The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did): THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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Philippa Perry, a psychotherapist and writer, gives us the tools to improve our mental well-being. There are four areas that she feels are important: self observation, nurturing relationships. embracing"good stress" which comes with learning new things and being mindful of the stories that we tell ourselves. I was particularly interested in the last chapter, which explained how, very often, the stories we tell ourselves are detrimental to our well-being, but they can be changed. But if it isn't written by him it is clearly influenced by him because this is published by the School Of Life, a London institute(?) school(?) refuge(?) co-founded by him.

Philippa Perry adalah seorang psikoterapis. Dengan jam terbang yang tinggi dan variasi kasus yang ia tangani, maka sudah tidak perlu dipertanyakan lagi bagaimana kualitas tulisannya. Awalnya, aku punya ekspektasi bahwa buku ini akan sama seperti buku kesehatan mental yang pernah aku baca. Seperti misalnya Lost Connection oleh Johann Hari, Filosofi Teras oleh Henry Manampiring, atau The Things You Can Only See When You Slow Down oleh Haenim Sunim. Yang intinya adalah soal menyadari ada hal-hal yang bisa kita kendalikan dan ada yang tidak. When we become more sensitive towards ourselves and more knowledgeable about our own feelings, we are more able to attune to, and empathize with, the feelings of other people. In short, self-awareness improves our relationships.

How to be Sane written by Philippa Perry is a short, and surprisingly a good book to read. This book is a part of The School of Life series which takes a different approach to introduce self-help genre, in an intelligent way. Includes some material adapted from the Ask Philippa columns in Observer Magazine. Read more Details Old people are generally more content than young people because they live in the present’: Philippa wears sculptural art dress by a-jane.com, maxi shirt dress by karenmillen.com and her own spectacles. Photograph: Stephanie Sian Smith

There have been too many titles where midway through, I thought to myself, "this is all common sense; I could've written this," but for this book, while an easy read, it put a number of psychological traits and practices into fresh perspectives. This has genuinely had such a positive impact on my life and my relationship with my daughter' Josh WiddicombeMany of us work hard at being seen to be doing the right thing – doing things for our CV rather than for satisfaction in the present. If we are in the position where we can choose what sort of work we are going to do, it is important that we like how we feel when we involve ourselves in the work. That, I think, is more significant than merely liking the idea of the work. It should be satisfying not merely because it looks good to you and others, but because it feels good, too. The following chapters went downhill. Perry starts with pregnancy and goes through from babyhood to adulthood with her parenting advice. Much of this has already been published by other authors and there isn't much new advice here. As I have already read other books and articles about parenting (covering topics like being responsive to your baby, validating your child's feelings, etc) I felt like I had read it all before. Perry's writing style is weak and uncaptivating compared to other parenting books.