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The new book from the million-copy bestselling author of The Book
You Wish Your Parents Had Read, to help you with the most important
relationships in your life Life is all about relationships and the
quality of those connections, whether that's with family, partners,
friends, colleagues or most importantly yourself. If you can get
those relationships on a functional and even keel, then the other
tricky stuff that life throws your way becomes easier to manage. In
this warm, practical and witty book, No.1 Sunday Times bestselling
psychotherapist Philippa Perry shows you how to approach life's big
problems. How do you find and keep love? What can you do to manage
conflict better? How can you get unstuck and cope with change and
loss? What does it mean to you to be content? Are other people just
annoying or are you the problem? With a healthy dose of sanity,
Philippa Perry's compassionate advice could help you become a
happier, wiser person. Includes some material adapted from the Ask
Philippa columns in Observer Magazine.
From the internationally bestselling author of The Book You Wish
Your Parents Had Read comes the next book of wisdom and advice for
navigating all of your most important relationships. Life is all
about relationships and the quality of those connections, whether
that's with family, partners, friends, colleagues or most
importantly yourself. If you can get those relationships on a
functional and even keel, then the other tricky stuff that life
throws your way becomes easier to manage. In this warm, practical
and witty book, No.1 Sunday Times bestselling psychotherapist
Philippa Perry shows you how to approach life's big problems. How
do you find and keep love? What can you do to manage conflict
better? How can you get unstuck and cope with change and loss? What
does it mean to you to be content? Are other people just annoying
or are you the problem? With a healthy dose of sanity, Philippa
Perry's compassionate advice could help you become a happier, wiser
person. Includes some material adapted from the Ask Philippa
columns in Observer Magazine.
THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From the UK's favourite therapist,
as seen on Channel 4's Grayson's Art Club. 'A wonderful book'
Richard Osman 'So clear and true ... Helpful for all relationships
in life' Nigella Lawson 'A fascinating read on the emotional
baggage we all carry' Elizabeth Day
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How can we have better relationships? In this Sunday Times
bestseller, leading psychotherapist Philippa Perry reveals the
vital do's and don'ts of relationships. This is a book for us all.
Whether you are interested in understanding how your upbringing has
shaped you, looking to handle your child's feelings or wishing to
support your partner, you will find indispensable information and
realistic tips in these pages. Philippa Perry's sane, sage and
judgement-free advice is an essential resource on how to have the
best possible relationships with the people who matter to you most.
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'It gave me hope as a new parent' Babita Sharma 'This has genuinely
had such a positive impact on my life and my relationship with my
daughter' Josh Widdicombe 'She writes with an inquisitive elegance
rarely found in parenting guides ... it is forgiving and
persuasive' Hadley Freeman, the Guardian 'Philippa Perry is one of
the wisest, most sane and secure people I've ever met' Decca
Aitkenhead, Sunday Times Magazine
There is no simple set of instructions that can guarantee sanity, but if you want to overcome emotional difficulties and become happier, psychotherapist Philippa Perry argues that there are four cornerstones to sanity you can influence to bring about change.
By developing your self-observation skills, examining how you relate to others, breaking out of your comfort zone and exploring new ways of defining yourself, Philippa demonstrates that it is possible to become a little less tortured and a little more fulfilled. How to Stay Sane is at once a brilliant explanation of our minds and a profoundly useful guide to facing up to the many challenges life throws our way.
Discover more inspirational guides from The School of Life series: How to Find Fulfilling Work by Roman Krznaric, How to Worry Less About Money by John Armstrong, How to Change the World by John-Paul Flintoff, How to Thrive in the Digital Age by Tom Chatfield and How to Think More About Sex by Alain de Botton.
Foreword by Philippa Perry
‘Based on groundbreaking research that has the power to change the
lives of countless children - and the adults who love them.’ – Susan
Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet'
A necessary and important book.' - Philippa Perry, Sunday Times
bestselling author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
Are you a hardy and resilient dandelion, or are you a more sensitive
and fragile orchid?
Building on the definitions of introvert, extrovert or highly
sensitive, The Orchid and the Dandelion exposes – for the first time –
how a combination of environmental and genetic factors contribute to
what makes us who we are. This breakthrough research explains why some
people struggle where others succeed, why happiness comes so easily to
some while frustrations weigh more heavily on others.
In The Orchid and the Dandelion, Dr W. Thomas Boyce – one of the
world’s foremost researchers in the field of pediatric health –
presents findings that children have two very different responses to
their environments. While some children are like dandelions and can
thrive in almost any environment, there are others who, like orchids,
are much more reactive and susceptible to their surroundings. Now we
finally have a scientific framework to understand people and how to
address their unique needs to help them find their fullest potential.
This groundbreaking book draws on extensive research into genetics and
the exploding field of epigenetics, examples and real stories that will
re-frame how we think about orchid and dandelion children – and the
adults those children have become. By understanding which of us are,
genetically and environmentally speaking, the orchids of this world, Dr
Boyce explains how to care for and parent our children – the true
orchids. He shows how we can help them thrive by sharing insights and
lessons from his thirty years of research in the field.
'A gem' - The Evening Standard 'Pure book joy. Deep thinking made
digestible & doled up with lashings of wit' Bernardine Evaristo
on Twitter 'So smart and interesting!' Fearne Cotton on Instagram
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Ever wanted to know what really happens in a therapist's
consultation room? Bestselling author Philippa Perry (The Book You
Wish Your Parents Had Read) turns her keen insights to the power of
therapy. This compelling study of psychotherapy in the form of a
graphic novel vividly explores a year's therapy sessions as a
search for understanding and truth. Beautifully illustrated by Flo
Perry, author of How to Have Feminist Sex, and accompanied by
succinct and illuminating footnotes, this book offers a witty and
thought-provoking exploration of the therapeutic journey,
considering a range of skills, insights and techniques along the
way.
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'I loved it. I smiled and laughed. And nodded. One to read' Susie
Orbach, author of In Therapy '(Full of) wit and good sense (...)
Philippa is a tonic' Rachel Cooke, Observer
An" Economist" Best Book of the Year
Everyone accepts the importance of physical health; isn't it just
as important to aim for the mental equivalent? Philippa Perry has
come to the rescue with "How to Stay Sane" -- a maintenance manual
for the mind.
Years of working as a psychotherapist showed Philippa Perry what
approaches produced positive change in her clients and how best to
maintain good mental health. In "How to Stay Sane," she has taken
these principles and applied them to self-help. Using ideas from
neuroscience and sound psychological theory, she shows us how to
better understand ourselves. Her idea is that if we know how our
minds form and develop, we are less at the mercy of unknown
unconscious processes. In this way, we can learn to be the master
of our feelings and not their slave.
This is a smart, pithy, readable book that everyone with even a
passing interest in their psychological health will find
useful.
A handbook to console, nourish and gently lead us on the path to
emotional balance. There is no simple set of instructions that can
guarantee sanity, but if you want to overcome emotional
difficulties and become happier, psychotherapist Philippa Perry,
author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read, argues that
there are four cornerstones to sanity you can influence to bring
about change. By developing your self-observation skills, examining
how you relate to others, breaking out of your comfort zone and
exploring new ways of defining yourself, Philippa demonstrates that
it is possible to become a little less tortured and a little more
fulfilled. How to Stay Sane is at once a brilliant explanation of
our minds and a profoundly useful guide to facing up to the many
challenges life throws our way. Discover more inspirational guides
from The School of Life series: How to Find Fulfilling Work, How to
Worry Less About Money and How to Thrive in the Digital Age.
B.G. is British Guiana; Bhagee is a fiery local stew. Philippa was
the second daughter in a family of six children growing up in
mid-20th century in colonial Guyana. She recounts her Sisyphean
trials growing up a Carrington in Lot 10, First Street, Georgetown
-- from the women's battles to the neighbours that never wore
clothes to the relatives who walked with their shoes in their
hands. Her stories come from a lost civilization of
pre-independence stability just as the anarchic blessing of
democracy came to the Caribbean. Her escapes came by winning
scholarships -- first to Bishops, the prestigious girls' school
where new trials and adventures awaited her, and later to
Connecticut College.
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