FREE Lecture on Friendship Estrangement at the Y!

Gain valuable knowledge to enrich your life through our Women Speaker Series at the YMCA of Greenwich!

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This spring, we invited experts to share insights on health, wellness, parenting, resilience, and relationships. All lectures are free , open to the community , and will be held at 12:00 PM in our 1st-floor member lounge.

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Join us on Wednesday , May 14th , for BFFS Forever…or Not?: The Complexity of Female Friendships .

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When life gets tough, we turn to our female friends—until those bonds break. Author and professor Susan Shapiro Barash will discuss the impact of unhealthy friendships , why women avoid conflict , and the emotional toll of cutting ties —ultimately reframing estrangement as an act of self-preservation.

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Susan Shapiro Barash, author of over a dozen books on women’s relationships and societal roles, also writes fiction as Susannah Marren. A former gender studies professor at Marymount Manhattan College, she has been featured in major media, spoken at leading organizations, and received awards for her leadership and writing. She has served as a literary panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts, a judge for the International Emmys, and Vice Chair of the Mentoring Committee/the Women’s Leadership Board/JFK School of Government, Harvard.

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