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An Evolving Man PodcastCompassionate Leaders | Boarding School | Seen and Heard | AEM #133 Chris BraitchChris Braitch is a father of 3 first and foremost. He is also a 1-2-1 and organisational coach, speaker, and founding director of the not for profit Seen & Heard. Seen & Heard supports the emotional well being of ex-pupils of boarding and independent day schools, and their families. Chris has found his calling supporting others on their journey to healing and joy, utilising his diverse life experiences, and professional skills learned over a 20-year career in sales, marketing, and management at some of the world’s largest food companies. Questions for Chris:I would love for both of u...2025-07-111h 13
The Locked up Living Podcast: Surviving and thriving in prisons and other challenging environmentsChris Braitch (Video) Seen & Heard: Navigating Healing After Boarding School traumakeywords
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 an...2025-01-0850 minThe Locked up Living Podcast: Surviving and thriving in prisons and other challenging environmentsChris Braitch (audio) Seen & Heard: Navigating Healing After Boarding School traumakeywords
emotional health, boarding school trauma, Seen and Heard, mental health coaching, childhood trauma, healing journey, group therapy, educational system, child welfare, trauma-informed care
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In 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 r...2025-01-0850 min
Trauma Resonance ResilienceSeason 5, Episode 2, Chris Braitch on recovering from the trauma of a childhood in boarding schoolSend us a textChris explores the trauma of abandonment and privilege – Elite boarding schools, their impact on Britain and the world, the wounded leaders that come from them, generational trauma and the wounds that have to be healed in adulthood.Chris invites us to face into the abuse legacy of UK private schools, why there is much left to do and it’s not “all better now” as the schools would have us believe.Lisa draws some parallels between boarding school and care.... Chris Braitch is on LinkedIn and the website i...2024-11-1333 min
An Evolving Man PodcastAEM #111 Chris Braitch ACES, Boarding School, Healing & Purpose: Seen and HeardWhat was it like to go to boarding school at age 7?And how did that impact my guest's adult life?From addictions, to breakdown and then path of recovery to finding purpose, my guest today shares his own journey. In today's episode I am speaking with Chris Braitch who is the director of the not for profit, Seen & Heard, which supports the emotional wellbeing of past pupils of boarding and independant schools.He talks about his boarding school years: bullying, dissociation, and trauma.And he shares how he recovered a...2024-10-041h 12