Stop stressing over your friendships
Start enjoying them
Adult friendships are complicated. They don't come with a manual, a built-in social structure, or anyone to tell you when you're doing it wrong. Most people are figuring it out as they go — and quietly wondering if everyone else has it more together than they do.
They don't.
Anna Goldfarb is a friendship expert, journalist, and the author of Modern Friendship — a practical, honest guide to the relationships that shape your adult life. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, TIME, CNBC, Oprah Daily, and Goop.
Whether you're trying to make new friends, navigate a friendship that's run its course, or simply understand why adult connection feels harder than it used to, you're in the right place.
Bring clarity and calm to your friendships
MODERN FRIENDSHIP is for you if:
You find friendships exhausting, draining or painful
You feel guilty about not being a "good enough" friend
You worry about doing friendship the "right" way
You are skeptical about why friendships require so much effort
You are healing from a friendship breakup
You crave deeper connections but don't know where to start
You find your friendships disappointing and superficial
It's time to decode your friendships once and for all.
With over 10,000+ copies in circulation across print, digital, and audio formats see why readers are calling it "the BEST Book on friendship I’ve ever read".
Recent Podcast Appearances
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The World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster
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The Goop Podcast
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Magical Overthinkers
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Pantsuit Politics
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The Bright Side
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Am I Doing It Wrong?
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Liz Moody
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Forever35
Recent Press
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New York Times
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The Atlantic
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The New York Times
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The Washington Post
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