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Sorrel Pindar, Burnout & Overwhelm Solutions

Are you struggling with overwhelm or burnout? The solution starts with self-care & self-compassion. However I am not your average osteopath.

I am a registered osteopath, based at Bedford Integrative Health Centre. These days I pretty much only work with people who have ME/CFS, long covid and fibromyalgia. I use the Perrin Technique to provide treatment for these patients and I combine it with coaching to support them in making the changes they need to make a good a good recovery. I will be retiring from osteopathy at the end of April 2

022, to focus on coaching. I will continue to work with people suffering from ME, long covid and fibromyalgia, but also with those who are dealing with stress and overwhelm and want to make sure that they don't burn out.

12/04/2026

Tomorrow we begin.

From Survival to Belonging starts tomorrow and I've been so moved by the response already!

If you went to boarding school and you've ever felt like you're still waiting to truly arrive somewhere, like you're still scanning the room, still needing very little, still finding it hard to let people in, this challenge is for you.

It's free. It starts tomorrow. And it's not too late to join us.
www.sorrelpindar.co.uk/from-survival-to-belonging

11/04/2026

Have you ever woken up feeling anxious and spent the rest of the morning trying to work out why?

That's something so many of us do. We start with the feeling and then go looking for the reason. And we always find one. Or two or three or ten.

The truth is, our feelings don't come from what's happening around us. They come from how we're processing it on the inside. That might sound like a small distinction but it's actually a profound one. Because it means we have far more agency than we realise.

For boarding school survivors, feelings were often inconvenient. Something to be managed, hidden, pushed down. Many of us became so good at that, we lost access to our feelings altogether.

Reconnecting with them, gently and without judgment, is part of the journey home.

That's what we'll be doing together in From Survival to Belonging, which starts tomorrow, Monday 13th April.
www.sorrelpindar.co.uk/from-survival-to-belonging

10/04/2026

What if the very thing you've been fighting is actually trying to help you?

I think about this a lot with the people I work with. The anxiety, the overthinking, the shutting down. We spend so much energy policing these parts of ourselves. Trying to fix them, silence them, push them away.

But what if, instead of fighting them, we got curious?

At school, there was no room for curiosity about yourself. You adapted. You complied. You got on with it. Turning inward with kindness simply wasn't an option.

Self-acceptance isn't about giving up or settling. It's about starting from where you actually are, not where you think you should be. And from that place, real change becomes possible.

If you'd like to explore this together, From Survival to Belonging starts this Monday, 13th April. It's free and I'd love to have you there.
www.sorrelpindar.co.uk/from-survival-to-belonging

09/04/2026

When you went to boarding school, you learned to need very little.

You stopped asking for comfort. You got on with things. You became, in many ways, extraordinarily self-sufficient.
And in some respects, that served you brilliantly.

But what happens when self-sufficiency becomes a wall? When the very thing that kept you safe at school is the thing that's keeping you from real closeness, real belonging, real love?

That's what I see again and again in the people I work with. Not weakness. Not failure. Just a very understandable response to an experience that asked far too much of a young child.

You belonged to the school. To the house. To the timetable.
But did you ever feel like you truly belonged to yourself?

That's what From Survival to Belonging is really about. And it starts this Monday, 13th April.

I'd love for you to be part of it: www.sorrelpindar.co.uk/from-survival-to-belonging

08/04/2026

What does the opposite of safety feel like?

For most of us it's that familiar hum of anxiety. The tension in the body. The mind that won't switch off. The sense that something is about to go wrong, even when you can't quite put your finger on what.

Anxiety and stress aren't random. There's real physiology behind them. And when we understand what's actually happening in our bodies, we start to have a very different relationship with those feelings.

For those of us who boarded, that stress response was on high alert for years. Is it any wonder it can feel so hard to switch off, even now?

Understanding the opposite of safety is, I think, the first step to finding it. And that's where we'll be starting our exploration in From Survival to Belonging, this Monday, 13th April.

Come and join us: www.sorrelpindar.co.uk/from-survival-to-belonging

07/04/2026

Where does your sense of safety actually come from?

Not from what's happening around you. From how you're processing it on the inside.

We tend to think it's the broken-down car, or the difficult conversation, or the worry about work. And of course those things are real. But our felt sense of being safe or unsafe? That comes from within us.

I know this might sound counterintuitive. Especially when life feels genuinely hard.

But for those of us who went to boarding school, that internal alarm system was set very early and very high. Learning to understand where those feelings actually come from is one of the most freeing things we can do. I know, because I've been there myself.

This is something we'll be exploring together in From Survival to Belonging, my free 5-day challenge starting Monday 13th April. Each day you'll receive a short video and some gentle prompts to help you understand the survival strategies you’ve been using to stay safe.

It won't cost you a penny. I'd love to have you with us.

The link to join us is here: www.sorrelpindar.co.uk/from-survival-to-belonging

06/04/2026

Do you ever notice that you're bracing yourself, even when everything around you is perfectly fine?

That low hum of anxiety. Always scanning the room. Never quite able to let your guard down.

I know that feeling well.

If, like me, you went to boarding school, that hypervigilance probably started very early. It wasn't a flaw. It was your young self doing what it took to keep you safe. It made sense that you adapted by learning to watch, to stay one step ahead.

But that was then. Now you're an adult, it no longer serves you. Hypervigilance is exhausting and it comes with a cost.

Next Monday I'm running a free 5-day mini-course called From Survival to Belonging. Each day you'll receive a short video and some gentle prompts to help you understand the patterns you've been living through, and begin to find your way to something that feels more like home.

We start on 13th April. There's no cost, just five days of reflection and, if you want it, a little company along the way.

The link to join us is here: www.sorrelpindar.co.uk/from-survival-to-belonging

I'd love to see you there.

11/03/2026

What if everything we’ve been told about the "True Self" is wrong?

We often hear that we have to do "the work" to go inside and "find our True Self," as if we are searching for buried treasure in our own basement. We make transformation seem like an internal excavation project.

But what if we reframe that? In my work with ex-boarders, I suggest that the True Self, your capacity to love, to be seen, and to genuinely belong, is not trapped inside you. As you can see in this diagram, it is what surrounds you. It is the supportive environment you were always meant to live in.

So what is the problem? The Moated Castle. This fortress was brilliantly designed by your Tiny Architect - the child you were who had to engineer a way to survive the boarding school system. This survival personality isn't just "holding you back"; it is a structure that was built to actively keep the world out to stay safe.

Transformation isn't about searching for a hidden part of you. It is about acknowledging the genius of that child's design, and then learning how to lower the drawbridge so the love that is already all around you can finally get in.

10/03/2026

When does a sanctuary become a prison?

Take a look at the "Moated Castle" in the diagram I use in my work, the iceberg surrounded by walls.

When you were 8, 10, or 13, that structure was your best friend. It was designed by the Tiny Architect, the brilliant child you were, who had to engineer a way to survive boarding school or a stressful home. This child created those deep moats and high walls (which we might call "being fine," "self-reliance," or "emotional distance" today) to protect your inner world from a reality that was simply too much to handle. You needed to keep that world out to stay safe.

The problem is, the moat does not have a filter. It does not just keep the "scary" stuff out; it keeps love, warmth, and genuine belonging at bay, too. Today, that once-protective fortress has become a barrier that is keeping the life you actually want on the other side.

It is time to move beyond the moat. We are not trying to destroy the castle or shame the work of that Tiny Architect; we are trying to make it a place where you can actually receive love.

09/02/2026

Valentine’s Day can often feel like an audition. There is a quiet pressure to "perform" romance, to buy the right flowers or say the right words, even when the relationship feels stuck or strained.

But if you are walking on eggshells or trapped in a cycle of "shadow-dancing," a box of chocolates won't bridge the gap. Real intimacy isn't found in a grand gesture; it’s found in the courage to step out from behind your survival masks and meet each other, heart to heart, as your true selves.

If you’re tired of the performance and ready for the reality of a connected, grounded partnership, let’s find a new way to move together.

✨ Book your free Clarity Call here: https://lnkd.in/eXPwxjTx

20/01/2026

Today is the day. The doors to The Tuck Shop are officially open.

If you’ve spent years - decades, even - carrying the "stiff upper lip" of a boarding school survivor, you might be used to doing everything alone. You might be used to feeling like no one truly understands the specific weight of that early separation.

But today, that changes.

The Tuck Shop is officially active. A space where you don’t have to explain why you struggle with intimacy, why you overwork, or why you feel a sudden pang of abandonment for "no reason." We already know.

Whether you are an ex-boarder, a partner, or an adult child of someone who went away to school, there is a seat at the table for you.

No more "surviving." Let’s start healing, together.

We are waiting for you. Click to join as a Founder Member today: https://www.sorrelpindar.co.uk/the-tuck-shop

19/01/2026

Healing doesn't happen in a vacuum. It happens in community.

When I envisioned The Tuck Shop, I didn't want it to be just another course. I wanted it to be a living, breathing support system for ex-boarders and their families.

As we open our doors tomorrow, I’m looking for Founder Members. People who want to heal, but also people who want to help shape what this community becomes. Your voice, your story, and your presence are what will make this special.

Will you be one of our first members? Let’s build this together: https://www.sorrelpindar.co.uk/the-tuck-shop

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