Dr. Irene S. Levine on BEST FRIENDS FOREVER: Surviving a Breakup With Your Best Friend

A provocative new book, Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup With Your Best Friend (Overlook Press / Paperback, $15.95 / ISBN: 978-1-59020-040-7 / September 20, 2009) explores ways women can deal with painful break-up with someone they had hoped would be their BFF.

Written by psychologist Irene S. Levine, Ph.D., Best Friends Forever is the first self-help guide to consider the complexity and challenges of female friendships, including:
•Why Friendships Fall Apart
•How to Get Over Getting Dumped
•Spotting a Toxic Friendship
•How to End a Friendship That Cant Be Fixed
•Moving Forward with New Friends
Drawing from her own research and the personal testimonials of more than 1500 women, Dr. Levine explores the myths of the romanticized notion of BFF, and contends that most friendships, even the best or close ones, are more fragile than permanent. Whether we are 5, 25, 55, or 75 years old, writes the author, whether our friendships end slowly (almost imperceptibly) or abruptly, these endings play havoc with our emotions leaving many unresolved, painful feelings in their wake.

Dr. Levine offers effective tools for personal assessment, case stories, and actionable advice for saving, ending, or re-evaluating a relationship. Best Friends Forever concludes with an insightful chapter on how to move beyond fractured friendships and find new friends.

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