Friendship First
From New Sparks to Chosen Family, How Our Friends Pave the Way for Lifelong Happiness
by Gyan Yankovich
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Pub Date Sep 10 2024 | Archive Date Sep 09 2024
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Voice memos, care packages, hours-long phone conversations, treasured traditions that go back decades—our friendships touch and enrich every part of our lives. But in a world that’s pushing us to constantly improve our romantic relationships—and work to understand our familial ones—we rarely stop and think about “just” friendship, even as science tells us that good platonic friendships enrich (and can even lengthen) our lives.
Enter Friendship First—finally, a book not so much about making friends as letting our actions in our friendships reflect their vital importance. In her trademark chic style that is refreshingly down to earth and packed with insight, Gyan Yankovich argues for the importance of friendship in the modern world, addressing topics such as showing up for friends in need, asking friends for help, integrating friends into our support system, and dealing with friendship breakups when things go wrong.
It's no secret that we’re living in lonely times. But the personal stories and scientific evidence in Friendship First offer a roadmap to a happier life by helping us find our way back to those who matter most.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781891011825 |
| PRICE | $19.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 304 |
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Featured Reviews
Faith S, Bookseller
I really needed this book. I have been struggling with my personal friendships recently, so reading this helped me to further comprehend deeper meaning behind platonic relationships. Yankovich provided me with new information and formulas to care for and tend to these delicate relationships to grow a full garden of platonic relationships :)
Elaine Z, Reviewer
Friendship First might sound like one of those pop psych type reads that draws flimsy conclusions from a variety of sources (which I'm not saying it's not), but I absolutely love this topic and the burgeoning media around the importance of friendship.
I relative heavily to Gyan Yankovich (who I've previously read in MR and enjoy) in her studious approach to care and tending of friendships, which she traces from tenuous beginnings to a garden in full bloom in her thirties. I found myself constantly sending screenshots to both individual close friends and my group chat - 'Both vulnerability and action are key ingredients of the friendship recipe.' 'There's a certain kind of satisfaction I can only find after a delicious meal .. a joyous kind of fullness .. one of the only feelings I can compare to the sensation in the hours after spending time with my closest friends'. This is EXACTLY how I feel and I love seeing these words printed on the page!
Yankovich addresses grief, friendship endings, LGBTQ+ and non-traditional unions, and more throughout the rest of the book. It's a comprehensive look at connection in the 2020s era and leads the reader to really appreciate their chosen people in their life.
Thank you to The Experiment for providing this book for advance review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
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