren Dry

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 creating genuine connection for ambitious women. Serena opens up about growing up with inherited drive, the moment everything caught up with her, and what it actually looks like to build something meaningful without leaving your body behind in the process.You'll hear about:Why the qualities that got you here are the same ones making it hardest to slow downHow your body signals burnout long before your mind catches upWhy regulation isn't calm. It's feeling your emotions fully so they stop running the showThe hidden cost of bringing hypervigilance home from workSimple first steps for tuning into your body's signals before they become a crisisIf you've been telling yourself one more month for longer than you can remember, this conversation is going to land.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📱 Follow Serena on Instagram @connectedbyserena📱 Follow Her Seat on Instagram @her.seatIf 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

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