Friendship For Grown-Ups

I have recently read the book Friendship for Grown-Ups, written by Lisa Whelchel, former childhood star, best known from The Facts of Life. I received this book to review for Booksneeze.com. I have never reviewed a book before so I thought this would be fun to try out. I have read one other book by Lisa Whelchel that I enjoyed so I jumped on the chance to read this one.
Friendship for Grown-ups is not a "self-help" book. Lisa Whelchel walks you through much of her life and shares her struggles with making strong friendships... and her struggles with being willing to tear down walls around her heart to really trust others with who she really is. I related to this. It is very hard for most people to put themselves out there, with all the 'baggage' we have, and really trust someone with all of it.
This is not one of those 'light-hearted, feel good' books... and it is also not one of those books you walk away from feeling worse about your issues. There were times where I felt maybe she expressed too much of what she went through... and other times where I saw myself in how she reacted.
I do recommend this book to women out there. I think the desire for a 'soul-friendship' with another women is in all of us. This book helped me see there is nothing unusual about having that desire... and that there is nothing wrong with me. LOL