Susan Shapiro Barash

When life gets hard, we turn to our female friends. Husbands, partners, and jobs come and go, but close friendships are our bedrock. Until they're not. What happens when these bonds sabotage instead of support? Who among us has the courage to walk away? And how can we protect ourselves from further heartbreak? Susan Shapiro Barash takes a deep dive into the complexities of female friendships. By peeling back the societal narrative that our friendships are meant to last forever, she uncovers a more nuanced reality: the closest bonds do falter. Through groundbreaking research and 150 interviews with women ranging in age from 20-80, Barash reveals an emerging trend - estrangement among female friends. Estranged is an eye-opening investigation/practical guide for women navigating murky waters of suboptimal friendships. The book sheds light on unspoken pain of estrangement - both for the "estranger" who walks away and the "estrangee" who is left behind. Amid candid confessions of betrayal and grief, Barash challenges women to reimagine their friendships and take the bold step of letting go when necessary. This cutting-edge book offers an empowering path forward: learning to prioritize self-worth, stability and authenticity over loyalty to friendships that no longer serve us.

A Passion for More an intimate and trailblazing look at the reasons women in monogamous relationships and marriages take a lover. In this breakthrough book, women confide how they balance the emotional and physical aspects of their trysts. Follow Susan Shapiro Barash's fascinating and provocative investigation into the reasons why and how a diverse group of women in their twenties to their eighties conduct affairs outside their marriages and committed relationships. Through personal accounts of over seventy women, we get a wide-angle picture of how women choose a lover as a form of self-exploration and agency. In A Passion for More, Susan breaks down and analyzes the four types of affairs: - EMPOWERING AFFAIRS - SEX-DRIVEN AFFAIRS - LOVE AFFAIRS - SELF-ESTEEM AFFAIRS A Passion for More reveals: - How having a lover helps a woman to remain in an unhappy marriage or relationship, - How women renegotiate a marriage/monogamous relationship after the affair, - How an affair can improve one's marriage/monogamous relationship, - How an affair is often the catalyst to leave a marriage/longstanding relationship. Scroll up and grab a copy today.

There is an exponential rise in female infidelity........according to bestselling gender expert Susan Shapiro Barash in her revealing updated investigation, A PASSION FOR MORE: AFFAIRS THAT MAKE OR BREAK US. Her book is an intimate and trailblazing look at the reasons women in monogamous relationships and marriages take a lover and how they balance the emotional and physical aspects of these trysts. Women today are exploring their needs with a striking absence of guilt. She astutely breaks down and analyzes: The four types of affairs: Empowering Affairs: Women have more opportunities today; an affair is an option. Sex-Driven Affairs: The major component of the affair is the sex. Love Affairs: These affairs happen when women least expect them. Self-Esteem Affairs: A lover makes the woman feel special and alive. She reveals: *Why a lover helps a woman to remain in an unhappy marriage or relationship. *How women renegotiate a marriage / monogamous relationship after the affair. *How an affair can improve one's marriage/monogamous relationship. *How an affair is often the catalyst to leave a marriage/longstanding relationship.

From the author of Toxic Friends-a groundbreaking look at how to understand your marriage and create a more satisfying relationshipEvery marriage goes through nine phases. It is only by understanding the course our marriages run that we can truly begin to craft the perfect relationship. In The Nine Phases of Marriage, Susan Shapiro Barash breaks down and analyzes these phases, which are: - Phase One: Passion and Longing- Phase Two: Conforming: The Perfect Wife- Phase Three: Real Life: Child Centricity- Phase Four: Tension: One Bed: Two Dreams- Phase Five: Distance: Two Beds: Two Rooms- Phase Six: Fracturing: Midlife Divorce- Phase Seven: Second Chances: Remarriage and Renegotiating - Phase Eight: Balance: Concessions- Phase Nine: Successful Coupling With this essential knowledge, spouses can successfully navigate the natural pitfalls and perils of their marriages and embark on a true partnership.

Susan Shapiro Barash's provocative new book examines the most difficult challenges any woman faces when raising daughters: Are we spoiling them or being too rigid? Are we trying to be their friend or are we setting ourselves up as adversaries? Are we setting a good example, or are we a cautionary tale? In short, are we creating our own monsters? This book explores: * "What color would you like that Prada bag in?" (Material indulgence) * "Do you need to be eating that?" (Fixations on food and weight) * "Of course you can drink when you're home with me." (Lacking boundaries and rules) * "Your closest friends are your biggest rivals." (Underestimating female friendships) * "I'll just say you aren't feeling well." (Making excuses) * And much more

From the bestselling author of Tripping the Prom Queen comes a fascinating and provocative look at the reasons behind female deception. Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets reveals how society doles out mixed messages to women, fostering the lies they tell. Among the liars are: -A woman who shoplifts, and has it "down to a science"-A woman who tells her husband she is working late in order to be with her lover-A woman who lies about her children's achievements to her friends-A woman who pretends her husband is doing well when they are going broke-A woman who has covered up her husband's emotional abuse for years-A woman whose secret is her misery in being a stay-at-home mom in suburbia-A woman who lies about loving her partner, deciding it's better to stay than be alone-And many other secrets and deceptionsHonest and even outrageous, Susan Shapiro Barash is fast becoming the author who explores issues that are important to women--issues that they are loath to talk about . . . until now.