Philippa Perry quotes

Our emotional map is laid down mainly in relationship with our earliest caregiver in the first couple of years of life. (Philippa Perry)

Neurogenesis continues throughout life and we have the capacity to establish new neural pathways and strengthen existing ones.

Philippa Perry

We don't have to have suffered brain damage to take advantage of the plastic nature of our brains.

Philippa Perry

If we are not using our brains' capacity for challenge it feels to me as though it atrophies like an unused muscle.

Philippa Perry

Two brains are better than one. You've twice the brain capacity and you have two sets of experiences and genes to bring to any challenge.

Philippa Perry

Beginning a new habit, or ending an old one can feel like letting go of a rope that swings a mile above the ground. So we feel reluctant to let go, after all, we've survived so far doing what we've done, why risk it.

Philippa Perry

A sense of achievement improves general confidence and self-esteem.

Philippa Perry

Meditation is focused attention and the more we practise focusing our brains the more connections we build up.

Philippa Perry

A relapse doesn't mean you'll never walk down the path you prefer. But I think relapses are almost an inevitable part of any course of self-development.

Philippa Perry

If we think of our brains as a map, those early roads are like grooves, tram tracks, easy to fall into.

Philippa Perry

There are probably times where the creative process is not helped by collaboration. (Philippa Perry)

Philippa Perry

Occupation: Psychotherapist
Quotes count: 11

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