In today's episode I talk about fear and boarding school.I talk about some of my own experiences of school and how I felt that I was in fear a lot of my time.I talk about some of the fear-based beliefs I left boarding school with:- Fear of making mistakes- Fear of getting close to others- Fear of being ostacized- Fear of failureI share some of Bear Gryll's experiences of fear at boarding school.#trauma #hypervigilance #fear #beargryllsTake care,Piers--- Piers is an author and a me...

Today's fascinating episode is with Keith Day exploring trauma and how trauma can impact us physically. Keith struggled with trauma as a child and got a diagnosis of neuropathy as an adult after suffering painful symptoms. In this podcast Keith explores some of his journey through these physical illnesses and how he started to recover. We also talk about mental resilience and how to cultivate mental strength. ---Keith Day is a dedicated thought leader with two decades of p...

I have felt pretty shocked listening to reports about the Blood Scandal.I was horrified to hear what had happened at the boarding school, Treloar's where many people died.It is another cover up.Grenfell Tower, Windrush, Post Office Enquiry, Hillsborough...Repeated calls for justice and recognition were ignored for years.In today's podcast I talk about cover ups and the psychology of where many of our leaders learned to cover up, to hide, to mask the truth.I draw upon the briliant work of Caro...

What is the government doing regarding mandatory sexual reporting? After £200 million spent on IICSA, Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, what has been the outcome?Today's conversation is with two of the leading voices campaigning against child sexual abuse.Lawyer and partner, Dino Nocivelli and author, Alex Renton. What does this new amendment mean? And what can you do? To find out more about Voices Unbound please visit: https://voicesunbound.org.uk/ And Man...

What does a trauma-informed healthcare system look like? Do we currently have that in the UK? And if not what can we do to start to implement this?Today I am speaking with award winning clinical psychologist, Dr Karen Treisman about becoming trauma-informed not just in healthcare but also in the education system.We talk candidly about her work with looked after children in care and fostering and the cross over to boarding school.And how do we heal?A fascinating and inspiring conversation.---D...

What is good leadership? What makes a great leader? What is a servant leader? And how does boarding school impact our leaders?Today I am speaking with leadership expert, Zena Me who has worked for decades with CEOs and senior leaders.She talks about the keys of great leadership: the importance of emotional and spiritual intelligence, humility and serving the wider system.A really fascinating conversation.---Zena works with senior leaders, coaches and constellators who want to transform social...

A video exploring why it is so important to explore our inner world.What happens when we explore this unexamined life?I talk about Pete Walker and his book Complex PTSD, and Robert Bly's Iron John.Our wound becomes our gift.Warm regards,Piers--- 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 Evolvin...

Following on from last week's video I thought that I would share some of the practices and exercises that bring me joy. A subscriber commented on my last podcast: https://youtu.be/NGa-UoRhHWg They mentioned that for some people thinking about what makes them joyful is stressful. So today I share some of the practices that I have learned that have helped me to cultivate joy and happiness.Warm regards, Piers --- Piers is an author and a men's transformational coach and...

Today I talk about the importance of joy. When we begin on the journey of childhood trauma healing it can become all consuming. Life can become really hard - lots of tears, feeling pain. It can feel overwhelming. But part of the healing is to remember the joy. So today I talk about the importance of remembering happiness, gratitude and joy. Warm regards, Piers --- Piers is an author and a men's transformational coach and therapist who works mainly with...

Today I talk about workaholism and childhood trauma. Why can't you stop working? Especially if you had experiences of childhood trauma? I also talk about the link to boarding school. Why is that many who have been to boarding school are workaholics? I talk about some of the techniques that we can use to start stopping. Now.Take care, Piers --- Piers is an author and a men's transformational coach and therapist who works mainly with trauma, boardin...