**The audio’s not perfect on this one—we had a tech gremlin in the mix. But the conversation is fire, so we’re releasing it raw—aligned with the DSRX ethos of showing up real over shiny.**

In this raw episode, Eric and Rachael tackle what most couples desperately avoid: being triggered at the same time. When your relationship becomes the mirror you didn't ask for and discomfort feels constant, they reveal why this might actually mean your relationship is working perfectly. They explore the sacred friction of conscious partnership—where growth doesn't always feel good, triggers become teachers, and staying connected through the mess becomes an art form.

From Rachael learning to be "bratty" and emotionally messy to Eric discovering that masculine presence means being affected by your partner's storms while staying centered anyway, they show how relationships become laboratories for transformation rather than comfort zones. They reveal why trying to soothe each other's triggers prevents growth, how "trusting the trigger to teach" creates unshakeable devotion, and why the friction IS the intimacy. If you're ready to stop performing relationship and start practicing it—messy, alive, and fully human—this episode shows you how conscious dominance transforms triggers into the foundation of deeper love.

About Conscious Dominance

The Conscious Dominance podcast was born from weekly conversations between two friends, Andrew & Eric.

Every week, we would connect and talk about the ways that our roles as Dominants in long term, loving Dominant/submissive relationships were calling us to higher integrity, and demanding the absolute best from each of us as men. And in those conversations, we realized how much other men might benefit from being let in on these conversations. So we started recording them for you.

About Rachael

Fondly known as a sensory-sommelier and catalytic-conversationalist, Rachael Dunville works globally as an avant-garde intimacy artist and movement muse at her acclaimed company AEROSHA, founded in 2008.

Schedule a 1:1 session with Rachael: https://aerosha.as.me/schedule/c588dcc1/appointment/11783628/calendar/2143007?appointmentTypeIds[]=11783628

Learn more about Rachael & AEROSHA on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/aerosha/

https://www.aerosha.art/

About Eric

Eric's work as a coach, astrologer, and modern day mystic supports men in their embodiment and building their deep inner strength. You can find more about Eric's work through the Elemental Arts Initiative at https://elementalartsinitiative.com .

And together with his long term partner and submissive Rachael runs Aerosha, teaching men and women to heal, sustain, and integrate themselves in sustainable and lasting ways. Aerosha can be found at https://aerosha.com.

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