As seen in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Time Magazine, The Guardian, and elsewhere, DEAR NINA helps you with the ups... more
Episode #122: Friendship breakups are an ageless, universal issue. In my 10 years of writing about friendship and receiving many... more
Episode #121: Are there rules for making plans with friends? Who should be the one to suggest the day, time,... more
Episode #120: Being generous in our friendships makes us better friends and keeps solid friends in our lives. We're not... more
Episode #119: What if your next good friend is an old friend who drifted away from your life for reasons... more
Episode #118: "Social" prescriptions from your doctor? Yes!What if for the sake of our mental and physical health doctors wrote... more
"Many friends are entering the empty nest phase of their lives and some are really dreading it. Celebrities like Brooke... more
Episode #116: What a thrill to interview author and journalist Allison Gilbert, who met with Dr. Ruth Westheimer, of blessed... more
Episode #115: Today's "Quick Friendship Tip" is about how to capture the attitude and spirit of that special "freshman energy"... more
Episode #114: Do you know your Enneagram (personality) type and how your core fears and desires impact your friendships? I... 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 #108: Talking to friends about money has always been a taboo topic. What if, instead, discussing money with friends could deepen... more