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I have never read a better description of what is happening in society right now and why. Hats off to James Marriott.

I’m Philippa Perry, and from Sunday 27th April, I'll be starting an ASK PHILIPPA problem page, here on Substack, subscribe to come along for the ride

I have never read a better description of what is happening in society right now and why. Hats off to James Marriott.

I have never read a better description of what is happening in society right now and why. Hats off to James Marriott.

I’m Philippa Perry, and from Sunday 27th April, I'll be starting an ASK PHILIPPA problem page, here on Substack, subscribe to come along for the ride

It's been a quiet one this week, book wise. I wish I could say the same about the day job but that's a different story and not one I need to bore you all with. Big changes ahead but also great opportunities and chances for personal development which can never be a bad thing, even at my rapidly advancing age. It has meant that blogging has taken a bit of a back seat and reading has been slow, all down to me and a lack of energy, not the books, which have been excellent.

My 10 rules for Christmas

Memory isn’t a tape recorder or a camera, it is a construction. It’s so important to bear this in mind when you are in therapy, or a therapist, or indeed an agony aunt. Here’s why…

Well … this has been an interesting week. I have been in a course of advanced colouring in (aka Power BI training). To be fair, it was a lot more than colouring in, and I have a lot to chew over when it comes to the exciting world of calculated measures, columns, data tables and whatever. I also have something else to chew over, an unexpected event from midweek that has left me preoccupied all weekend and my reading has suffered as a result.

I have never read a better description of what is happening in society right now and why. Hats off to James Marriott.

Not that you needed any help but if you do

I have never read a better description of what is happening in society right now and why. Hats off to James Marriott.

Not that you needed any help but if you do

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