Dear Nina: A Friendship Advice Podcast

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Hello and welcome to Dear Nina, a podcast for people who love discussing the ups and downs of friendship.

You can find all the show notes HERE

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I’m Nina Badzin, a writer, editor, teacher, mom of four, and wife. I’m not a therapist or a social worker, I’m just someone with a passion for friendship who offers a practical and compassionate take to anyone who asks for my advice.

You’d think after seven years of answering anonymous friendship questions online that I’d be sick of the topic. I’m not! In fact, I’m more interested than ever about why some friendships work and why some don’t.

On Dear Nina, I’ll be answering letters from anonymous readers and listeners with topics like how to end a friendship, whether texting is enough to sustain a friendship, what to do if your friend is always selling you something, setting boundaries with friends who ask for a lot of favors,  what to do if you’re always the friend who initiates contact first, and lots more.

And I’ll share a Better Friendship Goal of the week.

We’ll chat about making friends, keeping friends, and taking all the drama and confusion out of our adult friendships.


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You can ask an anonymous question any time at ninabadzin.com/dearnina.

JOIN THE  Facebook group.

Leave a voicemail any time at speakpipe.com/dearnina.

 

 

Hi, I'm Nina

HI, I’M NINA BADZIN. I’m a writer fascinated by the dynamics of friendship, and I’ve been answering anonymous advice questions on the topic since 2014. I now also answer them on my podcast, Dear Nina! I’m a creative writing instructor at ModernWell in Minneapolis, a freelance writer and editor, and an avid reader who reviews 50 books a year. Welcome to my site! 

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Hi, I'm Nina

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 JournalThe Washington PostTime Magazine, The GuardianThe Chicago TribuneThe Minneapolis Star Tribune, and elsewhere

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