Toxic Friends – Falling to pieces

Men seem to kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn’t seem to crack. Women treat it as glass and it goes to pieces. -Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Toxic Friends by Susan Shapiro Barash is a book for – and about – women.Barashis no stranger to relationship wisdom and has gone on to write books about mothers and daughters and the marriage relationship. Books before Toxic Friends were about women supporting women – or NOT. Sidenote: Does it amaze you… as it does me… how many women stab other women in the back… or in the heart, while they look into your eyes?

I’ve written quite a bit about this subject and don’t want to rehash old stories. No, this time, we’re starting from scratch with a book that is one of the best, if you’re wondering how to detangle yourself from a sticky, webby friendship that’s making…