Philippa Perry (@pperry) Bsky

I Haven’t Gone No Contact But my mother's behaviour may drive me to it

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Estrangement, apology, and knowing when enough is enough The limits of reconciliation

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I Hate My Job Is this self-sabotage?

A man hates the job he’s always wanted. Should he power through or change direction👇

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She Was a Terrible Friend so why can't I get over losing her? On repetition, unfinished emotional business, and the strange grief of releasing someone who never really saw you

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“I Love My Daughter. I Don’t Recognise Her Anymore.” A mother writes about ideology, identity, and watching a child drift away—and what love looks like when you can’t intervene.

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Parents Behaving Very Badly You Can't Change Them! You Can Only Change Your Own Behaviour

Parents behaving badly

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Understanding a Sensitive Child’s Big Feelings Children's emotional outbursts

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"Doing a Geographical" When You Have a Very Strong Desire to Move House!

D’you ever have a really strong desire to move house? What’s that about then? Article, Doing a Geographical, free to read, join the conversation on Substack

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Christmas, and trying to please everyone The struggle of the blended family

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Not that you need any help but…

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Being Estranged From Your Child The Parental Cost of "No-Contact"

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Is Anything Just Fate? How we make meaning in the space between circumstance and choice

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Dreading Mother-in-law's Xmas visit Goodwill to all Women

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Until it comes to every woman being rated on her attractiveness!!!!

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Eric Ambler!!!! Listening now

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Ask Philippa: I Can’t Get a Partner Looking beyond dating “advice” to the deeper emotional patterns shaping who we choose and who chooses us.

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Is 64 too old to leave? I've told him I'm unhappy and nothing changes.

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Thank you very much @marielouisespp.bsky.social for this fab sounding surprise book mail of Shrink Solves Murder by @pperry.bsky.social coming from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social Hutchinson Heinemann in May 2026

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Why do I want to return to my abuser? Trauma bonds explained

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A - Z of D.I.V.O.R.C.E. Fun fun fun

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When Your Partner is Still Close to his Ex Sometimes jealousy is less about the present moment and more about an old fear being touched

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When you have had enough of everyone else's shit! Midlife gear change needed

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My mum hurts my feelings and How do I find love in my sixties? Two problems to mull over

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I have a good life and yet I still don't think that I'm enough The examined life and the anxiety that comes with it

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Should I Stay or Should I go? What do you think? Let me know in the comments.

You really want to leave your marriage, your husband after some rocky times has now stepped up, you have two small children. How do you make this decision??? What you want and your “duty” are at odds. Free to read.

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