Our friendships can be our lifelines; they can also be the source of frustration, envy, and competition. How do we preserve and strengthen these critical relationships?

Using a combination of psychology, science, and narrative, Fighting for Our Friendships is a smart, accessible guide to help you better understand your friendships, including the things that bring us together—and the things that tear us apart. You’ll learn what the latest research has to say about the mechanics of women’s friendships, discover the most common conflicts that arise—and you’ll walk away with real-life solutions and strategies, including friendship coach Danielle Bayard Jackson’s signature scripts and out-of-the-box exercises.

You’ll discover:

• The three “affinities” that bring women together (and tear them apart)

• Scripts to navigate nine of the most challenging “friend types” (and how to know which one you are)

• The covert strategies women use to hurt each other (and how to avoid them)

• How to have a hard conversation with a friend (without losing the friendship)

• Surprising ways that people-pleasing can delay platonic intimacy (and how to stop it)

• How to know if a friendship is worth saving after a fight (and what to do to recover)

• How to make (and deepen!) connections with other women

In a time when we are often encouraged to opt out of friendships at any sign of friction, Danielle shows us not only how to opt in, but how to fully celebrate and strengthen these fundamental connections.