Interview with Tamara Chomiak

Guest bio:

Tamara Chomiak is a Family Mediator, Resilience Coach, and author of Shielded: How to Raise Resilient Kids Even if You Have a High-Conflict or Toxic Ex.

Tamara has over 25 years of experience supporting high-conflict families through separation and divorce, as well as parents navigating children’s behaviour and developmental challenges. She also lived her own journey raising resilient kids through a toxic divorce.

Tamara’s mission is to fill the gap of support and knowledge for these unserved families by equipping parents with concrete, practical strategies to protect children from invisible emotional harm and help them thrive.

3 big ideas discussed in this episode:

BIG IDEA #1: There is a GAP in the Systems: Most advice after divorce assumes both parents want peace, but with a toxic or high-conflict ex, there is One parent thrives on Chaos. This gap in the system leaves kids vulnerable to invisible emotional harm unless the healthy parent learns how to shield them. Leading to bleak future outcomes.

BIG IDEA #2: The Good News: Resilience isn’t luck, it’s built. Research shows kids can thrive when the 8 Pillars of Resilience are reinforced, even when a high-conflict parent creates weak spots. It has been shown that One stable, caring adult who knows how to strengthen those pillars can change a child’s future for the better.

BIG IDEA #3: The How: By combining resilience research with my expertise in child development, behaviour, and the effects of separation and divorce, I provide parents with concrete, practical strategies to counteract the invisible emotional harm toxic co-parents cause. Because almost no real help exists in this area, these tools give parents a way to cut through the chaos and give their kids clarity, stability, and hope.

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Website: http://shieldednow.com/

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