Friendships are an essential part of our lives. They bring us companionship, support, fun, learning and growth. However, not all friendships are healthy and beneficial. Some can be toxic and harmful, causing emotional, mental and even physical harm.

What is a toxic friendship? How can we recognize it? What are the consequences for our self-esteem, our health and our life? Why is it so hard to get away from it? What steps should we take to free ourselves from a toxic friendship? What are the benefits of doing so? What challenges and strategies do we have to face to overcome a toxic friendship? How can we choose and maintain healthy friendships that make us grow?

These are some of the questions we will address in this book, with the objective of offering you a practical and motivating guide to help you identify and avoid toxic friendships, and to strengthen your self-esteem and well-being. Throughout the chapters, you will find concepts, examples, tips and exercises that will facilitate the process of freeing yourself from toxic friendships and cultivating healthy friendships.

This book is addressed to all people who want to improve the quality of their interpersonal relationships, and especially to those who feel trapped, confused or hurt by a toxic friendship. If this is your case, we want you to know that you are not alone, that you are not guilty, that you deserve respect and that you can change your situation. This book is an invitation to take charge of your life, to free yourself from toxic friendships and to surround yourself with people who love, value and support you. Are you ready to get started? Here we go!