1 Introduction2 Family Firms as Systems of Emotional Regulation3 Differentiation of self as a Cross-level Mechanism4 Culture and the Meaning of differentiation of self: Italy and South Korea5 Transitional Pressure Points: Succession, Change, Crisis6 Governance and the Containment of Systemic Anxiety7 Toward a Comparative Framework of Family Business Resilience8 Implications, Limitations, and Conclusion