Last week, I attended a performance of "The Years," at a London theatre. It is a remarkable production where five different actors bring one woman'...

This Sunday is Mother’s Day which is often seen as a day filled with love, appreciation, and celebration. But for many ex-boarders, it can be a com...

At the premiere of Boarding on Insanity, the energy in the room was palpable. As the credits rolled and the Q&A began, I felt a powerful force emanati...

In my women's cohort this week, we heard how "Being Sent to Coventry" can be so damaging for young girls, and how the impact can be felt decades la...

 January 2025.  Happy New Year!

The Christmas season is over.

This year I opted out altogether and woke up on Christmas Day in Goa in India.  It is ...

How hard is it to shift such beliefs that we may have about ourselves? 

Often, we make these core beliefs about ourselves when we are children and i...

Why keep showing up and doing the work?

Last night I had a final session with a group of women who I first started working with in 2022.  They took a...

Much of the content of this blog post is taken from an article I had published in "Therapy Today," in December 2022. 

With Enid Blyton’s stories of m...

I have just waved my youngest daughter off to school for her last day of school. Presents in her bag for the teachers and a black marker pen to wri...

At this time of year, you may be receiving invitations to return to your old boarding school to revisit, celebrate and meet up with fellow old pupils ...