About the Book Club

Join us for an 8-week virtual book club to explore Fighting for Our Friendships by Danielle Bayard Jackson! Together, we'll dive into the latest research on women’s friendships, share ideas, and learn practical strategies to strengthen platonic intimacy. This club is an inclusive space for women and genderqueer folks to explore common friendship challenges and build relationship skills together.

Check your local library for a copy, order from your local bookstore (or purchase the book here) or listen to the audiobook on Spotify.

About the Book

Why are women's friendships so deep yet so fragile? Friendship coach and educator Danielle Bayard Jackson unpacks the latest research about women's cooperation and communication, while sharing practical strategies to preserve and strengthen these relationships.

Fighting for Our Friendships is one part textbook, one part handbook. Readers will not only learn what the latest research has to say about the mechanics of women's friendships, but they'll walk away with real-life solutions for the most common conflicts that arise in their platonic relationships.

About the Author

Danielle Bayard Jackson is a former high school teacher turned friendship coach who speaks nationally on the subject of female friendship. Her work and insight has been featured in such outlets as NBC News, Psychology Today, NPR and The New York Times, and she worked closely with Bumble as their resident friendship expert. Before she began coaching women across the country, Danielle worked as a high school teacher and spent time as an academic department chair in the eighth largest county in the United States. She now uses her education background to deliver practical, research-based strategies for women who are looking for ways to create and maintain healthy female friendships. Her ability to speak to women in various life stages has contributed to the growing popularity of her business, Friend Forward and podcast of the same name.