Episode Description
For the interview with Kalyani Pardeshi: https://youtu.be/iBXcs5i4zyg
For the interview with Nicky Moxey and Dr Linda Devereux:
https://youtu.be/oJNHoex41-Q For the interview with Sara Warner and Karen Macmillan:
For the interview with Amelia White:
For the interview with Joanna Brittan: https://youtu.be/MJknonuf4Sw
For Karen Wilson's book: https://amzn.eu/d/9Z4gqUv
In this solo reflection, I look at the distinct experiences of girls at boarding school and how they differ from boys’. Drawing on survivor interviews and books such as Stolen Childhood by Karen Wilson, I explore how discipline, shame, and control were used to mould girls into compliant “ladies,” while boys were prepared for leadership.
We discuss:
- Bullying and shaming rituals used against girls
- The policing of uniforms, bodies, and food
- The absence of role models during puberty and adolescence
- Long-term impacts on identity, confidence, and relationships
- Survival strategies of girls vs boys
- Why survivors’ stories — from Kate Middleton’s Down House days to modern accounts — still matter today
This episode is both a witness and a call: to keep these conversations alive, to challenge the culture of silence, and to acknowledge the wounds still carried by so many women.
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Piers is an author and a men's transformational coach and therapist who works mainly with trauma, boarding school issues, addictions and relationship problems.
He also runs online men's groups for ex-boarders, retreats and a podcast called An Evolving Man.
He is also the author of How to Survive and Thrive in Challenging Times. To purchase Piers first book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Survive-Thrive-Challenging-Times/dp/B088T5L251/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=piers+cross&qid=1609869608&sr=8-1
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Many blessings,
Piers Cross
http://piers-cross.com/