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Why Your Child Might Seem Different at Home After Boarding School
Every summer, we hear a version of the same concern from parents: "my child seems different since they've been home."
It's a pattern worth understanding rather than worrying about. In our latest article, we explore the psychology of reverse culture shock in young people returning from boarding school, including the increase in risk-taking behaviour some parents notice, the friction between siblings adjusting to shared space again, and what actually helps in those first few we
When Control at Work Follows You Home: Parent Coaching for High-Achieving Parents
Many of the parents we support are senior professionals or high-performing athletes themselves, used to precision, control, and high standards in their own lives.
Those same instincts, when they follow a parent home, can quietly reshape family life without anyone intending it. Checking homework twice. Asking about revision before saying hello. Holding every outcome a little too tightly.
Our latest article looks at this pattern in detail and why it shows up so often among high
Boarding Staff Wellbeing: Why Capability Matters as Much as Care
We hear a lot about supporting boarding staff through better rotas and protected time off. Both matter. But they miss something important: whether staff have actually been given the skills for the emotionally demanding work they do every evening. Our new article looks at why boarding staff wellbeing depends as much on capability as on rest, why supervision belongs in boarding the way it already does in clinical professions, and what schools across the UK and Europe are starti
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Resilient Mindset: Stop Negative Self-talk To Reduce Stress
Is Positive Self-talk The Key To Stress Management? When it comes to stress, one of the biggest contributors is the internal conversation...
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Why Leader's Emotional and Mental Wellbeing Should Be a Priority
Firstly, let me start by saying that, of course, everyone's emotional and mental wellbeing is important. We should all be taking action...
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4 min read
6 Self-care Tips For People With Stressful Jobs
Work-related stress, depression or anxiety is defined as a harmful reaction people have to undue pressures and demands placed on them at...
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6 min read
How Reconnecting With Nature Improves Wellbeing And Brings Perspective
I have written recently about seven amazing benefits (including improved wellbeing and productivity) of adding green plants to your...
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7 Benefits of Having Real Plants in Your Office Workspace or Classroom
One thing that is often overlooked by organisations looking to improve employee wellbeing, drive productivity or increase engagement is...
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Parenting in a Pandemic: The Impact on Parents’ Mental Wellbeing (Part 2)
This post forms part two of the article discussing how parents' mental health has been impacted by the pandemic. If you haven't read part...
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Parenting in a Pandemic: The Impact on Parents’ Mental Wellbeing (Part 1)
It might feel like there is light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel right now, especially as the days get longer and the weather...
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3 min read
Why It's Important To Build Resilient Relationships At School
When I was a primary school teacher, helping children navigate their relationships felt like a massive part of my job. Barely a day went...
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Belonging, Resilience and Relationships
As was highlighted during the seemingly never-ending lockdowns of the last couple of years, positive social contact is important for...
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The Four Day Week; Is It The Future Of Work?
Social isolation, combined with remote working has blurred the lines between home and work. And there is a temptation for employees to do...
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Time For Schools To Say Goodbye To Victoriana?
The time has come to say goodbye to antiquated Victorian educational principles and curriculums that have no value in the real world....
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10 Problems Caused By Low Self-Esteem
We are constantly told to ‘believe in yourself,’ (something I am guilty of saying too!) as the path to accomplish anything in life. Not...
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Top 10 Tips For Stress-free School Summer Holidays
(Updated July 2022) Whether you are busy working full-time and don't have the holiday allowance to take the time off, or you are at home...
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7 min read
Thank God It's Monday!
A Strategy To Improve Wellbeing At Work Work forms a significant part of most peoples lives. In fact, between Monday and Friday, we spend...
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7 Behaviours That Will Help You Build Self-confidence
(Updated August 2022) There have been thousands of research papers published on self-confidence or self-esteem, and many of these papers...
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HOW TO SET AND MAINTAIN BOUNDARIES
One issue that comes up time after time with clients is how to set and maintain personal boundaries. Quite often it comes up when clients...
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10 Positive Podcasts for a Perfect Morning
Like me, are you counting down the days and hours until lockdown is lifted and we can emerge from our enforced chrysalis like a beautiful...
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5 Things Your Child Needs to Know About Friendship & Belonging
Belonging is important to everyone no matter their age. When resting, our brains enter a default network which actually mimics the same...
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The Science of Happiness: Why We Should Put More Effort Into Our Relationships
If there's one thing that's been under strain since the start of the pandemic, it's our relationships. Spending hours together in a...
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4 min read
Decluttering Your Mind, Body & Spirit
Transform Your Mind, Transform Your Life! You know that pile of clothes hanging on the treadmill you don't use? And the pile of papers...
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