Secret #34 - The Power of Separating Well - choosing peace over conflict with Tiffany Rochester (part 1)

In this episode of 'Life's Dirty Little Secrets,' hosts Emma Waddington and Chris McCurry welcome Tiffany Rochester, a clinical psychologist and co-founder of Co Parenting Companion.

Tiffany discusses her work in providing separated families with evidence-based, compassionate, and collaborative solutions as an alternative to litigation. She dives deep into the challenges and solutions for co-parenting, emphasizing psychological flexibility, kindness, and effective communication.

Tiffany highlights the importance of supporting parents through the separation process to reduce conflict and foster better outcomes for children, providing practical strategies and insights into co-parenting dynamics.

Highlights:

• Managing narrative around separation
• Importance of co-parenting skills
• Addressing emotional triggers effectively
• Understanding co-parenting boundaries
• Overcoming binary thinking in conflict

Timestamps:

[01:52] Tiffany's Journey into Co-Parenting

[04:12] Challenges of Co-Parenting

[07:21] Impact on Children and Families

[11:39] Skills for Effective Co-Parenting

[16:09] The Role of Psychological Flexibility

[25:02] Practical Tools and AI in Co-Parenting

[37:08] The Importance of Grace and Letting Go

About Tiffany Rochester:

Tiffany Rochester is a Clinical Psychologist and Co-Parenting Coach. Seeing the trauma inflicted on families by broken systems providing woefully inadequate support, Tiffany founded Co-Parenting Companion to provide separated families with evidence-based, compassionate collaborative solutions as an effective, accessible alternative to the traditional pathway of litigation.  Her big-picture vision extends beyond immediate alternative dispute resolutions to fundamentally reshaping how society supports families post-separation for the lifespan of the child.

The legal pathway can cost families more than $300,000 and take up to four years (25% of a child’s life!). Tiffany argues it was never the right answer for families in transition, and that it is the foundations of psychology, not

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