Friendship First: From New Sparks to Chosen Family, How Our Friends Pave the Way for Lifelong Happiness

by Gyan Yankovich, Rachel Wilkerson Miller (Foreword by)

Overview

Our friends enrich every part of our lives. Now you can make them matter the most.

Despite modern technology and the ample ways we have to keep in touch, we risk neglecting our relationships with the people who have the most profound effect on our well-being: our friends. Weaving together personal stories, interviews with experts, and social research, Friendship First empowers you to nurture relationships with friends both new and old. Journalist Gyan Yankovich reveals how friendships play a vital role in our happiness with insights on how to: 

• Deepen workplace friendships outside the office
• Invite friends into activities typically reserved for families
• Use social media to strengthen connections
• Maintain friendships through major life transitions.

An ode to group chats and chosen family, Friendship First invites you to care for and count on those who matter most.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781891011832
Publisher:	The Experiment
Publication date:	09/10/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240

About the Author

Gyan Yankovich has spent the last 12 years writing content to help women better their relationships with themselves, the world, and the people around them. She has worked as a Senior Lifestyle Editor at BuzzFeed and Managing Editor at Man Repeller and has written for The Cut, Vox, Refinery29, VICE, BuzzFeed, Man Repeller, The Sydney Morning Herald, PopSugar, SELF, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, and more. She is the lifestyle editor of two of Australia’s leading newspapers, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and currently lives in Sydney.

Table of Contents

Author’s Note

Introduction

1. Meet Cute
2. The Friendship Recipe
3. Family Matters
4. It Takes a Village
5. The Care Factor
6. In the Group Chat
7. Working It Out
8. Breakups and Breakdowns
9. Loved and Lost
10. Letting Go of the One

Conclusion: A Promise

Acknowledgments

Endnotes

Editorial Reviews

"[A] joyful, hopeful and considered book that will have you texting your friends in a hurry to tell them how much you appreciate them."

Lucinda Price

"This book honors our most significant relationships with the tender thoughtfulness of the best friend you’ve ever had."

Gina Rushton

"[A] thoughtful, brilliant, and wholly comforting read."

Elfy Scott

"This book not only made me think about my friends in a different way, it also made me think about the kind of person I want to be."

Bridie Jabour

"Research shows that after food and shelter, positive social connections with others is our greatest need. At a time of increased loneliness and disconnect, Friendship First is a breath of fresh air and inspiration to build, maintain, and renew friendships."

Emma Seppälä