Journey to Belonging is here to help you feel connected and find inner peace, and to guide you on a journey towards a deeper sense of belonging.
Journey to Belonging is a coaching organisation for people who attended Boarding School and feel they still carry unresolved consequences.
It’s for you if you have noticed any of the following traits in yourself:
Distrustful. Disconnected. Isolated. Self-Doubting. Deep sadness. Cynicism. Overwork. Reluctance to commit. Dysfunctional independence. Overwhelming need to be right.
Many of our clients have been in therapy, while others feel they do not want to access therapy and would pefer alternative ways to open up parts of themselves that they’ve shut down.
Coaching enables us all to move forwards in life, without dwelling too much on a painful past.
When you work with us we will act as guides lighting your path and alerting you to pitfalls and dead-ends.
We can do this simply because we have travelled this way ourselves and we know that even though it may be difficult at times, making this journey is a transformative experience.
Journey to Belonging Bespoke is a flexible coaching programme for people who whom boarding school has cast a long shadow.
Based on the six-part Journey to Belonging, the programme draws on Sorrel Pindar’s ‘Heartbridge’ approach and John Britton’s ‘Self-With-Others’.
It helps clients to get free of the deep sense of isolation, anxiety and disconnection that often result from having attended boarding school.
Clients who work with us generally find that they experience:
Reconnection with the self
A gradual opening to experience
The ability to establish healthy relationships with self and others
A reigniting of passion
A deeper sense of belonging
Journey to Belonging is a bespoke coaching programme. It can be delivered online via weekly or fortnightly Zoom calls over 6, 9, 12 or 24 weeks, or as an in-person weekend intensive.
You can choose to be coached by John or Sorrel; by both John & Sorrel for different aspects of the programme; or if you choose a group setting, by John & Sorrel together.
You can attend coaching sessions alone or with one or more boarding school survivors in your circle.
You will have access to the suite of short videos which make up the Journey to Belonging route map.
There will be exercises for you to carry out at your own pace, which will help you to embed new learnings.
While we both went to boarding school, our experiences were very different as the experience of girls’ schools is different from that of boys’ schools.
John’s background is in performance and the creative arts, while Sorrel’s is in well-being, mental health and relationships.
Our different experiences mean that we bring differing perspectives and can support you no matter what experience you may have had.
Sorrel Pindar is a Relationship and Well-Being Coach specialising in helping individuals overcome anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. With a background in osteopathy and training as a coach, including Relational Life Coaching and subtractive psychology, she supports clients through personal and relational growth.
Sorrel's journey to becoming a coach was shaped by her own experiences of childhood trauma, including her time in boarding school and the suicide of her first boyfriend. These events led to decades of depression and relational difficulties. Her personal healing process, which included post-traumatic growth and developing relational mindfulness with her partner, inspired her to help others navigate similar challenges.
Sorrel offers various coaching programmes, both one-on-one and in groups, focusing on mental health, relationship dynamics, and post-traumatic growth. Her approach integrates insight-based clarity coaching and principles from subtractive psychology to foster deep, transformational change.
John Britton is a coach and mentor specializing in working with performers, creatives, and educators. With over thirty years of experience, he has traveled globally, teaching, directing, performing, and developing a unique approach called "Self-With-Others." This method focuses on enhancing presence, communication, creativity, and collaborative skills.
John's work includes personal and professional coaching, artistic mentorship, and bespoke programs for individuals dealing with issues such as childhood dislocation. His coaching style emphasizes creating a non-judgmental space where clients can explore and overcome personal and professional obstacles, helping them reignite their passion and align with their true purpose.
With his background in performance - making shows and training performers - John has spent decades helping people connect and collaborate with confidence and creativity.
Those skills of gentle self-awareness, interconnection and fearless ability to deliver under pressure are now at the heart of his work as a Coach and Mentor.
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Contact us for more information and to set up a no-obligation conversation
Sorrel: hello@sorrelpindar.co.uk
John: john@johnbritton.co