An Evolving Man Podcast

This episode hears from one of the US's leading paediatrician's Dr Claudia M Gold. Here she speaks about attachment theory, the power of discord – the importance of having ups and downs in relationships and how that links in to childhood trauma and especially boarding school syndrome. Some of the areas we talk about are containment, the power of being heard, rupture and mismatch and unce...

What is the female experience of boarding school? Often we talk about the boarding school experience of boys and how it impacts men. But often the subject of how boarding school impacts a girl and then a women later on in life is not spoken about. Today I am excited to be speaking with two leading women in the field of working with women ex-boarders and bringing this subject to light. What it is l...

Bill Kauth is the co-founder of the Mankind Project (MKP) and the New Warrior Training Adventure (NWTA). The NWTA has now served over 75,000 men and has 47 centers in 12 countries around the world.  In 1992 St. Martin’s Press published his book A Circle of Men: The Original Manual for Men’s Support Groups (reissued in 2015). As a social inventor over the last two decades, Bill also co-founded the...

Today on the podcast I am excited to be speaking to Dillibe Onyeama. Dillibe was the first black boy to graduate from Eton and wrote about his account of boarding school in the 1972 book which was originally called, Nigger At Eton.  Dillibe suffered a lot of racial abuse while at the school. Today he shares some of his experiences at school and talks in more depth about what happened around the ti...

Today on the podcast I welcome back Rod Boothroyd for the final part in the series where we  explore the archetype of the King or the Queen also known as the Sovereign Archetype.  The King or Sovereign is the part of us that is responsible for vision, power,  leadership, potency, blessing ourselves and others, and bringing order to our internal and external worlds. The King is also the part of us...

An Evolving Man Podcast (AEM) #36: Dr Suzanne Zeedyk: Developmental Psychologist: Attachment Theory, ACEs, Trauma, Boarding School Syndrome  Today I am delighted to be speaking Dr Suzanne Zeedyk. In this episode of An Evolving Man Podcast we explore attachment theory, ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences), Trauma and boarding school. Suzanne explores what trauma and attachment theory is. And then s...

Carl Chambers is a Church of England Vicar at St. Michael & All Angels Church in Wilmington, Kent. He is passionate about giving voice and shining light on issues in the church. Today I am excited to be talking to Carl Chambers about the church. As a Vicar for the Church of England today he brings light and hope to the conversation about the church sexual abuse and for the need for truth and r...

Today I am speaking with Tony Gammidge about art therapy and the power of creativity in healing trauma. We also take some time to talk about his own boarding school experiences and the work that he does in prison and secure units. --- Tony Gammidge is an Artist, Filmmaker/Animator, trainer and HCPC registered Art Therapist. He has a particular interest in stories, and personal narrative and in the...

Today on the podcast I am delighted to be speaking with Bruce Parry who is the BAFTA award winning producer, director and presenter. We go behind the scenes of his TV shows, the BBC's Tribe, Artic, and Amazon and Tawai. A really fascinating journey into what he has learned, his boarding school and military experiences and community. --- Bruce Parry is an English documentarian, indigenous righ...

Today, I am excited to be speaking to Dawson Church, PhD, who is an award-winning author of the best-selling books, The Genie in Your Genes, Mind to Matter and the Bliss Brain. We talk about PTSD, and complex PTSD and how it impacts our brains and physiology and what we can start to do to begin the healing process. --- Dawson did undergraduate and graduate work at Baylor University, and obtained h...

Today on the podcast I welcome back Rod Boothroyd to go deeper into the archetype of the Lover.  The Lover is the part of us that is responsible for feeling, connecting to others, eros and sexuality, creativity and spontaneity. The Lover is the part of us responsible for the emotional and feeling side of our lives.  Today Rod goes deeper into the subject of the Lover archetype. What are the positi...

 Today I am speaking with Michael Boyle on the 30th episode of my podcast. Michael is one of the founders of men's work in the UK having been central to inviting over Robert Bly and Robert Moore, author of King Warrior Magician Lover in the 1990s. He was also central to setting up the Mankind Project, MKP in the UK. He was also central to setting up the Mankind Project, MKP in the UK which is...

Today I am speaking to the author, Michael Maisey, on my podcast. Michael is an amazing man and has a truly astonishing story. From sexual abuse, violence, drug and alcohol addiction, attempted suicide and being arrested as a teenager for armed robbery and attempted murder Michael spent several years in prison. On leaving prison Michael continued struggled with alcohol and drug addiction. At age 2...

AEM Podcast #28 Ulf Sandstrom - Techniques for Healing Trauma Today I am speaking with Ulf Sandstrom on my podcast. Ulf is a fascinating man who co-founded the charity Peaceful Heart Network which goes to areas of conflict and natural disasters to help heal emotional and mental trauma. The main tool that they use is the Trauma Tapping Technique which is based on the work of Thought Field Therapy (...

An Evolving Man (AEM) #27   Rod Boothroyd   Magician Archetype   Trickster Safety Officer Rod Boothroyd is a counsellor, psychotherapist, a certified “Healing The Shadow” practitioner and the author of the book Warrior, Magician, Lover, King – a guide to the male archetypes updated for the 21st century. Today on the podcast I am welcoming back Rod Boothroyd to go deeper into the archetype of the M...

Today I am speaking with Dick Moore on my podcast. We talk about with the current mental health crisis in schools and with young people. We talk about suicide, self-harming and the pressure that young people are under. What can we do? Dick Moore has worked as an English teacher, rugby coach, boarding school housemaster and, for over twenty years, the headmaster of a co-educational day and boarding...

AEM Podcast #25 - Theuns Opperman - Headteacher Talks About Duty of Care, 'Breaking Children Down To Build Them Up' and Abuse in Boarding Schools  Today I am speaking with Theuns Opperman who is a headteacher based in South Africa.  He has been in teaching for 20 years and has worked in several boarding schools.  Today we explore his take on why elite schools and especially boarding scho...

Today I am speaking with Laurence Johns from The ManKind Project, MKP. Laurence is the Development and Outreach Director at The ManKind Project UK and Ireland. The MKP is a men's charity that helps "to nurture a global community of men who have the strength of character to show love, support healthy relationships, and make the world a kinder place." Some of the questions I ask him:...

Today I am delighted to be speaking with Rod Boothroyd again on An Evolving Man Podcast.  Rod is speaking in more depth about the Warrior Archetype - what it is and some of the shadow aspects of it. He also talks about some of the ways to connect and cultivate the mature masculine archetype of the Warrior.  For those who have been drawn to my work through boarding school syndrome then I recommend...

Today on my podcast I am delighted to be speaking with Craig White about transformation, brotherhood, and initiation. Craig is both an international men's coach and an international rugby coach. Recently he coached Uruguay in the Rugby World Cup 2019 and today he shares some of the stories about how he helped to transform their team and "shock the world". A really fascinating conver...

Today I speak with Nick Duffell who is one of the leading experts in the field of boarding school trauma about intimate relationships, disassciation and homesickness. Nick Duffell is a psychotherapist and trainer in private practice who pioneered therapeutic work with ex-boarders and specialist training for psychotherapists. He is the author of The Making of Them, Trauma Abandonment and Privilege...

AEM Podcast #20 Chukumeka "Chukes" Maxwell - Suicide Awareness & Prevention - What Can You Do For Yourself & Other To Help Prevent Suicide? Today on my An Evolving Man Podcast I speak with Chukumeka "Chukes" Maxwell about suicide awareness and prevention. We explore what you can do if you are feeling suicidal and we also go into some depth what you can do if someone you...

On today's podcast I am speaking with the award winning author, James Harpur about his new collection of poetry called The Examined Life. In this episode James reads from his poetry book some of the poems which detail what life was like for him at boarding school in the 1970s. --- James Harpur is an award winning poet who has had six poetry collections published by Carcanet and Anvil Press. H...

 AEM - An Evolving Man Podcast #18 - Joanna Brittan- The Female Perspective of Boarding School - Child Sexual Abuse (CSA)  On today's podcast I am interviewing Joanna Brittan who is one of the leading voices against the boarding school system and a leading campaigner for the rights of people who have been sexually abused at boarding school.  Today we talk about her own journey at boarding sch...

 #17 AEM - An Evolving Man Podcast - Ben Cole - Transforming The Wound of Bullying - Tales of Boarding School Trauma & Healing  Today I am speaking with Ben Cole on my podcast. This episode was a heart felt and for me a tearful one.  Ben is a storyteller, cinematographer and director and he uses this gift to really share a heart-renching and transformational story.  Ben shares how he attended...