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#163 - Shame and Friendship: What We Hide, What We Share (with Melissa Petro)
Season 1 Episode 163
What happens when we carry shame into our friendships? How does it keep us apart? How does it connect us deeply to others? I spoke with author Meliss…
9 months, 1 week ago
#162 - Listen to Your "Bestie Brain," Not Your "Bully Brain" (September Challenge with Leslie Randolph)
Season 1 Episode 162
This month’s Dear Nina Friendship Challenge taps into the fresh-start energy of September to help you quiet the inner bully telling you you're awkwar…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
#161 - How Much Can You Expect Friends to Support Your Business, Book, or New Endeavor? (with Jackie Friedland)
Season 1 Episode 161
What should we expect from friends when we launch a new business or creative project like a book or a new company? Bestselling author Jackie Friedlan…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
# 160 - From the Cafeteria to the Mahj Table: Friend Group Challenges from Teens to Midlife and Beyond (LIVE!)
Season 1 Episode 160
My dream for "Dear Nina" has always been to make people feel less alone in the messy parts of friendship. Episode #160 was our first-ever LIVE show w…
10 months ago
#159 - Teaching Kindness Without Forcing Friendships: A Parenting Dilemma (with Jessica Speer)
Season 1 Episode 159
As parents, we all want our kids to be kind, inclusive, and compassionate. But what about when your child simply isn’t interested in a friendship? Ho…
10 months, 1 week ago
#158 - You Need an Older or Younger Friend: August Friendship Challenge (with Liz Alterman)
Season 1 Episode 158
The August Friendship Challenge on Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship is all about mixed-age friendships, and I’m grateful to dive into the to…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
#157: When a Community Shows Up: Childhood Cancer, Friendship, and Lifelong Ripple Effects (with Amy Blumenfeld)
Season 1 Episode 157
Amy Blumenfeld was in 8th grade when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. While the medical story is remarkable on its own (including Amy becomin…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
#156 - Four Years In: The 4 Biggest Lessons I’ve Learned About Friendship (and 4 About Podcasting Too)
Season 1 Episode 156
It’s the four-year anniversary of Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship! Whether you’ve been with me from the column that began in 2014, started …
11 months ago
#155 - Thriving Solo: Making Friends and Creating Community After a Big Move (with Lisa Giordano)
Season 1 Episode 155
After 31 years on the East Coast, Lisa Giordano decided (less than a year ago) to make a big move to Austin, Texas, with zero local contacts and a pe…
11 months, 1 week ago
#154 - Discretion vs. Gossip: How to Handle a Friend Who Overshares Your News (Letter Spotlight with Rebekah Jacobs)
Season 1 Episode 154
Ever feel that low-level hum of annoyance when a friend casually drops your (good or bad) personal news into the conversation? I have my fantastic "D…
11 months, 2 weeks ago