#146 – Tolerate Uncertainty & Stop the Overthinking Spiral in Your Friendships
Ruminating, Telling Ourselves a Story, and Assuming We Know What Our Friends are Thinking If you’ve ever reread a text 10 times, filled in every
Ruminating, Telling Ourselves a Story, and Assuming We Know What Our Friends are Thinking If you’ve ever reread a text 10 times, filled in every
Supporting Single Friends: Practical Rules for Inclusive Friendship Meghan Keane, author of Party of One: Be Your Own Best Life Partner, says one of the
What if the fastest way to deepen a friendship is simply changing where or how you hang out? Whether you’re hoping to upgrade a casual
What if the fear of rejection is keeping you from the friendships you want and deserve? In this powerful episode of Dear Nina, I am
Giving Friends the Gift of Presence What happens to our friendships when our phones are always within reach for us to “quickly check something” or
Not all friendship triangles are bad! Lessons From White Lotus It’s a very special episode of Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship dedicated to the much-discussed
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