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How to break up with anyone : letting go of friends, family, and everyone in-between / Jamye Waxman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berkeley, California : Seal Press, [2015]Description: 228 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781580055970 (paperback)
  • 1580055974 (paperback)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction: A Break Up Book for Anyone -- One: Non-Romantic Break Ups 101 -- Two: The Ins and Outs of Breaking Up -- Three: Relationships Gone Bad -- Four: Breaking Up Verses Taking a Break (Do You Need One?) -- Five: Best Friends Forever No More -- Six: Breaking up with Family -- Seven: Kissing Community Goodbye -- Eight: Breaking Up With Your Sexuality or Gender -- Nine: Breaking Up With Your Career -- Ten: Breaking Up With Anyone Else -- Eleven: Being Broke Up With: The Other Side of the Same Coin -- Twelve: Navigating the Aftermath -- Notes.
Summary: "Not all relationships are made to last forever. Sometimes what starts as a beautiful friendship or productive partnership turns toxic, or one-sided, or unhealthy - and the best solution for both parties is to end it. In How to Break Up With Anyone, relationship expert Jamye Waxman has written a much-needed guide to every step of a non-romantic breakup. Drawing from her own experiences, Jamye provides strategies for disengaging from a friend, family member, community, or even former version of oneself, addressing both practical and emotional concerns. While ending a relationship can be painful, Jamye's positive message focuses on the ultimately liberating aspects of putting unhealthy relationships to rest. Chapters include: Breaking Up Versus Taking a Break Best Friends Forever No More Breaking Up With Family Kissing Community Goodbye Relabeling Your Sexuality and Gender Breaking Up With Your Career Breaking Up With Anyone Else Being Broken Up With How to Break Up With Anyone provides the tools for anyone to initiate a breakup, the encouragement to get through it, and the wisdom to recognize that they don't have to settle for anything less than productive, healthy relationships. Covering a variety of relationships, How to Break Up With Anyone is a timeless resource for people of all ages"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 158.2 W356 Checked out 06/01/2024 33111008138303
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Not all relationships are made to last forever. Sometimes what starts as a beautiful friendship or productive partnership turns toxic, or one-sided, or unhealthy-and the best solution for both parties is to end it. In How to Break Up With Anyone , relationship expert Jamye Waxman has written a much-needed guide to every step of a non-romantic breakup. Drawing from her own experiences, Jamye provides strategies for disengaging from a friend, family member, community, or even former version of oneself, addressing both practical and emotional concerns. While ending a relationship can be painful, Jamye's positive message focuses on the ultimately liberating aspects of putting unhealthy relationships to rest.

Chapters include: Breaking Up Versus Taking a Break, Best Friends Forever No More, Breaking Up With Family, Kissing Community Goodby, eRelabeling Your Sexuality and Gender, Breaking Up With Your Career, Breaking Up With Anyone Else, Being Broken Up With. How to Break Up With Anyone provides the tools for anyone to initiate a breakup, the encouragement to get through it, and the wisdom to recognize that they don't have to settle for anything less than productive, healthy relationships.

Covering a variety of relationships, How to Break Up With Anyone is a timeless resource for people of all ages.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Not all relationships are made to last forever. Sometimes what starts as a beautiful friendship or productive partnership turns toxic, or one-sided, or unhealthy - and the best solution for both parties is to end it. In How to Break Up With Anyone, relationship expert Jamye Waxman has written a much-needed guide to every step of a non-romantic breakup. Drawing from her own experiences, Jamye provides strategies for disengaging from a friend, family member, community, or even former version of oneself, addressing both practical and emotional concerns. While ending a relationship can be painful, Jamye's positive message focuses on the ultimately liberating aspects of putting unhealthy relationships to rest. Chapters include: Breaking Up Versus Taking a Break Best Friends Forever No More Breaking Up With Family Kissing Community Goodbye Relabeling Your Sexuality and Gender Breaking Up With Your Career Breaking Up With Anyone Else Being Broken Up With How to Break Up With Anyone provides the tools for anyone to initiate a breakup, the encouragement to get through it, and the wisdom to recognize that they don't have to settle for anything less than productive, healthy relationships. Covering a variety of relationships, How to Break Up With Anyone is a timeless resource for people of all ages"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction: A Break Up Book for Anyone -- One: Non-Romantic Break Ups 101 -- Two: The Ins and Outs of Breaking Up -- Three: Relationships Gone Bad -- Four: Breaking Up Verses Taking a Break (Do You Need One?) -- Five: Best Friends Forever No More -- Six: Breaking up with Family -- Seven: Kissing Community Goodbye -- Eight: Breaking Up With Your Sexuality or Gender -- Nine: Breaking Up With Your Career -- Ten: Breaking Up With Anyone Else -- Eleven: Being Broke Up With: The Other Side of the Same Coin -- Twelve: Navigating the Aftermath -- Notes.

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