Mastering Self-Regulation: Reduce Reactivity & Strengthen Your Marriage

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Create Your Strongest Year Yet as a CoupleGet Intentional With Your Relationship in 2025: Download our exact blueprint to aligning your values and planning your year, with our 2025 Yearly Couples Planning & Alignment Workbook—just $19. Get it here: https://bit.ly/2025goalsetting In this episode, we delve into the concept of reactivity in relationships, emphasizing the importance of self-regulation as a crucial skill for emotional health. We discuss how anxiety manifests in relationships, the contagious nature of anxiety, and the phenomenon of fusion, where individuals become enmeshed in each other's emotional states. We highlight various self-regulation strategies, including movement, journaling, breath work, and self-confrontation, ultimately encouraging listeners to practice these skills to improve their relationships. Takeaways Reactivity is a common issue in relationships that can lead to regretful actions. Self-regulation is essential for managing anxiety and improving relationship dynamics. Anxiety in relationships is often contagious and can affect the entire family system. Breathwork can quickly help calm the nervous system and reduce anxiety. Practicing self-regulation skills can lead to healthier communication and connection. It's important to recognize that chronic anxiety does not always manifest as worry or fear. The small, consistent actions in relationships can lead to significant positive changes. 💬 Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/masteryourmarriage/?hl=en Mentioned in this episode: Yearly Goal-Setting Workbook for Couples Yearly Goal-Setting Workbook for Couples: Create Your Strongest Year Yet as a Couple Get Intentional With Your Relationship in 2025: Download our exact blueprint to aligning your values and planning your year, with our 2025 Yearly Couples Planning & Alignment Workbook—just $19. BONUS OFFER: Purchase before January 1, 2025 and receive an exclusive invitation to join us live where we will answer all your questions at our OWN planning retreat on January 4th! Get a behind-the-scenes look at exactly how we use these same tools in our own marriage -every year.