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A deep conversation with Dr Mark Stibbe on the mother wound, attachment theory, and why boarding school can create emotional shutdown. Plus Skyfall, James Bond, and healing pathways.

Actor and comedian Tom Greaves shares how boarding school shaped his humour, shame, and identity — and how his show “Goodbye Uncle Fudgy” became a path from dissociation to healing.

Educational psychologist Morag Edwards explores girls’ boarding school trauma, neglect, attachment rupture, and misogyny in co-educational boarding schools.

Sam Adams explores men’s trauma, emotional shutdown, and how reconnecting with nature, seasons, and community can heal the wounded masculine.

Dr Mark Stibbe shares how boarding school abuse shaped his emotional shutdown (“the boarded heart”), and how therapy, spirituality, and forgiveness can lead to healing.

Roger Sharpley shares the lifelong impact of being sent to boarding school at age two, including PTSD, memory loss, anxiety, and healing through therapy, Tai Chi, and love.

Andrew Kavak shares his Westminster School boarding experience, the psychology of abandonment and dissociation, and how writing therapy can support healing. Listen to Episode 84 of An Evolving Man Podcast.

An Evolving Man Podcast (AEM) The Hidden Cost of Boarding School: Healing the Body and Mind After Emotional Separation AEM #83 Michael Davitt

An Evolving Man Podcast (AEM) The Hidden Cost of Girls’ Boarding Schools: Healing from Depression, Addiction & Emotional Disconnection AEM #82 Person Irresponsible (PI)