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Summary: The perfect aid for your friendship problems
Review: This is probably the best book on friendship problems I have ever read. Dr. Yager defines how you can tell a friend from an acquaintance, explains the reasons why friends hurt one another, and how you can deal with problems that occur in a friendship. She even explains how you can end a friendship that can't be fixed. She gives advice on workplace friendships, as well as family friendships. I've come back to this book many times to help sort out problems with my friends. I'd recommend it to anyone who is dealing with problems in their friendships.
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Summary: Not all friends are friends for life!
Review: We've all been there. Our faithful and beloved friend has in some way betrayed us. It's hurtful and painful and we react in different ways in different situations. "When Friendship Hurts" is the second and latest book in Dr. Jan Yagers friendship series and a follow up book on Friendshifts®. We make many friends in a lifetime, but only a few are friends for life. "When Friendship Hurts" gives you insight in selecting friends that are good for you - to select the wolves from sheeps. I especially like chapter 2: `Detecting harmful people before they are friends'. In this chapter you'll find 21 different types of potentially negative friends. By reading through each type I can easily recognize which types my bad friends from the past are. It can also help you to predict whether a friendship will turn out good or not before bonding. More insights are such as: why are friends hurting friends? Are there different rules at work? Can we break the pattern and find good friends. In these days, Jan Yager is finalizing her third book on friendships. The area she studies here is friendship at work. I'm looking very much forward to her coming books.
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Summary: When Friendship Hurts Review by C. Hartline, Edreferral.com
Review: When Friendship Hurts is a meaningful, practical and supportive guide for developing strategies on how to deal with and overcome destructive or negative friendships. Each well constructed chapter defines the challenges faced in friendships and provides direction and skills to implement change. The wisdom and guidance Dr. Jan Yager offers from her years of research on friendship motivates the reader to explore their past and present friendships. Through the encouragement of this self exploration, the reader can heal, begin to trust again, develop and maintain healthy relationships, and to become a better friend themselves. After reading this book I had more insight into my previous failed friendships and more importantly a deeper appreciation and respect for the wonderful friends that currently bless my life! Christine A. Hartline, M.A., Founder and Director
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
www.edreferral.com
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Summary: Extremely Helpful
Review: When I was recently hurt by a close friend, I went looking for answers. Not too many people write books on "friendships gone bad," but I was able to find this helpful book. This book first defines what a friend is, shows you the types of people who do not make good friends and why, and helps you to recognize harmful and positive friendships. This book helped me identify the source of many of my problems and issues--not only with the other people in my life but also with myself. It helped me become a better friend to the friends I already have and it prepared me to be a friend to any new friends I make in the future. Dr. Yager's book also helped me break ties with the friend that was untrustworthy and holding me back from living my own life. I also agree with Dr. Yager's theory that many people these days expect a lot out of friendship. People expect a friendship to last and last, while at the same time they do not expect half of the marriages in existence to last! Why is that? While friendships are wonderful and helpful, they can also be detrimental. Learning to navigate through the bad and focus on the good is what this book helped me to do.
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