Letting Go Of Friends: How To Recognize & Deal With Toxic Female Relationships

by Debra Barton

Too many unhealthy female friendships wreak havoc in the lives of women. Take control of your relationships. Life is too short to tolerate bad behavior in any form - especially from a friend! p> This book will help you I surveyed over three hundred women who offered their views on friendship, and the relationships that became too toxic to endure. Their candid responses have been included in this book. Real women. Real experiences. Sometimes a friendship can be saved. You may need to let them go. If you need to re-evaluate your friendships, then this book is for you! Packed full of information you can start using TODAY! Grab your copy now and lead a friendlier life!

Genres: Self Help

200 pages, Paperback

Published March 30, 2016

About the author

Hello, my name is Debra Barton, author and ex-hippie. Actually, I'm just an average girl who has always felt the need to have some sort of creative outlet. I sketch, paint, cook, decorate, sew, crochet, and have tried every manner of craft out there to keep the creative juices flowing.

Now I write books, even though most people believe it is a form of insanity. Too late. I surpassed that milestone years ago. However, I believe I am in good company.

I am one of those DIY gals who has never been afraid of trying something new or difficult. You can't scare me. I've raised two kids.

I currently live in East Texas after spending 30+ years in Houston. However, if you have a cabin in the mountains or a beach house and need a maid, please feel free to contact me. I can write anywhere and could use the inspiration.

Please feel free to reach out to a fellow conspirator.

All the best,
Debra
Email: author@debrabarton.com
Website: www.debrabarton.com

Reviews

[Latonya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Life's too short for crappy friends. Yet, true friendship is a gift. You need to cherish it, protect it and hold it in the highest regard. Great 200 page book on identifying toxic behavior, feeling okay to move away from it and understanding why real friendships matter.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a self-help book that deals with managing difficult people in your life such as friends, acquaintances, or colleagues, and gives you an understanding of why some people are the way they are. I think I was drawn to this book because I am hitting a point in my life where I can no longer tolerate people who are dishonest with themselves or others. We all know people who feel the need to portray a person they are not. The people who love to throw out "alternative facts" and pass them on as truth to show some intellectual prowess. The people who belittle you because they are perhaps jealous of your accomplishments so feel the need to make fun of some aspect of your life? This negativity can dramatically effect your mental health and mood. After reflecting on my own relationships I realized I had become a person I didn't like when I was around them. I could no longer sit by idly listening to their remarks and as a result started calling them out on their bullshit. And so begins the perpetual cycle of being dragged down into the negativity. Real is hard to come by. I am lucky that I have a few people I can call real. Real in the sense that they will confide in you their struggles, their successes, their opinions and their fears without a second thought. They will be true to you in every form. Unfortunately, there are many others that keep this truth hidden and all you get is a lot of fluff and no substance. This book will help you determine how to move forward in your relationships.

[Julieth Castro · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think it is a book that has clear and precise information. I liked it because the author got to the point of what he wanted to express and I think it is a very good tool to learn much more about friendships today and put a name to many emotions. and feelings that we can feel with some type of friendship but since we do not know how to identify what it is, we overlook many inappropriate behaviors of many people who are not giving us a purposeful and true friendship.

[Kia Lynette Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

This was a good book. Straight to the point and not an endless drag of theories and ideas. I like.

[David Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read.

Loved the frequent included comments from other ladies with or without friend problems. Easy to read and follow, real, and uplifting.

[Tabitha Ormiston-Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was a little conflicted about this book. It's well done, no question about that. Well structured and presented and quite sound, I thought. It is just that I'm not altogether comfortable about the notion of overhauling one's friends and unilaterally deciding which ones are good enough to keep. I am aware this is a bit of an overstatement of what the author suggests, but nevertheless I sensed a flavour of entitlement in it, as if we have a right to accept only the best people, and of course we do have that right, but still. And yet.

On the other side, though, where this book can really shine is as a guide to a critical evaluation of one's own friendship behaviour. Such a personal examination can bear great fruit, particularly for anyone who has had difficulty either making or keeping friends.

[Tracey Pedersen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book that many women will be able to identify with. If you've ever had to drop a friend because of their bad behaviour you'll find them described here in this book. I particularly liked the comments from actual women about actual examples of what they had experienced. If you've never had this experience this book is worth reading to help you become a better friend yourself. None of us like to think we'd be the toxic friends described on these pages!