If you’re here from the Star Tribune article on post-pandemic friendships or the version in the Seattle Times, welcome! I was thrilled to give some tips on managing those relationships as we take up our social lives in a big way again.
And for those even a fraction as interested in dissecting friendships as I am, I hope you’ll join my new-ish Facebook group. We chat about the intricate details of friendship, and I also leave opportunities for people to leave comments for future podcast episodes of “Dear Nina.” (The podcast is in production now.)
The group only started a few weeks ago, but it’s going to be a great place to talk about the friendship stuff we can’t always talk about elsewhere.
I’d love to see you there!
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Nina Badzin hosts the podcast Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship. She's been writing about friendship since 2014, co-leads the writing groups at ModernWell in Minneapolis, and reviews 30+ books a year on her website.
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