We’re unpacking a surprisingly charged friendship dilemma I answered for Real Simple magazine: How do you handle a longtime friend who copies everything you wear
High-Achieving Women and Common Friendship Traps Today we’re talking about a specific and underexplored friendship challenge: what happens to your social life as your career
Why you can have friends, plans, and a full social life—and still feel unsettled Have you ever looked at your life and thought: I have
If you tend to assume someone’s upset with you when their tone shifts even slightly, when they don’t text back right away, or when you
What to Say to a Friend Who is Grieving Any Type of Loss Knowing how to show up for a friend in grief can feel
What to do after you’ve been left out—and how to reclaim your power in adult friendship This week’s episode is an expansion to last week’s
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DEAR NINA: Conversations About Friendship is a podcast and newsletter about the ups and downs of adult friendship. I’m the host, Nina Badzin, a Minneapolis-based writer who accepted a position as a friendship advice columnist in 2014 and never stopped. DEAR NINA, the podcast, started in 2021, and has been referenced in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, The Guardian, The Chicago Tribune, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, and elsewhere!
I send emails through Substack with the latest anonymous friendship letters, podcast episodes, book reviews, and more.