Welcome to a mini-episode of Dear Nina Our friendly chat today is about understanding why friends ask personal or even intrusive questions. This came up
When Friends Ask You Questions You Don’t Want to Answer Today’s episode is about the role of privacy in close friendships, the line between intimacy
The Friendship Apology Prayer On Yom Kippur, when we’re in synagogue, we put a hand to our hearts in a fist to gently hit our
Fixing a Broken Friendship In “The Forgiveness Episode: Fixing a Broken Friendship,” I discussed whether it’s possible to truly forgive a friend who hurt
Should You Unfriend, Mute, Unfollow, or Block Your Friend? In this quick five-minute episode, I discuss whether you should unfriend someone who gets on
Meet Rudri Today’s guest is Rudri Patel. Rudri is a lawyer turned freelance writer, editor, and instructor. On staff at Literary Mama and the co-founder and co-editor
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!
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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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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.
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