Milica Marković

May 20, 2024 | marriage.com | Mert Şeker |Shellie R. Warren |Milica Marković |Sylvia Smith

Self-soothing, or “emotion regulation,” is the practice of calming the body and mind in the face of conflict and refocusing one’s energy so that a couple can resume effective communication and repair conflict. Married for ten years, Caroline and Ethan (fictitious names) often disagree about money in relationships, and their arguments are more intense than their fights about other topics.