Reviewed by Rama Gaind.
By Dr Hannah Korrel, Impact Press, $24.99.
Breaking up is hard to do, but sometimes breaking up with a toxic friend is even harder than ending a romantic relationship, says neuropsychologist Dr Hannah Korrel. The importance of having good supportive friends cannot be emphasised enough.
Many of us put up with toxic friends, devoting precious time and energy to those who don’t value the effort. The day you acknowledge and accept good friends in your life is the day you will stop settling for less and attracting more. This is a turning-point moment.
Fiercely candid, challenging and witty, Dr Korrel says too often we put up with behaviour from friends we would never tolerate from anyone else. She gives her best advice on when and how to let go.
Subtitled, From Friendsh*t to Friendsplit – a guide to ditching crappy companions – Dr Korrell shares how to finally ditch the companions who just aren’t worth your time.
Friends are the best … until they’re the worst … and that’s when things can get really tricky. If you’re feeling belittled, put down, uncomfortable or pressured, you might be dealing with a toxic friendship.
Using activities, truth bombs and real-life examples, the registered psychologist will help you to identify the bad friends in your life, understand what true friendship should look like, learn how to attract the best people and become the best friend you can be yourself.
We have two copies of How To Break Up With Friends to give away. To be a winner, tell us the name of the publisher? Entries should be sent to [email protected] by Monday, 14 June 2021. Names of the winners will be announced in Frank Cassidy’s PS-sssst…! column on 15 June 2021.
