The unseen cost of boarding school: pain, healing, and the gospel

There is a malady which affects the souls, bodies and lives of many men and women, but is barely spoken about. Few understand it, while many subconsciously deny it, whether through ignorance or fear or shame. It may affect someone you know personally, and almost certainly affects people who have had an influence on your life.

What is it and how is it caused?

This malady is called 'Boarding School Syndrome' (BSS). I call it 'Prep School Pain'.

In 1990, author Nick Duffell began to offer support for a specialist group called ‘Boarding School Survivors’. His work helps those who have been sent away from home as children with the psychological impact of what, for them, were traumatic experiences.