REFLECTIONS: THE BLOG

REFLECTIONS: THE BLOG

How having Covid switched back on my Survival Personality

When my lateral flow test was positive and my children's tests were negative, we made the decision for my children to spend the ten days with their...

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Groups - Love them or loathe them?

Last weekend I went to Edinburgh for a wedding with a group of friends I have made at my local CrossFit gym. It was planned months ago and as it...

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Relationships with Parents and Harry Styles.

A few weekends ago I spent the night with my teenage daughter and 90,000 others at Wembley Stadium watching Harry Styles perform. This was planned...

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Parallels of dropping your child at university with boarding school.

This September I made the long drive from Brighton to Edinburgh to take my eldest daughter to University for the first time. We could have taken...

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How busy are you?

Present-day Boarding School websites proudly tell parents that their timetable of constant activities, especially in the first few weeks of term,...

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Would you choose to put your child in Care?

Joy Schaverien has noted that that the definition of children in care seems to fit the child in boarding school. (Boarding School Syndrome, 2015)

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What age did you leave home?

When I first did my counselling training and we were exploring Human Growth and Development, I recall the Tutor asking us, "What age did you leave...

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Did going to boarding school help me to run a marathon?

It was the Brighton Marathon. The sun shone and the city came alive as residents came out to support and cheer on the runners. As a young child, I...

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How might intimate relationships be impacted by Boarding School Trauma?

To cope with the huge attachment loss that a child is subjected to at an early age when they are sent to boarding school, many children learn to...

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Do you give yourself permission to be ill?

At the end of last week, I tested positive for Covid 19.

I then found myself having to tell friends, family, clients, students and all whom I had...

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How do children manage puberty in boarding school?

Going through puberty is a difficult time for teenagers.  Your body starts to change, hairs start sprouting, you start to sweat more, your...

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What type of Survival Personality did you embrace at boarding school?

This week, those taking part in my Boarding School Awareness Course started to recognise how they adapted themselves to fit in with their peer...

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