#110 – Neurodiversity and Friendships
Neurodivergent friending Thrilled to welcome James F. Richardson, author of Our Worst Strength: American Individualism and Its Hidden Discontents, who explains how his neurodivergent friend difficulties inspired a deeper exploration of, “how our American value of self-reliant individualism encourages us to be way too independent, undermining many relationships, including our friendships.” Listeners will appreciate James’s sense […]
#109 – Quiet Quitting a Friendship
Withdrawing from friends or ending friendships Let’s say you know that a friendship has run its course, but the friend has done nothing wrong. How do we go about distancing from a friend or ending a friendship? How do we process it when we feel a friend withdrawing? How do we negotiate conflict or transitions […]
#108 – Talking to Friends About Money
TALKING TO FRIENDS ABOUT MONEY Episode #108: Talking to friends about money has always been a taboo topic. What if, instead, discussing money with friends could deepen a friendship? Money can be an enormous issue between friends, which is why I’m revisiting my conversation with Shondaland.com staff writer, Mia Brabham Nolan. We discussed ways to […]
You Need (Some) Time With Your Long Distance Friends
You need time with your long distance friends, but not as much time as you think. After a trip to Chicago to say goodbye to my childhood house, I realized how even one meal with your long distance friends means so much. You need time with your long distance friends, but not as much time as […]
Being a Good Friend to Someone With Terminal Cancer
Jill Smokler, discussing: her brain cancer diagnosis, friendship, and the Scary Mommy days Jill Smokler is the creator of Scary Mommy, one of the most original and successful mom blogs ever. She was also the first mom blogger to sell her site to a major media company. But Dear Nina is not a business podcast, and this […]
Friendships Can Survive Hurt Feelings and Conflict
Friendships Can Survive Hurt Feelings and Conflict Shasta Nelson, friendship expert extraordinaire, joins me to discuss how and why to be honest with friends when we’re upset with them. Our friendships CAN survive tough conversations, hurt feelings, and conflict. AND, our overall social health will improve when we learn to get through the hard stuff […]