Discipline, Punishment & Expulsion At A Girl's Boarding School | Karen Wilson AEM #143 | Piers Cross episode artwork

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Discipline, Punishment & Expulsion At A Girl's Boarding School | Karen Wilson AEM #143 | Piers Cross

from An Evolving Man Podcast · host Piers Cross / Karen Wilson

In episode #143 of An Evolving Man, I’m joined by Karen Wilson, author of Atrocious Behavior.Karen was sent to boarding school at just seven years old and expelled by ten. Her memoir captures the harsh reality of punishment, isolation, and shame — and her later discovery of healing through theatre, teaching, and reflection.We explore how trauma lives on in the body, how neglect shapes the nervous system, and what it means to reclaim compassion after early betrayal.This is a powerful conversation about survival, courage, and finding meaning beyond suffering. 📘 Karen Wilson’s memoir “Atrocious Behavior” is available now on Amazon. https://amzn.eu/d/fWfpSFa 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.piers-cross.com/an-evolving-man-podcast ---Piers is an author and a men's transformational coach and therapist who works mainly with trauma, boarding school issues, addictions and relationship problems. He also runs online men's groups for ex-boarders, retreats and a podcast called An Evolving Man. He is also the author of How to Survive and Thrive in Challenging Times. To purchase Piers first book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Survive-Thrive-Challenging-Times/dp/B088T5L251/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=piers+cross&qid=1609869608&sr=8-1 For more videos please visit: http://youtube.com/pierscross For FB: https://www.facebook.com/pierscrosspublic For Piers' website and a free training How To Find Peace In Everyday Life: https://www.piers-cross.com/community Many blessings, Piers Cross http://piers-cross.com/ 

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