Psychologies

"You have to listen to your feelings like a grown-up

First, she tackled parenthood, now she’s turned her attention to our relationships, including the one we have with ourselves: if there’s one person who can unpick the inner workings of human connections, it’s Philippa Perry. Psychotherapist, artist, and the nation’s favourite agony aunt, she shares yet more pearls of wisdom in her new book, The Book You Want Everyone You Love To Read (Cornerstone, £18.99).

‘This book is for people who were put off by my last book, The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (Penguin, £10.99), because they thought it was just for parents. This time, I wanted to talk about all relationships, and how to make the most of them. Not just romantic relationships, but connections with friends, acquaintances, and colleagues; the people you meet on the bus; the doctor.’

Perry reveals that she’s come to learn that most people’s problems ‘are rooted in relationships’, and how

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