Archive for September, 2009
BFF until they grew apart
Nine years ago, novelist Adele Parks was dumped by her best friend of 20 years. In a recent essay published in the UK Daily Mail, Adele admits she still hasn’t gotten over it completely. Whether you’re 7 or 70, it’s always painful to lose a best friend. “Friendship is a form of mutual selflessness, an […]
BFF until they grew apart
Nine years ago, novelist Adele Parks was dumped by her best friend of 20 years. In a recent essay published in the UK Daily Mail, Adele admits she still hasn’t gotten over it completely. Whether you’re 7 or 70, it’s always painful to lose a best friend. "Friendship is a form of mutual selflessness, an […]
Match.com dating site taps Dr. Levine’s expertise
September 14, 2009 Stick with your Sisters – Match.com How many times have your girlfriends saved your sanity and lowered your stress levels? Now there’s scientific evidence that says, yes, you must keep girls’ night out on your calendar: It’s good for your health! By Cary Barbor …Social cues drive us, as well. […]
BFF reviewed on Entrepreneur.com
August 2009 Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup with Your Best Friend was reviewed by Reviewer’s Bookwatch on Entrepreneur.com/ Click here to see the review.
Dr. Levine interviewed on breakups by AOL News
AOL That’s Fit How to Handle the Best Friend Breakup by Sarah Treleaven Sep 10th 2009 Ever been in a friendship that just isn’t working for you anymore? Irene Levine, author of Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup With Your Best Friend, answers questions here about why friendships end, how to know when it’s […]
BFF named editor’s pick on www.divine.ca
Published September 09, 2009 Farewell Friend At one point or another, we’ve probably all felt the pain of a friendship that has gone sour. Whether it’s the result of a major falling out or simply from drifting apart, there seems to be scarce resources to help us get through the sad experience of a broken […]
Making Friends: What is speed-friending?
Looking for a great way to celebrate Women’s Friendship Month? If you live in the San Francisco Bay area you can take a stab at speed-friending. Shasta Nelson, a relationship and transitions life coach, is the founder and spirit behind GirlfriendCircles.com, a new and vibrant community dedicated to introducing women and inspiring friendship in cities […]
Am I my friend’s keeper?
QUESTION Hi Irene, Hopefully, you can help me with my predicament. Over the past six months I’ve been "friends" with a 25-year-old girl. I’m a 37-year-old woman. Yeah, you know where I’m going with this! She is where I USED to be: binging, playing the victim role, can’t find love, affection, or the attention she […]
Friendship by the Book: An Interview with the Author of Crossing Washington Square
A chick lit author hits her stride~ Once I started reading Joanne Rendell‘s new novel, Crossing Washington Square, I had a hard time putting it down. This gripping book tells the story of two strong women, both of them faculty in the English Literature Department of Manhattan U. The story takes the protagonists-polar opposites in […]
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