What We Can Learn From Male Friendships Today’s episode about male friendship came about organically when my brother-in-law, Dave Dluger got into a conversation
Yes, All Friends Make Mistakes Last week in episode #10 with author Jessica Speer who wrote BFF or NRF, we talked briefly about her nine friendship
In episode #10 we’re discussing what to do when you’re not interested in pursuing a friendship, but you don’t want to be unkind when
Yes, Friends WILL Hang Out Without You Accepting that friends will hang out without you is a key to happier adult friendships. It’s a key
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
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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.