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Maintain emotional presence and contact with relational…
Maintain emotional presence and contact with relational partners during disagreement rather than withdrawing, distinguishing differentiation from emotional cutoff.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Relational quality is primarily determined by the ratio… (relational quality determined by turning-toward vs away) and One regulated nervous system can co-regulate another… (regulated nervous system can co-regulate). Prescribes staying connected while disagreeing. Withdrawal is reactivity, not independence. Regulated presence enables both self-authority and relationship maintenance.