Falling out with friends
How do you know when a friendship is no longer working for you? We find out how to identify a toxic friend, and the best way to cleanse your social circle.
Words KAYLA WRATTEN
Photography Getty Images
As the seasons change, we are often inspired to embrace spring cleaning — purging our homes, and subsequently our minds, of the objects and energy that weigh us down.
Perhaps it’s something you once cherished but no longer has a purpose, such as a keepsake from an ex-partner, or maybe it’s a clothing phase you’ve outgrown. Either way, a spring clean isan opportunity to refresh and begin anew, leaving behind anything that no longer serves us.
The popularity of decluttering our lives hit a peak when Japanese organising guru Marie Kondo released her first book on tidying, which has now sold over four million copies worldwide. Since then, we’re become significantly aware of the life-changing magic of detoxing our homes (which includes lowering stress levels, forone), but how much do we know about the benefits of detoxing our social network?