The Better Friend: 12 Truths to Shift from Shallow and One-Sided Connections to Vibrant Friendships
An inspiring roadmap for women craving deeper friendships, with keen observations and biblical insights into what makes for joyful, meaningful connections-from an engaging speaker, writer, and podcaster.
Women crave true, vibrant friendships yet so often feel we have to resort to one-sided relationships, shallow conversations, and cliques riddled with comparison and resentment. After years of coaching women and finding community after starting over in a new city, author and podcaster Grace Valentine offers heartening truths and practical insights for finding good friends and being a good friend.
Grace looks at the moments when friendships left her discouraged, overlooked, and hurt and she meets these common friendship issues with keen observations and biblical insights that show you how to become a person who loves freely and receives lovingly.
With her signature upbeat storytelling, Grace will help you:
- Learn to receive the gifts of friendship well
- Take the scoreboard out of friendship
- Stop longing to sit at tables not meant for you and discover the incredible friendships right in front of you
- Navigate one-way relationships in a way you'll be proud of
- Develop holy boundaries to love radically but trust wisely
Finding true connection is possible for you right now. Friendship can be messy but also incredibly joyful and meaningful because in the end, we are all better together.
Author: Grace Valentine
Publisher: Waterbrook Press
Published: 03/11/2025
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 9.42h x 3.43w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9780593601372
About the Author
Grace Valentine is a TEDx speaker, host of the Water into Wine podcast, and the author of five books, including Am I Enough? She's a contributing writer for Proverbs 31 Ministries and Live Original. Valentine grew up near New Orleans, Louisiana, and graduated from Baylor University with a degree in journalism. She now lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and is earning a degree at Asbury Theological Seminary. Her mission is to show others that Christianity is an adventure worth living.