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Description of  How to Break Up with Your Friends: Finding Meaning, Connection, and Boundaries in Modern Friendships

Create space for meaningful connections and set healthy boundaries with this much-needed guide to modern-day friendship. Friends hold an especially valuable role for womenfew relationships have such power to fuel us and inspire our joy. Yet even though we pride ourselves on our large networks, we tend to be afraid of rocking the boat and asking for what we really need. As a result, we end up accepting mediocrity in ourselves and our friendships far too often. But does it really have to be this way? In , celebrated life mentor Erin Falconer provides a refreshing guide to modern-day friendshipsalong with deeper principles, assessments, and practices for nurturing them. This book is about so much more than going through your contact list with a machete, writes Erin. Yes, youll learn how to detox yourself from friendships that no longer nourish you, but youll also explore the astounding importance of modern friendships and how to be a truly great friend yourself. With clear-eyed guidance and a good dose of humor, Erin will help you: Take stock of those currently in your life so you can see exactly how you and your friends are serving each other Understand how your earliest friendships impact your current relationships Explore the importance of having healthy friendshipsincluding the many ways were influenced by our friend groups Know the main types of friendships we form, the roles they play in our lives, and how to deepen the most essential ones Recognize the signs youre in a toxic friendship and stop fearing constructive confrontation Rupture and repairbe ready when a valuable friendship hits the rocks Learn how to make new friends as an adult Have the courageous conversations needed when its time to break up with others With a wealth of revelations and toolsincluding the Six Pillars of Friendship, the Friendship Diagnosis, and sample scripts to help facilitate the hard conversations is the relationship book you didnt know you needed. Read more