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Anna Goldfarb

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Anna Goldfarb is a journalist, author and speaker. Her work explores the nuances of friendships, relationships, and pop psychology. She has reported for outlets including The New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME, Vice, The Cut, Vox, and The Washington Post.

She earned her undergraduate degree in sociology from Barnard College, Columbia University and a master’s degree in journalism from Temple University.

She writes the Substack newsletter, Friendship Explained, where she demystifies friendship mechanics through a pop culture lens.

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I’m available to talk about any of the articles I’ve written on your podcast, radio program or TV show. I’m also available for any speaking engagements. Here are some topics I can speak on:

How to maintain (and revive) friendshipsThe psychological reason why we give the gifts we doHow to handle a friendship quiet season

I’m currently working on a book called MODERN FRIENDSHIP about optimizing your f

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"Probably could have summarized the biggest takeaways into a chapter or two, but those two chapters would be extremely valuable!! Here’s to giving my jacuzzi friends the same level of care and attention I give my boyfriend!! "
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"Anna Goldfarb gets friendship. Like, *really* gets it.

Her new book, Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valued Connections, feels less like a formal guide and more like a warm, insightful chat with a friend who’s done all the homework on why " Read more of this review »
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"Really enjoyed this book and it definitely gave me some food for thought related to my own friendships!

It was cool to see put into words the difficulty I’ve felt with maintaining adult friendships especially after becoming a mom. "
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For anyone who's ever wondered why they keep falling for the wrong people, this book is a mirror, a compass, and a friend.

Part-memoir, part-cultural investigation, When Longing Becomes Your Lover is an astonishing story about breaking free from the
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“This strange paradox of knowing you have close friends but feeling, simultaneously, that you don’t have any close friends is a familiar feeling that encapsulates the entire modern friendship sphere. The”
Anna Goldfarb, Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valued Connections

“The reality is that friendships in adulthood are endangered. Studies show that after thirty, it’s both more challenging to foster new friendships and harder to renegotiate old ones.3 It can feel like you’re stuck between forging new bonds from scratch or feeling beholden to people and patterns you’ve outgrown.”
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“The beauty of attention is that it’s free to give, and it makes your friends feel noticed, valued, and loved.”
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