Here is an easy reference to all episodes of Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship

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Episodes are in chronological order from earliest to the most recent.

#1. The Friend Who Will Only Text: Kathy Sackheim (my mom)

#2. When Your Friend’s Kid is Being Mean to Your Kid:  Taryn Kessel (my bff)

#3. The Friend Who Never Initiates Contact: Pam Moore

#4. Revealing Too Much Too Soon: Christie Tate

#5. The Friend Who Ignores Your Social Media Posts: Rudri Patel

#6. Unfriend, Mute, Unfollow, or Block

#7. Forgiveness and Reconciliation After a Friendship Breakup: Rebecca Kotok

Mini-Episode: The Friendship Apology Prayer

#8. When Friends Ask Questions You Don’t Want to Answer: Kathy Sackheim

Mini-Episode: A Positive View of Friends Asking Personal Questions

#9. Friends Will Hang Out Without You: Taryn Kessel

#10. My Kid Isn’t Interested in Pursuing This Friendship: Jessica Speer

Mini-Episode: Friends Make Mistakes

#11. Lessons From Male Friendships: Dave Dluger

#12. Helping a Friend in Crisis and Asking Friends for Help: Alissa Butterfass

#13. Get Out of Your Comfort Zone to Make New Friends: Michelle Platt

#14. Plan Ongoing Activities to Make Deeper Connections with Friends: Jessica Smock

#15. The Art of Small Talk and Body Language When Making New Friends:  Ali Wenzke

#16. Stop Focusing on the Popular Group

#17. Friendship and Sobriety: Jen Gilhoi

#18. Four Friendship Dilemmas in 30 Minutes: Taryn Kessel

#19. Novels and Memoirs About Friendship: Rebekah Jacobs

#20. Friendship Chemistry

#21. Friends Who Are Like Family and the Ways Friends Show Up: Rachel Levy Lesser

#22. Host Friends (and Potential Friends) for Meals with Less Stress: Debra Arbit

#23. When Kids’ Issues are Too Private to Discuss with Friends: Rebecca Prenevost

#24. Maintaining Boundaries Without Damaging Your Friendships: Bryan Badzin

#25. Improving Group Texts: Kat Vellos

#26. Making New Friends After 50:  The Pop Culture Preservation Society

#27. Covid Issues with Friends, Teen Groups, and Friends Who Leave: Taryn Kessel

#28. Grieving the Death of a Friend: Zibby Owens

#29. Outgrowing a Friendship and Friends Who Do Not Root For You: Chaz Sandifer

#30. Loneliness and Worry Despite Having Close Friends: Mary Laura Philpott

#31. Friends Who are Different from You: Stephanie Pierce and Julie Burton

#32. Conflict Can Strengthen a Friendship: Dr. Marisa Franco

#33. When the Desire for Friendship is Not Equal: Ruchi Koval

#34. Reconnecting with an Ex-Friend: Rebecca Kotok

#35. Managing a Lopsided Friendship and Assuming the Best: Anna Goldfarb

#36. Widowhood and Friendship: Kathy Sackheim (my mom)

#37. The Benefits of Couple Friends: Bryan Badzin

#38. Knowing Your Friendship Preferences and Limitations: Diana Spechler

#39. Trying One New Thing Every Day to Make New Friends: Pam Lamp

#40. Giving Thoughtful Gifts to Friends

#41. Work Friend, Real Friend, or Customer?  Lisa Harris

#42. Which Friendships Do You Enjoy and Why?

#43. Navigating Money and Friendship  Mia Brabam

#44. Diet Culture and Friendship  Pam Moore

#45. Learning From Our Parents’ Friendships Linda Pressman

#46. The Power of Casual Friendships  Shari Leid

#47. Friendship Triangles, Envy, Competition and Ghosting Christie Tate

#48. Friendship Despite Disagreements: Ask a Jew (or three) with Yael Bar Tur and Chaya Leah Sufrin

#49. Unexpected Friendships Will Schwalbe

#50. How Friendships Change With Age, Overlooking Foibles, Dealing With Our Teens’ Friendships, and more: my mom!

#51. Recognizing a Toxic Friendship: Michelle Anderson and Lauren Massarella of The Sister Project

#52. Choosing a New Expat Life After a Tragedy:  Jen Zwinck

#53. It’s Never Too Late To Make New, Close Friends: Megan Tamte (founder of Evereve)

#54. Text Your Friends Back and Other Tips on Maintaining Friendships: Laura Tremaine

#55. How to Support a Friend Facing an Ambiguous Loss:  Emma Nadler

#56. Revisiting the Problems and Potential of Group Texts: Kat Vellos

#57. Listen for What’s Not Being Said and Other Friendship Solutions From the Five Senses: Gretchen Rubin

#58. Poker, Mahjong, and Becoming Closer Friends Through a Game: Mark Oppenheimer

#59. Difficult Teen Friendships and Levels of Parent Involvement: Stephanie Sprenger

#60. College Friends: The Magic of the 90s and the Potential of Current Campus Friendships: Daisy Alpert Florin

#61. The Case for Phone Calls and Low-key Hangs with Friends: Jo Piazza

#62. The Friendship of the Weekly Walking Partners: Leslie Hooton

#63. Telling Friends They’ve Let You Down: Dr. Marisa Franco

#64. Old School Blogging Friendships: Jill Smokler

#65. Teen Friends Groups and Teen Friendship Strife: Dr. Lisa Damour

#66. Introvert Energy in Friendships: Heidi Shertok

#67. Visit Your Long Distance Friends

#68. When Your Friend is in an Unhealthy or Abusive Relationship: Rachel Katz

#69. Don’t Be Afraid of Saying the Wrong Thing to Friends With a Chronic Illness: Jennifer Cramer-Miller

#70: Become Your Own Social Director: Don’t Wait for Invitations

#71: Learning From Friendship Breakups: Diamonde Williamson

#72. Grudges and Apologies in Friendships: Kathy Sackheim (my mom!)

#73. I’m Just Not That Into This Friendship: Ruchi Koval

#74. The Childhood Friends Who Shaped Our Identities: Kristin Nilsen

#75. Scheduling, Structure, and Traditions as the Key to Making and Keeping Friends: Jeff Waldman and Dan Moore

#76. Yes, Reach Out to Your Friends During a Crisis

#77. Laughter From Loneliness: Gabe Mollica

#78. Pursuing a New Friend and Texting Etiquette: Rachel Levy Lesser and Stephanie Goldstein

#79. Moving Every Three Years and Creating Community: Bri McKoy

#80. Neediness in Friendships: Sally Vardaman

#81. The Friends Who Want to Hear Your Good News: Chaz Sandifer

#82. The Lasting Ties of Friendships Formed in Difficult Times: Jenny Leon

#83. The Sisterhood of the Fellow Exes: Lara Starr

#84. How to Turn an Acquaintance Into a Friend: Debra Arbit

#85. The More the Merrier? That’s Not Always True: Danielle Bayard Jackson

#86. Every Friendship Starts (or deepens) With an Act of Bravery: Amy Weathery + Jess Johnston

#87: Beyond The Golden Girls: Platonic Life Partners at Any Age: Rhaina Cohen

#88. Differences of Opinion With Friends and the Potential of Friendship With Cousins: Emily Locker

#89. Negative Friendship Patterns & Breaking an Unhealthy Cycle: Christie Tate

#90: The Friends You Want Around During a Crisis: Kelly Lang

#91: Why Big Friend Groups Often Fail and Helping Kids Manage Conflict with Close Friends: Dr. Lisa Damour

#92. The Courage to Trust Friends After You’ve Been Hurt

#93. Small Friendship Slights and Changing Your Instagram Handle

#94. 5 Friendship Issues to Consider Addressing With a Therapist: Roxanne Francis

#95. Overtalking, Undertalking, and Lessons for Friendships in the Art of Storytelling: Micaela Blei, PhD

#96. Mixtapes, Mahjong, and Other Sensory Friendship Experiences: Gretchen Rubin

#97. Disclosing My Invisible Disability Increased the Intimacy In My Friendships: Estelle Erasmus

#98. 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Friendships at the End of the School Year (or any time!)

#99. The 14-Day Friendship Mindset Cleanse: Anna Goldfarb

#100. The Magic of Camp Friends: Dara Levan

#101. Ask Me Anything! (Best Friends, Friendship Trios, Being More Direct with Friends and much more)

#102. Friendships Can Survive Hurt Feelings and Conflict: Shasta Nelson

#103. Friendship Meet Cutes and Your Fashion Emergency Friends: Rachel Levy Lesser

#104. Being a Good Friend to Someone With Terminal Cancer: Jill Smokler

#105. Quick Friendship Tip: You Need (Some) Time With Your Long Distance Friends

#106. Healing After Being Dropped from a Group of Friends: Meghan Judge

#107. Letter Spotlight: Friendships between sisters-in-law (plus roommates, cousins, and neighbors)

#108. Talking to Friends about Money: a replay with Mia Brabham Nolan

#109. Quiet Quitting a Friendship: Dr. Miriam Kirmayer

#110. Neurodiversity and Friendships: Dr. James Richardson

#111. Letter spotlight: The Friend Who Never Asks About You

#112. Navigating Friendship During the College Admissions Process: Kate Proger

#113. Unintentionally Hurting a Friend: (Revisiting an episode with my mom!)

#114. The Enneagram and Friendships: Christina Wilcox

#115. The Freshmen Energy Trick for Making New Friends as an Adult

#116. Lose Track of who Makes the Plans and 7 Other Friendship Tips from Dr. Ruth: Allison Gilbert

#117. Hobbies and Friendship: Preparing for the Empty Nest and Retirement: Dara Collins and Donna Kassman

#118. Navigating Post-30s Friendship Struggles Through Social Prescribing: Julia Hotz

#119. Reviving Friendships that Drifted Apart (even decades later): Kay Paschal

#120. 6 Ways to be More Generous in Your Friendships: Emma Nadler

#121. Rules For Making Plans With Friends: Letter Spotlight