How To Stay Sane
Philippa Perry
Pan Macmillan
<p><span>A handbook to console, nourish and gently lead us on the path to emotional balance.&nbsp;</span>This book 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.</p><p>There is no simple set of instructions that can guarantee sanity, but if you want to overcome emotional difficulties and become happier, psychotherapist <b><i>Philippa Perry </i></b>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, she demonstrates that it is possible to become a little less tortured and a little more fulfilled.&nbsp;</p><p><span>This book explores techniques to help you find emotional equilibrium, such as practising mindfulness, being emotionally honest in your relationships with others, challenging your brain in new and exciting ways, and finding cause for optimism. Through case studies, practical exercises and stories of individual experience, this insightful and inspirational book reaches out to anyone in need of a little emotional support from time to time.</span></p><p><span><b>Philippa Perry</b> is a psychotherapist who, in an attempt to demystify psychotherapy, wrote the graphic novel,&nbsp;</span><span><span><b><i>Couch Fiction</i></b></span></span><span>. She has written for&nbsp;</span><i><span>The Guardian</span><span>, the&nbsp;</span><span>Observer</span><span>,&nbsp;</span><span>Time Out</span></i><span><i>&nbsp;</i>and&nbsp;</span><span><i>Healthy Living</i></span><span>&nbsp;magazine and has a column in&nbsp;</span><span><i>Psychologies</i></span><span>&nbsp;magazine. She lives in London and Sussex with her husband, the artist <b>Grayson Perry</b> and enjoys gardening, cooking, parties, walking, tweeting (@philippa_perry) and watching telly.</span></p><p><span><b>The School Of Life</b>: &nbsp;</span><span>is a global organisation helping people lead more fulfilled lives.&nbsp;</span><span>We believe that the journey to finding fulfilment begins with self-knowledge. It is only when we have a sense of who we really are that we can make reliable decisions, particularly around love and work.</span></p><p><span>Sadly, tools and techniques for developing self-knowledge and finding fulfilment are hard to find – they’re not taught in schools, in universities, or in workplaces.&nbsp;<span>That’s why we created The School of Life; a resource for helping us understand ourselves, for improving our relationships, our careers and our social lives - as well as for helping us find calm and get more out of our leisure hours.&nbsp;</span></span></p>