DEAR NINA helps you with the ups and downs of friendship. Why didn't your friend text you back? Why weren't you included... more
Episode #113: So, you've unintentionally hurt your friend's feelings. Or, your friend hurt your feelings, likely not on purpose. My... more
This week's friendship topic is the frenzy of college admissions and how it affects friendships between teens and how it... more
Episode: #111 It's another letter spotlight episode! This week's anonymous letter is from a woman with two friends who... more
Episode #110: "Neurodivergent friending" Thrilled to welcome Dr. James F. Richardson, author of Our Worst Strength: American Individualism and Its... more
Episode #109: Let's say you know that a friendship has run its course, but the friend has done nothing wrong.... more
Episode #108: Talking to friends about money has always been a taboo topic. What if, instead, discussing money with friends... more
Episode #107: I rarely cover family relationships on Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship, but I consistently receive letters about sisters-in-law... more
Episode #106: Welcome to Dear Nina, Conversations About Friendship. Today is a tough topic, and I'm not going to promise... more
Episode #105: After a trip to Chicago to say goodbye to my childhood house, I appreciated how even one meal... more
Episode #104: Jill Smokler is the creator of Scary Mommy, one of the most original and successful mom blogs ever.... more
Episode #103: Friendship meet-cutes, the perfect jacket or blazer, fashion emergencies solved by our friends, making the first friendship move,... more
Episode #102: Shasta Nelson, friendship expert extraordinaire, joins me to discuss how and why to be honest with friends when... more
Episode #101: It's the first official "ask me anything" episode in honor of 100 episodes! The questions came from my... more
Episode #100: They say camp friends are the best friends. Why? At camp there are no screens, you take risks,... more
Episode #99: Welcome to the 14-day friendship (mindset) cleanse, brainchild of previous Dear Nina guest, Anna Goldfarb, whose book Modern... more
Episode #98: There are five questions I want us to be asking ourselves to get a sense of where our... more
Episode #97: Invisible disabilities can turn into a source of shame and unknowingly get in the way of friendships. What... more
Episode #96: I have been a Gretchen Rubin fan since 2009 when I read The Happiness Project the week it... more
Episode #95: Oversharing, overtalking, undertalking, undersharing, small talk, deep talks, mismatches in vulnerability, and the art of listening---these are the... more
Episode #94: Everyone runs into bumps in their friendships. Trust me, I have a decade's worth of writing material from... more
Episode #99: Welcome to the 14-day friendship (mindset) cleanse, brainchild of previous Dear Nina guest, Anna Goldfarb, whose book Modern Friendship: ... more