Chris Braitch (Video) Seen & Heard: Navigating Healing After Boarding School trauma

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emotional health, boarding school trauma, Seen and Heard, mental health coaching, childhood trauma, healing journey, group therapy, educational system, child welfare, trauma-informed care

summaryIn this conversation, David and Naomi meet Chris Braitch, an emotional health coach and founder of Seen and Heard, (http://www.seenheard.org.uk/) and discuss the impact of boarding school experiences on emotional health. Chris shares insights into the trauma associated with boarding schools, the justification for sending children away, and the differences between boarding schools and children's homes. Chris emphasizes the importance of group work in recovery and highlights unique approaches to healing, including emotional freedom techniques and somatic therapies. He also addresses the challenges within the boarding school system and the need for accountability and change.

Bio

Chris Braitch is a Father of 3. He is also an emotional health Coach for individuals, organisations, and a founding director of the not for profit Seen & Heard. Seen & Heard supports the emotional wellbeing of past and present pupils of boarding an Independent day schools, and their families.

Chris has found his calling now supporting others, utilising his diverse life experiences and professional skills learned over a 20-year career in sales, marketing, and management at some of the worlds largest food companies.

He has come to understand that where your greatest wound lays, is where you can find your gold and gift to the world. His difficult life experiences, and ongoing journey with challenging mental and physical health, are now opening new doors and conversations in his personal and professional.

He feels ready now to step into his purpose, that he feels he’s been training his whole life for.

To reach Seen & Heard www.seenheard.org.uk

To reach Chris’s coaching www.growthwave.uk

To email: [e-mail]

takeaways

• Chris Braitch founded Seen and Heard to support ex-pupils of boarding schools.
• Boarding school trauma can lead to long-term emotional health issues.
• Many parents believe they are acting in their child's best interest by sending them to boarding school.
• There is a generational trauma associated with boarding school experiences.
• Emotional deprivation in boarding schools can lead to difficulties in forming relationships later in life.
• Group work is essential for healing and recovery from boarding school trauma.
• The boarding school system often lacks transparency and accountability.
• Teachers in boarding schools may experience burnout and moral dilemmas.
• Healing involves a combination of individual and group therapy approaches.
• There is a growing awareness of the need for trauma-informed care in educational settings.