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I’m always excited when a new book about friendship surfaces and was happy to have the chance to interview Dr. Andrea Bonior about her recently released book,

Andrea, briefly tell us about your book.

 The Friendship Fix talks about friendship, "friendship" and everything in between. It’s a handbook in some ways, giving tips on how to find good friendships, end bad ones, solve friendship problems, and make decent friendships better. It has chapters on things like friendships at work, friendship and life transitions, friendship and sex, friendship and technology, friendship breakups, friendship and mental health issues… and so on. It’s also an exploration of all the ways that friendships can help improve our lives and hopefully makes the argument for making them a priority. And finally, it’s got a good amount of juicy real-life stories of friendships, including ones gone horribly wrong (though hopefully for the greater good!)

I delve into this quite a bit in the book, but I think one red flag is that you consistently seem to have significant challenges in the majority of your friendships. We’ve all had a toxic one here or there, but when most of your friendships

feel unsatisfying or dysfunctional, that might mean it’s time to explore more deeply. Sure, it could just be bad luck– but more likely there’s something getting in the way of your choosing good relationships or being able to keep them healthy. It also might be helpful if you’re feeling particularly emotionally affected by a difficult relationship, or friendship breakup.

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