Dr Mark Stibbe has been writing books since he was 16 and has clocked up over 50 titles. His PhD on storytelling was completed in 1982 and published by Cambridge University Press. Lately, Mark has been writing novels in the magical realism genre. His novel A Book in Time was picked as the overall winner out of hundreds of entries in the Page Turner Awards. His latest novel is called House of Dreams - a Tudor ghost story once again in the magical realism genre.

 Mark’s hobbies include Lego - he is the official Lego reviewer for Sorted Men’s Magazine. He also runs a new YouTube Channel called ‘The Christian Storyteller’.

He lives in Kent with his wife Cherith and their two Labradors – Bella and Phoebe.

Questions for Mark:

1. I would love for you to share some of your journey. How did you get into the work you now do?
2. Could you talk us through what drew you to write your book, Home at Last: Freedom from Boarding School Pain?
3. In the beginning of your book you talk about the link between Dickens' The Christmas Carol and boarding school. What was your insight?
4. You mention in your book that you feel that boarding schools are “orphanages for the privileged.” Could you expand on this please?
5. Could you please talk about abandonment, especially soul abandonment? In what ways did boarding school feel like abandonment to you?
6. Could you please talk about the physical violence you met at boarding school? How did that impact you and how did you learn to cope with this?
7. Could you please talk about the idea of the 'boarded heart'? What do you mean by this? How did you start to reconnect with your heart again?
8. How did this early experience impact you as an adult?
9. What helped you on the path of healing and coming home?
10. Other topics we could talk about:
    1. The cycle of pain: desertion, deprivation, disengagement and dependency
    2. Stages of recovery: revelation, restoration, reconnection and recovery.
    3. Attachment theory
    4. The importance of telling our stories
    5. Your most recent books: A House of Dreams, A Book in Time

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To buy Mark's books please visit: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-Last-Freedom-Boarding-School/dp/1910786411/ref=sr_1_2?crid=AZTEG7BGA20I&keywords=mark+stibbe&qid=1706004821&sprefix=mark+stibb%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-2

And to visit Mark's website: https://www.markstibbe.com/

For the David Cameron humming video: https://youtu.be/aETjM7dTWSM?si=VA7WEVL5QeMbGS5F

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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

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