Free Online Event December 17th at 6.30pm
Beyond Survival: Reconnecting With the Self Behind the Mask
A Masterclass for Ex-Boarders and Their Partners
Beyond Survival: Reconnecting with the Self Behind the Mask
Free Online Masterclass: December 17th, 6.30pm UK
Are you struggling with anxiety or depression?
Or maybe you're finding it hard to cope with your partner's emotions or those of someone else you love.
Sometimes the long-term impact of boarding school leaves us feeling powerless and frustrated.
Join me for a masterclass in which we will explore a new approach to those long-term impacts.
This is an online masterclass. Enter your name and email and I'll send you all the details.
Discover who you are behind the mask
The years we spend in boarding school require us to create a shell or mask which keeps us safe. This mask may include perfectionism, people-pleasing, conflict avoidance and tendencies such as extreme levels of independence and a fear of vulnerability.
You may have come to believe that this mask is who you are. That the person you came to be at school is all you are.
But behind the mask is a deeper part of you - the part which created the mask itself. The mask is your 'survival personality,' but you are the creator of that personality.
Reconnecting with that deeper self enables us to experience emotions that have been long-suppressed, to feel joy and love, to rediscover our voice and express our deepest desires, and to connect more deeply than ever before with the people we love.
Key benefits of the masterclass
This masterclass will help you to:
Master emotional co-regulation: Understand how to use observation to co-regulate with your partner and loved ones.
Get your emotional needs met: Learn how to ask for what you need and make it easier for others to support you.
Strengthen your relationships: Build deeper connection with those you love and more intimacy with your partner.
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What people are saying...
Meg Roundell Greene
"I got so much value from that webinar you hosted - it's so interesting to dive into this! it gave me a very clear idea of what I was doing and why - and how to change it to have fewer disagreements (or at least have the disagreement but manage it in an emotionally mature and responsible way instead of reverting to old habits!)"
B.L.
"I have just finished Sorrel’s six week course for the partners of ex-boarders. For years I have struggled alone, with the impact that early boarding has had on my partner of 40 years. Sorrel’s warmth and wisdom and insight was truly like balm to my soul. I felt validated, appreciated and understood."
Matthew
"I came to see Sorrel following some anger issues I was having after a bereavement, and the work that Sorrel has done with me has been transformative, to say the least. I feel much calmer in a considerably better place and certainly less angry than I ever did prior to the work that I started with Sorrel. Sorrel has an ability to hold a space, a reflective space for you, asking just the right amount of questions that encourage reflectivity and the opportunity to adjust your feelings or behavior accordingly."
Ready to look behind the mask?
Register now for my FREE masterclass and start building a happier, more fulfilling life.
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Sorrel Pindar, Facilitator
Sorrel is a trauma-informed relationship coach who works with people who feel stuck in their relationships - especially those who spent part of their childhood in boarding school. Drawing on her own experience of seven years in school, she offers both couples coaching and individual coaching for survivors and their partners.
Her coaching journey began in 2017 when she became an NLP Master Practitioner. Since then, she has trained with Jamie Smart to become a Certified Advanced CLARITY® Coach & Facilitator, and is a licensed One of Many™ women’s coach. In 2025, she qualified as a Relational Life Coach through the Relational Life Institute, giving her some unique tools to work with couples.
Before starting her coaching journey, Sorrel spent 20 years as an osteopath, retiring in 2022 to focus on helping people heal emotionally and in their relationships. She holds a BSc and MPhil in Psychology, and deeply believes in our spiritual “true self” - the inner source of wisdom, creativity, and well-being that enables us all to heal from the inside out.