Grudges and Apologies in Friendships
Sometimes we hurt a friend unintentionally, but an apology is still in order. Is there a friend out there who might be waiting for you to say, “I’m sorry?” Are you ready to forgive the friend who comes to you with an apology? This is the episode where we encourage you to think about […]
Friendship Changes With Age, Dealing with Teens’ Friends
For episode 50, I’m thrilled to welcome my mom back to Dear Nina. My mom, Kathy Sackheim, has been an instrumental part of the Dear Nina friendship universe. I quote her often in the column and the podcast. In this 20-minute episode she answered some questions that came in from the Dear Nina Facebook group. […]
Widowhood and Friendship
Welcome to another episode of Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship. I’m your host, Nina Badzin. In episode 36, my mom, Kathy Sackheim, joined me to discuss widowhood and friendship, as well as friendships while my dad was in the later years of Parkinson’s Disease. FIND EPISODE #36 ON APPLE PODCASTS, SPOTIFY, OR ANYWHERE YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS! […]
When Friends Ask Questions You Don’t Want to Answer
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 and privacy, the lines between white lies/ withholding information, and the right to keep some things to yourself–all with the hope of not hurting friends’ feelings. My guest is my […]
The Friend Who Will Only Text
The Friend Who Will Only Text Welcome to episode ONE of Dear Nina! If you have a friend who will only text, do you accept that fact if you’re more of a phone talker? What if you’re the one who prefers to text, but your good friend insists on phone chats? Can a friendship last […]