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The resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury has sparked renewed discussion about accountability in the Church of England. Cathy Newman, Presenter and Investigations Editor, Channel 4 News, reflects on her investigation which triggered it. Mark Stibbe, one of Cathy's original sources, discusses the impact of coming forward with his story. Colin Campbell, Investigative Journalist, BBC News, shares his experience of reporting on cover-ups and systemic failures in the Church's handling of abuse cases.Friday's Netflix boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson was more than a fight; it was a media moment. Evan Shapiro, Media Commentator and ‘Media Cartographer,' sees it as evidence of influencer dominance over traditional media. Oliver Brown, Chief Sports Writer, Daily Telegraph, discusses whether such events mark a shift from genuine sport to spectacle.Games are more than leisure activities; they are now central to media business models. Zoe Bell, Executive Producer of Games, The New York Times, explains how puzzles like Wordle and its new game Zorse contribute to subscription growth. John Halpern, crossword setter, shares insights into his process for crafting puzzles and the timeless appeal of crosswords.Katie Martin, Columnist, Financial Times, discusses her move from X to Bluesky. She reflects on the challenges of platform migration, the persistence of echo chambers, and the broader implications for media spaces.Presenters: Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins Producer: Simon Richardson Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai
In this powerful and poignant conversation, Mark Stibbe shares his profound journey from a challenging early life marked by adoption and separation to his experiences in boarding school, where he faced emotional and physical challenges. He discusses the impact of shame and attachment issues stemming from his childhood, the complexities of relationships, and the vulnerability that led to experiences of abuse. Mark reflects on his disillusionment with organized religion and the transformative power of writing as a therapeutic tool in his healing process. His story is one of resilience, the search for love, and the quest for understanding and forgiveness. https://www.markstibbe.com/ Chapters 00:00Mark Stibbe's Early Life and Adoption Journey 03:05The Impact of Shame and Attachment Issues 06:17Boarding School Experience and Second Orphaning 08:59The Role of Pets in Childhood Attachment 11:48Resilience and the Absence of Unconditional Love 14:35Vulnerability to Abuse and the Complexity of Relationships 17:33The Effects of Sexual Abuse and Guilt 20:51Navigating the Aftermath of Abuse 23:44The Need for Healing and Understanding 33:40Understanding Guilt and Isolation in Abuse 37:31The Impact of Misbeliefs and Myths on Sexuality 40:42The Role of Family Secrets in Healing 51:06Faith and Spirituality: A Personal Journey 58:08The Hypocrisy of Religious Figures and Abuse 01:02:35The Therapeutic Power of Writing and Storytelling 01:06:37Outro Oct 23 2.mp4
In this conversation the author, Mark Stibbe shares his profound journey from a challenging early life marked by adoption and separation to his experiences in boarding school, where he faced emotional and physical challenges. He discusses the impact of shame and attachment issues stemming from his childhood, the complexities of relationships, and the vulnerability that led to experiences of abuse. Mark reflects on his disillusionment with organized religion and the transformative power of writing as a therapeutic tool in his healing process. His story is one of resilience, the search for love, and the quest for understanding and forgiveness. https://www.markstibbe.com/ Chapters 00:00Mark Stibbe's Early Life and Adoption Journey 03:05The Impact of Shame and Attachment Issues 06:17Boarding School Experience and Second Orphaning 08:59The Role of Pets in Childhood Attachment 11:48Resilience and the Absence of Unconditional Love 14:35Vulnerability to Abuse and the Complexity of Relationships 17:33The Effects of Sexual Abuse and Guilt 20:51Navigating the Aftermath of Abuse 23:44The Need for Healing and Understanding 33:40Understanding Guilt and Isolation in Abuse 37:31The Impact of Misbeliefs and Myths on Sexuality 40:42The Role of Family Secrets in Healing 51:06Faith and Spirituality: A Personal Journey 58:08The Hypocrisy of Religious Figures and Abuse 01:02:35The Therapeutic Power of Writing and Storytelling
Dive into the intricacies of the Mother Wound with guidance from author, Dr Mark Stibbe. This video unpacks the keys about the Mother Wound. What is it? And what are its symptoms in adults? How does boarding school and the Mother Wound overlap?Dr Mark Stibbe has been writing books since he was 16 and has clocked up over 50 titles. His PhD on storytelling was completed in 1982 and is published by Cambridge University Press. Lately, Mark has been writing novels in the magical realism genre. His novel A Book in Time was picked as the overall winner out of hundreds of entries in the Page Turner Awards. His latest novel is called House of Dreams - a Tudor ghost story once again in the magical realism genre.Questions for Mark:What does a mother's love look like? And what happens when a child misses out on it?What does the mother wound look like in relation to boarding school trauma?Why do you think mothers permit their children to be sent away to boarding school and separated from them?What can we learn from James Bond about boarding school survival and the mother wound?What are some of the main symptoms of the mother wound in the lives of male and female boarders?What kinds of insecure attachment have you personally witnessed in relation to mothers?What resources are there from a faith perspective that might offer therapeutic help to a person with mother wounds?What have you yourself experienced from this kind of healing from your own mother wounds?What does your experience teach us about the part played by the human brain in the healing of mother wounds?What place does forgiveness have when it comes to healing mother wounds, and how can a wounded person do that?#motherwound #boardingschooltrauma #healingfromtrauma #boardingschool #jamesbond #skyfallTo buy Mark's books please visit: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-Last-Freedom-Boarding-School/dp/1910786411/ref=sr_1_2?crid=AZTEG7BGA20I&keywords=mark+stibbe&qid=1706004821&sprefix=mark+stibb%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-2 A Book In Time: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Time-Winner-Turner-awards/dp/1399943359/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fjcLo9ZiQYbYRoMfinYpKlkiBc2hP-CVV_iMxtu2XnE.HVDPTdOEi7BDfivXU7G51cEX2d8vXCmZS7HCHeIrZxo&qid=1709568876&sr=8-1Mark's website: https://www.markstibbe.com/--- 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/
Dr Mark Stibbe has been writing books since he was 16 and has clocked up over 50 titles. His PhD on storytelling was completed in 1982 and published by Cambridge University Press. Lately, Mark has been writing novels in the magical realism genre. His novel A Book in Time was picked as the overall winner out of hundreds of entries in the Page Turner Awards. His latest novel is called House of Dreams - a Tudor ghost story once again in the magical realism genre. Mark's hobbies include Lego - he is the official Lego reviewer for Sorted Men's Magazine. He also runs a new YouTube Channel called ‘The Christian Storyteller'.He lives in Kent with his wife Cherith and their two Labradors – Bella and Phoebe.Questions for Mark:I would love for you to share some of your journey. How did you get into the work you now do?Could you talk us through what drew you to write your book, Home at Last: Freedom from Boarding School Pain?In the beginning of your book you talk about the link between Dickens' The Christmas Carol and boarding school. What was your insight?You mention in your book that you feel that boarding schools are “orphanages for the privileged.” Could you expand on this please?Could you please talk about abandonment, especially soul abandonment? In what ways did boarding school feel like abandonment to you?Could you please talk about the physical violence you met at boarding school? How did that impact you and how did you learn to cope with this?Could you please talk about the idea of the 'boarded heart'? What do you mean by this? How did you start to reconnect with your heart again?How did this early experience impact you as an adult?What helped you on the path of healing and coming home?Other topics we could talk about:The cycle of pain: desertion, deprivation, disengagement and dependencyStages of recovery: revelation, restoration, reconnection and recovery.Attachment theoryThe importance of telling our storiesYour most recent books: A House of Dreams, A Book in Time#boardingschoolpain #healingfromtrauma #trauma #boardingschoolTo buy Mark's books please visit: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-Last-Freedom-Boarding-School/dp/1910786411/ref=sr_1_2?crid=AZTEG7BGA20I&keywords=mark+stibbe&qid=1706004821&sprefix=mark+stibb%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-2And to visit Mark's website: https://www.markstibbe.com/For the David Cameron humming video: https://youtu.be/aETjM7dTWSM?si=VA7WEVL5QeMbGS5F--- 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/
Today I make some reflections about attachment and how it relates at boarding school. I have been reading Isobel Ross' new book called Almost Boys ( I am interviewing her next Monday). https://www.amazon.co.uk/Almost-Boys-Psychology-Co-ed-Boarding-ebook/dp/B0CRLF8M6L/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Q4B2UE3HXS3K&keywords=almost+boys+isobel+ross&qid=1706691785&sprefix=isobel+ross%2Caps%2C469&sr=8-1 She talks about attachment theory and especially anxious ambivalent attachment. I also draw upon the work of Dr Diane Poole Heller and her book The Power of Attachment, Nick Duffell and Thurstine Basset's Trauma, Abandonment and Priviledge and Anne Power's work. I also talk about my new podcast with Dr Mark Stibbe which will go live this Friday: https://youtu.be/2G6ZezF4HE0 Warm regards, Piers --- --- 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/
We reflect on the deep Christian faith and gospel roots of Aretha Franklin with music, archive and the reflections of biographer David Nathan. American pastor Andrew Brunson is at the heart of a trade war between Turkey and the US. Emily Buchanan talks to Pastor Ryan Keating, who was himself deported from Turkey on charges of being a threat to national security about the place of Christianity in Turkey today. A report at the UN this week claimed that China is holding a million Muslim Uighurs in detention in Xinjiang province. The BBC's China correspondent John Sudworth talks to Emily Buchanan. Carol Monaghan is the SNP MP for Glasgow North West. She talks to Harry Farley about wearing her faith on her sleeve for our series on faith in Westminster. Ahead of the Pope's visit to Ireland a debate is raging over whether the World Meeting of Families is too exclusive and conservative or too liberal and inclusive. Martin Pendergast and Anthony Murphy join the programme to discuss that question. As more and more cases of clerical abuse come to the fore, Emily Buchanan speaks to Mark Stibbe who alleges he was abused by conservative evangelical Christian camp leader John Smyth, who died this week. And Safeguarding expert Donald Findlater discusses why there are so many sex abuse scandals involving clergy. Ben Wood, Chair of the National Association of Teachers of RE, talks to Emily Buchanan about the dramatic drop in RE studies at A Level - why it's declining and what he thinks should be done about it. Editor: Christine Morgan Producers: Catherine Earlam Harry Farley.
It's Christmas and our hero chats with Paul Kerensa, Mark Stibbe and the wonderful Rob Parsons OBE on Christmas, new books and the art of storytelling.
God is a father to the fatherless. Mark Stibbe reminds us how the church can rise up to promote fatherhood and reverse the tide of fatherlessness.
If We Don't, The Dogs Will // Mark Stibbe by Hope Church Winchester
Mark Stibbe, former Vicar of St Andrew's, Chorleywood, joins us to talk about his time at this large charismatic Anglican Church near London. He explains the journey he led the Church on towards a more mission-shaped structure and practise. If you want more from Nomad, check out our website, and follow us on Facebook and twitter If you're looking for other people to share this journey with, then register on our Listener Map, and see if any other nomads are in your area. Nomad can only keep going because a small group of faithful listeners help us pay the bills. If you want to join them, you can make regular donations at Patreon or a one-off or regular donation through PayPal, the links to which you can find on our support page. As a thank you, you'll have access to Nomad Book Club, our online community The Beloved Listener Lounge, and Nomad Devotionals, where we're attempting to reconstruct worship through a creative mix of songs, music, readings, prayers and guest reflections.
Mark Stibbe speaking at Gold Hill Baptist Church on "The Father's Good Gift"
Mark Stibbe, New Testament theologian and vicar of St Andrew's, Chorleywood, joins the regular team to discuss Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code.
Mark Stibbe, New Testament theologian and vicar of St Andrew’s, Chorleywood, joins the regular team to discuss Dan Brown’s book The Da Vinci Code.
Mark Stibbe, New Testament theologian and vicar of St Andrew’s, Chorleywood, joins the regular team to discuss Dan Brown’s book The Da Vinci Code.