New Book on "Surviving a Breakup With Your Best Friend" Published by Overlook Press for National Women's Friendship Day: 9/20/09
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NEW YORK, NY, September 04, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- September is National Women's Friendship Month and The Overlook Press is proud to announce the September 20th release of BEST FRIENDS FOREVER: Surviving a Breakup With Your Best Friend (Overlook Press / Paperback, $15.95 / ISBN: 978-1-59020-040-7), the provocative new book offering real, practical advice about women's friendship problems.

Written by psychologist Irene S. Levine, Ph.D., BEST FRIENDS FOREVER is the first self-help guide to consider the complexity and challenges of female friendships, including:

• Why Friendships Fall Apart
• How to Get Over Getting Dumped
• Spotting a Toxic Friendship
• How to End a Friendship That Can't Be Fixed
• Moving Forward with New Friends


Drawing from her own research and the personal testimonials of more than 1500 women, Dr. Levine explores the myths of the romanticized notion of "BFF," and contends that most friendships, even the best or close ones, are more fragile than permanent. "Whether we are 5, 25, 55, or 75 years old," writes the author, "whether our friendships end slowly (almost imperceptibly) or abruptly, these endings play havoc with our emotions - leaving many unresolved, painful feelings in their wake."

Dr. Levine offers effective tools for personal assessment, case stories, and actionable advice for saving, ending, or re-evaluating a relationship. BEST FRINDS FOREVER concludes with an insightful chapter on how to move beyond fractured friendships and find new friends.

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER will be published on National Women's Friendship Day - September 20, 2009.

Solutions, not storybook endings.

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER: Surviving a Breakup With Your Best Friend
By Irene S. Levine, Ph.D.
Published by The Overlook Press
PUB DATE: September 20, 2009
Paperback, $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-59020-040-7
www.overlookpress.com
www.IreneLevine.com
www.TheFriendshipBlog.com

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