How to Be Fine
Half advice show, half reality show. Join podcast besties Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg as they seek advice from experts, and then put that advice to the test. All this season they’re focusing on the loneliness epidemic and the struggles of friendship - from making new friends to breaking up with BFFs. Their goal? To help get you a little closer to fine. The first ten seasons of Kristen and Jolenta's other show By the Book are also in this feed. To hear back episodes, just scroll down! And to hear new episodes of By The Book, go to patreon.com/listentobythebook
Episodes
April 3, 2025 • 46 mins
Jolenta and Kristen try on a tip from Amy Wilson, record audio diaries, report back.
We want to hear from you! Share your own experiences with friendship and loneliness on our private facebook community: facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta or write to us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com
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April 1, 2025 • 8 mins
*Patreon-only Bonus Episode Teaser* Dean and Kristen are looking back - episode by episode - at their time on By The Book, beginning with The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. To hear the full episode, get biweekly episodes of Dean & Kristen Look Back, listen to our complete Patreon-only bonus season of By The Book, read our weekly advice column, access the written rules of every book we've lived by, and more, visit Patreon.com/ListenToByThe...
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March 27, 2025 • 36 mins
Friends are great. But they can also be exhausting. What’s the best way to strike the balance between being there and burning out? Amy Wilson, author of Happy To Help: Adventures of a People Pleaser, and cohost of What Fresh Hell, shares her thoughts.
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March 20, 2025 • 31 mins
Jolenta and Kristen read some of the many stories you’ve shared about the topics we’ve recently covered on the show - AI friends, friends with kids, and platonic significant others.
We want to hear from you! Share your own experiences with friendship and loneliness on our private facebook community: facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta or write to us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com
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March 18, 2025 • 50 mins
By popular demand, Kristen is sharing an episode of one of her other shows: Mayo Clinic's Health Matters. This episode is about ADHD and features one of the most knowledgable and compassionate voices in the ADHD world, Dr. Robert Wilfahrt. To hear more episodes of Health Matters, subscribe here: https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/podcasts/health-matters/
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March 13, 2025 • 38 mins
Jolenta and Kristen try on a tip from Ophira Eisenberg, record audio diaries, report back.
We want to hear from you! Share your own experiences with friendship and loneliness on our private facebook community: facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta or write to us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com
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March 10, 2025 • 15 mins
*Patreon-only Bonus Episode Teaser* Kristen and Jolenta live by The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage'' by Mel Robbins. To hear the entire episode and get lots of other great bonus content, including a live monthly book club with Kristen and Jolenta, join patreon.com/listentobythebook
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March 6, 2025 • 33 mins
Is it possible to hold onto friendship after one of you has kids and the other doesn't? Ophira Eisenberg, host of the podcasts Parenting is a Joke and Ask Me Another, shares her thoughts.
We want to hear from you! Share your own experiences with friendship and loneliness on our private facebook community: facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta or write to us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com
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February 27, 2025 • 43 mins
Jolenta and Kristen try on Rhaina Cohen’s tips for nurturing their other significant others.
We want to hear from you! Share your own experiences with friendship and loneliness on our private facebook community: facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta or write to us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com
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February 20, 2025 • 36 mins
For some of us, our greatest life partner isn’t a spouse, it’s a friend. How can we make the most of these kinds of partnerships? Jolenta and Kristen get tips from Rhaina Cohen, author of The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center.
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February 13, 2025 • 46 mins
Jolenta and Kristen try on Lindsay Goldwart’s tips for befriending chatbots.
What do they have to offer? And do they really help, or make things worse?
We want to hear from you! Share your own experiences with friendship and loneliness on our private facebook community: facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta or write to us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com
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February 10, 2025 • 11 mins
*Patreon-only Bonus Episode Teaser* Kristen and Jolenta live by The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness, by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga. To hear the entire episode and get lots of other great bonus content, including a live monthly book club with Kristen and Jolenta, join patreon.com/listentobythebook
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February 6, 2025 • 35 mins
For some people, chatbots have become a source of comfort in the fight against loneliness. What do they have to offer? And do they really help, or make things worse? Jolenta and Kristen get tips for Lindsay Goldwert, journalist and chatbot friend.
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January 30, 2025 • 32 mins
Jolenta and Kristen read some of the many stories you’ve shared about the topics we’ve recently covered on the show.
We want to hear from you! Share your own experiences with friendship and loneliness on our private facebook community: facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta or write to us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com
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January 23, 2025 • 51 mins
Jolenta and Kristen try on some of Ellie Schnitt and Michaela Okland’s tips for navigating friendship with exes.
We want to hear from you! Share your own experiences with friendship and loneliness on our private facebook community: facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta or write to us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com
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January 16, 2025 • 37 mins
What are the benefits and drawbacks of staying friends with exes? And what’s the best way to set up this kind of friendship for success? Jolenta and Kristen get tips from Ellie Schnitt and Michaela Okland, hosts of the Late Night Drive podcast.
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January 13, 2025 • 16 mins
*Patreon-only Bonus Episode Teaser* Kristen and Jolenta live by What Color is Your Parachute? Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success, 2022 updated version by Richard N. Bolles with Katharine Brooks. To hear the entire episode and get lots of other great bonus content, including a live monthly book club with Kristen and Jolenta, join patreon.com/listentobythebook
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January 9, 2025 • 44 mins
Jolenta and Kristen try on some of Maya Lau’s tips for navigating friendship and money.
We want to hear from you! Share your own experiences with friendship and loneliness on our private facebook community: facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta or write to us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com
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January 2, 2025 • 36 mins
What’s the best way to navigate the sometimes treacherous waters of friends and money? Jolenta and Kristen get tips from Maya Lau, host of the podcast Other People’s Pockets.
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December 26, 2024 • 41 mins
Jolenta and Kristen try on some of Jon Levy’s tips for making the most of parties.
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