Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship

By Nina Badzin

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Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship is THE podcast for nuanced advice about managing the ups and downs of friendship. As seen in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Time Magazine, and elsewhere, listeners appreciate Nina's practical take on friendship issues. Are you the friend who ALWAYS reaches out first? Or is your friend more invested in the friendship than you are? Why didn't your friend text you back? How do you take a casual friendship to the next level? These questions come up no matter your age and background. Friendship is tricky, even for grownups. Since 2014, Nina Badzin has been fostering discussions about the nitty gritty of adult friendships with sensitivity and practicality in her friendship advice column. Friendship is an endless, timeless, fascinating topic, and the more anonymous letters she receives, the more she learns about being a better friend and having better friends. Nina loves hearing from readers and listeners. Her work on friendship is meant to be a conversation, and she hopes you will share your thoughts with her and with each other.CONNECT WITH NINA ON ALL THINGS FRIENDSHIP:"Conversations About Friendship" the Substack newsletter about friendship & more is at dearnina.substack.comInstagram & TikTok  @dearninafriendshipJOIN the Dear Nina Facebook group by searching "Dear Nina: The Group"All links: linktr.ee/ninabadzin

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#133 - Talking to Friends About Your Sex Life: with Dr. Arielle Buch-Frohlich
Feb 17, 2025
#132 - The Power of the 4 Types of Connection: with Dr. Adam Dorsay
Feb 10, 2025
#131 - Monthly Friendship Challenge: Start a Ritual or Tradition with Friends, with Rachel Steinman and Rachel Winter
Feb 03, 2025
#130 - The Sober Curious Lifestyle and the Impact on Your Friendships: with Hallie Sawyer
Jan 28, 2025
#129 - Do you know how your friends like to be comforted in hard times?
Jan 16, 2025
#128 - Your Friends Won't Always Say the Right Thing When You're Struggling, Forgive Them: with Steve Phillips
Jan 09, 2025
#127 - Monthly Friendship Challenge: See a Friend in Person This Month
Jan 02, 2025
#126 - Is It Time For a Friendship Cleanse? (encore with Anna Goldfarb)
Dec 26, 2024
#125 - The 10% Rule in Friendship and The Negativity Bias with Ann Imig
Dec 19, 2024
#124 - Friends who criticize you; Friends who ignore the group chat then change the plans; Feeling excluded when friends hit it off
Dec 12, 2024
#123 - Male-Female Friendships & Liking Your Friends' Social Media Posts with Aaron Karo and Matt Ritter
Dec 05, 2024
#122 - Grieving the End of a Friendship (encore with Diamonde Williamson)
Nov 27, 2024
#121 - Rules For Making Plans With Friends (Letter Spotlight)
Nov 20, 2024
#120 - Six Ways to be More Generous in Your Friendships with Emma Nadler
Nov 13, 2024
#119 - Reviving Friendships That Drifted Apart (even decades later) with Kay Paschal
Nov 05, 2024
#118 - Navigating Friendship Struggles Through Social Prescribing with Julia Hotz
Oct 30, 2024
#117 - Hobbies and Friendship: Preparing Early For The Empty Nest and Retirement (with the Modern Mahjong team)
Oct 23, 2024
#116 - Lose Track of Who Makes the Plans and 7 Other Friendship Tips from Dr. Ruth with Allison Gilbert
Oct 16, 2024
#115 - Quick Friendship Tip: Use the Freshmen Energy Trick to Make New Friends as an Adult
Oct 08, 2024
#114 - The Impact of Fears and Desires on our Friendships: Intro to the Enneagram with Christina S. Wilcox
Oct 02, 2024
#113 - Unintentionally Hurting a Friend: (encore with my mom)
Sep 26, 2024
#112 - Navigating Friendships During the College Admissions Process with Kate Proger
Sep 16, 2024
#111 - Friends Who Never Ask About You: Letter Spotlight
Sep 06, 2024
#110 - Neurodiversity and Friendships with Dr. James F. Richardson
Aug 28, 2024
#109 - Quiet Quitting a Friendship: Withdrawing From Friends or Ending Friendships with Dr. Miriam Kirmayer
Aug 20, 2024
#108 - Talking to Friends About Money (encore with Mia Brabham)
Aug 14, 2024
#107 - Friendships between sisters-in-law (and roommates, cousins, and neighbors)
Aug 04, 2024
#106 - Healing After Being Dropped From a Group of Friends with Meghan Judge
Jul 30, 2024
#105 - Stop Waiting to See Your Long Distance Friends
Jul 23, 2024
#104 - Brain Cancer, Friendship, and the Scary Mommy Blogging Days with Jill Smokler
Jul 17, 2024
#103 - Friendship Meet-Cutes and Your Fashion Emergency with Rachel Levy LesserFriends
Jul 09, 2024
#102 - Friendships Can Survive Hurt Feelings and Conflict with Shasta Nelson
Jul 01, 2024
#101 - Best Friends, Friendship Trios, Being More Direct with Friends, and More
Jun 21, 2024
#100 - The Magic of Camp Friends with Dara Levan
Jun 13, 2024
#99 - The 14-Day Friendship (Mindset) Cleanse with Anna Goldfarb
Jun 04, 2024
#98 - (Hard) Questions to Evaluate Your Friendships
May 28, 2024
#97 - Disclosing My Invisible Disability Increased the Intimacy In My Friendships with Estelle Erasmus
May 19, 2024
#96 - Mixtapes, Mahjong, and Other Sensory Friendship Experiences (encore with Gretchen Rubin)
May 10, 2024
#95 - Overtalking, Undertalking, and Lessons on Friendship in the Art of Storytelling with Micaela Blei
Apr 30, 2024
#94 - Five Friendship Issues to Address With a Therapist with Roxanne Francis
Apr 17, 2024
#93 - Handling Small Friendship Slights and Changing Your Instagram Handle
Apr 11, 2024
#92 - Trusting Friends Again After You’ve Been Hurt
Apr 03, 2024
#91 - Why Big Friend Groups Often Fail (encore with Dr. Lisa Damour)
Mar 25, 2024
#90 - The Friends You Want Around During a Crisis with Kelly Lang
Mar 18, 2024
#89 - Negative Friendship Patterns; Breaking an Unhealthy Cycle (encore with Christie Tate)
Mar 10, 2024
#88 - Differences of Opinion With Friends and The Potential of Friendship Between Cousins with Emily Locker
Feb 29, 2024
#87 - Beyond The Golden Girls: Platonic Life Partners at Any Age
Feb 19, 2024
#86 - Every New Friendship Takes an Act of Courage with Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston
Feb 08, 2024
#85 - The More the Merrier is not Always True with Danielle Bayard Jackson
Jan 30, 2024
#84 - Turning an Acquaintance Into a Friend (encore with Debra Arbit)
Jan 22, 2024
#83 - Becoming Friends with Fellow Exes with Lara Starr
Jan 15, 2024
#82 - The Lasting Ties of Friendships Formed in Difficult Times with Jenny Leon
Jan 03, 2024
#81 - Friends Who Want to Hear Your Good News (encore with Chaz Sandifer)
Dec 22, 2023
#80 - Neediness in Friendships with Sally Vardaman
Dec 11, 2023
#79 - Moving Every Three Years and Creating Community with Bri McKoy
Nov 27, 2023
#78 - Pursuing a New Friend and Texting Etiquette with Stephanie Goldstein and Rachel Levy Lesser
Nov 13, 2023
#77 - Loneliness and Male Friendship with Gabe Mollica
Oct 31, 2023
#76 - Yes, Reach Out to Your Friends During a Crisis
Oct 18, 2023
#75 - Scheduling, Structure, and Traditions as the Key to Making and Keeping Friends with Dan Moore and Jeff Waldman
Oct 04, 2023
#74 - The Childhood Friendships that Shaped Our Identities with Kristin Nilsen
Sep 27, 2023
#73 - I'm Just Not Into This Friendship (encore with Ruchi Koval)
Sep 20, 2023
#72 - Grudges and Apologies in Friendships: with my Mom
Sep 13, 2023
#71 - Learning From a Friendship Breakup with Diamonde Williamson
Sep 06, 2023
#70 - Become Your Own Social Director: Stop Waiting for Invitations
Aug 24, 2023
#69 - Don't be afraid of saying the wrong thing to friends with a chronic illness w/ Jennifer Cramer-Miller
Aug 17, 2023
#68 - When Your Friend is an Unhealthy or an Abusive Relationship with Rachel Katz
Aug 10, 2023
#67 - Visit Your Long Distance Friends
Aug 03, 2023
#66 - Introvert Energy in Friendships with Heidi Shertok
Jul 27, 2023
#65 - Big Friend Groups and Accepting Teen Friendship Strife with Dr. Lisa Damour
Jul 20, 2023
#64 - Old School Blogging and Maintaining Online Friendships with Jill Smokler
Jul 13, 2023
#63 - How to Tell Friends They've Let You Down (encore with Dr. Marisa Franco)
Jul 06, 2023
#62 - The Power of Friendship with Weekly Walking Partners with Leslie Hooton
Jun 29, 2023
#61 - The Case For Phone Calls and Low-key Hangs With Friends with Jo Piazza
Jun 22, 2023
#60 - College Friends in the 90s and the Potential of Current Campus Friendships with Daisy Alpert Florin
Jun 15, 2023
#59 - Parent Involvement in Teen Friendship Issues with Stephanie Sprenger
Jun 08, 2023
#58 - Mahjong, Poker, and Becoming Closer Friends Through a Game with Mark Oppenheimer
Jun 01, 2023
#57 - Listen for What’s Not Being Said and Other Friendship Solutions From the Five Senses with Gretchen Rubin
May 25, 2023
#56 - The Problems and Potential of Group Texts (encore with Kat Vellos)
May 18, 2023
#55 - How to Support a Friend Facing an Ambiguous Loss with Emma Nadler
May 11, 2023
#54 - Text Your Friends Back with Laura Tremaine
May 04, 2023
#53 - It's Never Too Late to Make New Friends with Megan Tamte
Apr 27, 2023
#52 - Choosing a New Expat Life After a Tragedy with Jen Zwinck
Apr 19, 2023
#51 - How to Recognize a Toxic Friendship with Michelle Anderson and Lauren Massarella
Apr 10, 2023
#50 - How Friendship Changes With Age and Overlooking Foibles with my mom
Apr 03, 2023
#49 - Unexpected Friends and the Key to Long-term Friendship with Will Schwalbe
Mar 27, 2023
#48 - Friendship Despite Deep Philosophical (or other) Disagreements with Chaya Leah Sufrin and Yael Bar Tur
Mar 19, 2023
Bonus: Friendship Mistakes on She's Got Issues
Mar 13, 2023
#47 - Friendship Triangles, Envy, Competition, and Ghosting with Christie Tate
Mar 06, 2023
#46 - The Power and Importance of Casual Friendships with Shari Leid
Feb 27, 2023
#45 - Learning From Our Parents' Friendships with Linda Pressman
Feb 13, 2023
#44 - How Diet Culture Complicates Friendships with Pam Moore
Jan 30, 2023
#43 - Navigating Money and Friendship: It's tricky! with Mia Brabham
Jan 16, 2023
#42 - The Friendships You Enjoy and Why
Jan 06, 2023
#41 - Are we work friends, real friends, or am I her customer? with Lisa Harris
Dec 19, 2022
Bonus: Jealousy of Tennis Friends, my Pom Pom Girl Regrets, and Time Travel
Dec 14, 2022
#40 - Giving Thoughtful Gifts to Friends
Dec 11, 2022
#39 - Do One New Thing Every Day to Make Friends with Pam Lamp
Nov 28, 2022
#38 - What are Your Friendship Preferences and Limitations with Diana Spechler
Nov 13, 2022
#37 - The Benefits of Couple Friends
Nov 01, 2022
#36 - Widowhood and the Importance of Friendship with my mom
Oct 16, 2022
#35 - Lopsided Friendships with Anna Goldfarb
Oct 02, 2022
#34 - Reconnecting With an Ex-Friend (encore with Rebecca Kotok)
Sep 25, 2022
#33 - When the Desire for Friendship is Not Equal with Ruchi Koval
Sep 18, 2022
#32 - Conflict Can Strengthen a Friendship with Dr. Marisa Franco
Sep 05, 2022
#31 - Friends From Different Backgrounds with Julie Burton and Stephanie Pierce
Aug 22, 2022
#30 - Loneliness Despite Having Close Friends with Mary Laura Philpott
Aug 08, 2022
#29 - Outgrowing a Friendship and Friends Who Do Not Root For You with Chaz Sandifer
Jul 25, 2022
#28 - Grieving the Death of a Friend with Zibby Owens
Jul 11, 2022
#27 - Teen Friend Groups and Friends Who Drift Away with Taryn Kessel
Jun 27, 2022
#26 - Making New Friends After 50 with Pop Culture Preservation Society
Jun 13, 2022
#25 - Improving Group Texts with Kat Vellos
May 31, 2022
Bonus: Analyzing Steel Magnolias With The Untitled Gen-X Podcast
May 24, 2022
#24 - Boundaries Without Damaging Your Friendships (with my husband!)
May 16, 2022
#23 - When Kids' Issues Are Too Private to Discuss With Friends with Rebecca Prenevost
May 02, 2022
#22 - Host Friends (and Potential Friends) for Meals With Less Stress with Debra Arbit
Apr 18, 2022
#21 - The Friends Who Are Like Family with Rachel Levy Lesser
Apr 04, 2022
#20 - Friendship Chemistry: What Makes People Click
Mar 21, 2022
#19 - Novels and Memoirs About Friendship with Rebekah Jacobs
Mar 10, 2022
#18 - Four Friendship Dilemmas in 30 Minutes with Taryn Kessel
Feb 18, 2022
#17 - Friendship and Sobriety with Jen Veralle
Feb 07, 2022
#16 - Stop Focusing on the Popular Group
Jan 24, 2022
#15 - The Art of Small Talk and Body Language When Making New Friends with Ali Wenzke
Jan 10, 2022
#14 - Making Deeper Connections With Friends with Jessica Smock
Dec 13, 2021
#13 - Get Out of Your Comfort Zone to Make New Friends with Michelle Platt
Nov 29, 2021
#12 - Helping a Friend In Crisis and Asking For Help with Alissa Butterfass
Nov 15, 2021
#11 - Lessons From Male Friendships with Dave Dluger
Nov 01, 2021
Mini-Episode: Friends Make Mistakes
Oct 24, 2021
#10 - My Kid Isn't Interested In Pursuing This Friendship with Jessica Speer
Oct 18, 2021
#9 - Friends Will Hang Out Without You with Taryn Kessel
Oct 04, 2021
Mini-Episode: A Positive View on Friends Asking Personal Questions
Sep 27, 2021
#8 - When Friends Ask Questions You Don't Want to Answer (with my mom!)
Sep 20, 2021
Mini-Episode: The Friendship Apology Prayer We All Need
Sep 14, 2021
#7 - True Forgiveness After a Difficult Friendship Breakup with Rebecca Kotok
Sep 06, 2021
#6 - When to Unfriend, Mute, Hide, Unfollow, or Block Friends on Social Media
Aug 30, 2021
#5 - The Friend Who Ignores Your Social Media Posts with Rudri Patel
Aug 22, 2021
#4 - Revealing Too Much Too Soon With New Friends with Christie Tate
Aug 09, 2021
#3 - The Friend Who Never Initiates Contact with Pam Moore
Jul 27, 2021
#1 - The Friend Who Will Only Text (with my mom!)
Jul 26, 2021
#2 - The Friend Whose Kid Is Being Mean To Your Kid with Taryn Kessel
Jul 26, 2021
Welcome to Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship
Jul 14, 2021