Don’t Be Afraid of Saying the Wrong Thing to Friends
Stop being afraid of saying the wrong thing to your friends with chronic illness Welcome to Dear Nina, conversations about friendship. I’m your host, Nina Badzin. I’ve been writing about friendship since 2014, and I’ve been leading writing groups in Minneapolis since 2015, which is where I met today’s guest, Jennifer Cramer-Miller. You know […]
Visit Your Long Distance Friends
Why You Should Visit Your Out-of-Town Friends In this episode, I encourage listeners to reach out to some long distance friends and plan a trip! Why? I finally put my money where my mouth is and spent time with out of town friends, and in this solo episode, I’m telling you all about it. Visiting […]
Introvert Energy in Friendships
Understanding Introvert Energy in Friendships Today we’re talking about a topic that people have written to me about consistently over the years–friendships between introverts and extroverts. Here to help me is Heidi Shertok, who told me that being an introvert in an extrovert’s world has presented some problems for her in her friendships from time […]
Telling Friends They’ve Let You Down
Conflicts in friendships can feel so daunting, but sometimes we have to tell friends they’ve let us down rather than distancing ourselves and ignoring calls and texts. (A tactic too many of us use.) Here to help is Dr. Marissa G Franco, author of the instant NYT bestseller, Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help […]
The Case for Phone Calls and Low-key Hangs
Award-winning journalist, best-selling author, and podcast creator, Jo Piazza, joins me to answer the question—Is texting ruining the art of friendship communication? Together we make the case for old-school phone calls and low-key hangs. Stick around and hear why! FIND EPISODE #61 ANYWHERE YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS! Signup for my newsletter on friendship, books, […]
College Friendships
Daisy Alpert Florin, author of My Last Innocent Year, joins me to discuss the unparalleled intimacy of college friendships. We delve into the impact of choosing the right college environment, as well as how the lack of technology (in the 90s) and the abundance of time led to more meaningful connections. Don’t miss this nostalgia-filled […]