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07Nov

The Mental Health Toll of Silence in Families

Rob Kendall

boardingschool, childhood, family, parenting, relationships, vulnerability

Mind

Rob Kendall grew up in a loving but emotionally-reserved family. His grandmother's suicide changed everything, and he wants to share how open conversations can heal intergenerational pain
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26Jan

Boarding School Syndrome: "Children in Boarding School Are Actually Children in Care"

Joy Schaverien

boardingschool, childhood, complexptsd, trauma

Mind

Psychoanalyst Joy Schaverien coined the term Boarding School Syndrome. In this interview with Alice McGurran, she describes what this means and how it shapes individuals and societies
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01Feb

Why Is Boris Johnson the Way He Is? A Therapist Reacts to Partygate Report

Ajay Khandelwal

boardingschool, coronavirus, identity, politics, self, society

Therapists

Therapist Ajay Khandelwal looks into the psychology of prime minister Boris Johnson and his formative childhood experiences. Boarding School Syndrome can affect attachment and cause aggression and despair.
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29May

Why Lockdown Might Be Difficult for Ex-Boarders

Alison Dale

boardingschool, childhood, coronavirus

Therapists

Boarding school survivors may find that the experience of lockdown reminds them of a difficult time in their childhood: being isolated from loved ones, coping with limited privacy and dealing with uncertainty. Therapist Alison Dale, also an ex-boarder, explores further.
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03Jul

The Perfect Emotional Storm: Surviving Boarding School

Michael Golding

boardingschool, education, school

Therapists

Often associated with privilege, boarding school involves separation from family and support at a young age. Therapist Michael Golding shares how his own experience of boarding school shaped him
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18Apr

The Hidden Pain of a Boarding School Childhood

Alex Renton

boardingschool, childhood, education, family, parenting, therapy

Mind

Journalist Alex Renton's book Stiff Upper Lip reveals the emotional damage done to children when sent to boarding school too young, an experience he had himself
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22Feb

An Artist's View of Death

Jacqueline Fahey

art, boardingschool, creativity, death

Soul

Jacqueline Fahey, 87, is a prize-winning artist and author living in Auckland, New Zealand. She looks at death through the filter of her long and creative life
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13Jun

Boarding School: Where Neglect is Institutionalised

Nick Duffell

boardingschool, education, school, society, trauma

Mind

Boarding schools deprive vulnerable children of parental presence, and open up the possibility of sexual abuse writes psychotherapist and author Nick Duffell
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19Apr

How the Trauma of Boarding School Shaped Me

Susanna Hoare

boardingschool, childhood, education, family, school, trauma

Therapists

Therapist Susanna Hoare shares how her time at boarding school shaped her identity and relationships
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25Jan

Boarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the ‘Privileged’ Child

Joy Schaverien

bereavement, boardingschool, books, childhood, depression, education, school, therapy, trauma

Mind

Therapist Joy Schaverien believes that boarding schools have a negative and lasting influence on those who pass through them when they are young and vulnerable
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