Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship
Nina Badzin
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Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship is a top 1% podcast about adult friendship.
Whether you've agonized over a text, wondered why you're always the one reaching out, or found yourself drifting away from an old friend—this show gets it and we're here to discuss it all. Note--these are conversations, not classic interviews. We're serious, but we laugh a lot too!
"Dear Nina" is hosted by longtime friendship advice columnist Nina Badzin, and every episode digs into the messy, meaningful, and sometimes maddening questions adults don't always want to ask out loud. How do you make real friends as an adult? Should you salvage a friendship that's fading or let it be? How do you kindly turn down an acquaintance who wants to be closer, but you're just not feeling the same chemistry? Why don't your friends like your social media posts, but they definitely support other friends there?
We talk about being the single friend in a coupled-up world, the grief of losing a friend to illness or a falling out, and what it means to be included in a friend group but not quite feel like you belong—whether that's happening to you or to your kid.
Nina has been writing about friendship for over a decade, and her advice has been featured in NPR, Real Simple Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine, The Skimm, and more.
Every episode leaves room for the fact that there are no perfect answers. There's only real talk here, a lot of warmth, and the reminder that if you're overthinking your friendships, you're probably just someone who cares deeply about the people in your life.
That's a good thing. Social connections MATTER! Let's talk about it.
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Recent Episodes
S1E199 #199 - Traveling with Friends: Lessons From a Girls-Trip Regular (Rebekah Jacbos)
How to make girls trips, weekend getaways, and friendship travel actually happenThis week, I’m joined by one of my favorite people to talk to about friendship on and off the microphone: my assistant…
S1E198 #198 - Making Friends Through Work: Collaboration Over Competition (Kim Oster-Holstein and Mara Smith)
Two entrepreneurs on friendship, support, and staying open to new connections.When we talk on Dear Nina about making friends as adults, I often focus on hobbies, neighborhoods, volunteer…
S1E197 #197 - Anxious Attachment in Friendships: Why You Keep Wondering Where You Stand (Rebecca Stambridge)
Why Reassurance-Seeking, Overthinking, and Fear of Rejection Can Strain Even Good FriendshipsMost of us have moments when we wonder where we stand with a friend. That's part of caring about people.…
S1E196 #196 - Second Homes and Friendship: Hosting, FOMO, and Unspoken Expectations (Stephanie Hansen)
In this episode of Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship, I’m talking about the social complications of having a second home. Whether it’s a lakeside cabin, a Florida condo, or simply living…
Bonus: Are Your Friendships Surviving the Digital Age? Likes, Memes & What Really Matters (Nina on The Visibility Standard with Jazzmyn Proctor)
I’m sharing a bonus episode from my appearance on The Visibility Standard with Jazzmyn Proctor. We talked about modern friendship and all the strange new tensions that come with living so much of our…
S1E195 #195 - Money Landmines with Friends: Group Trips, Weddings, and Splitting Checks (Heather Boneparth)
Money can shape adult friendships in ways we don’t always talk about openly. Who pays for dinner? Who can afford the group trip? Do you need to attend the wedding AND the bachelorette party and…
S1E194 #194 - Low-Key, Creative Ways to Spend Time with Friends (Ashlee Gadd and Katie Blackburn)
This episode is a little different—and very fun—because it’s packed with specific, creative ways to spend time with friends that go beyond the usual walk, coffee, or dinner at a restaurant.I’m joined…
S1E193 #193 - How to Make Your City Better for Friendship (Aaron Hurst)
Is your neighborhood or town welcoming?I spend a lot of time on this show talking about the one-to-one side of friendship—the texts, the plans, the misunderstandings, the dynamics that keep us close…
S1E192 #192 - Why Plans with Friends Don’t Happen—and How to Fix It
Navigating friendship when your planning styles don’t matchWhy is it so hard to actually make plans with friends as adults? In this solo episode, I’m digging into one of the most common (and…
S1E191 #191 - The Case for Work Friends and Where to Find Them When You Work Alone (Lindsay Pinchuk)
The Unexpected Friendships You Find Through Networking When You Work AloneIf you're ever feel lonely at work, lonely working from home, or you realize your regular friends just don't get what you do,…
Bonus: Socially Confident Kids in a Screen-Filled World (Nina on "Your Child is Normal" with Dr. Jessica Hochman)
I’m excited to share a fantastic episode from when I was the guest on Your Child Is Normal with pediatrician Dr. Jessica Hochman. (@askdrjessica on Instagram)Dr. Jessica and I spoke about how to help…
S1E190 #190 - What Birthdays Reveal About Your Friendships and Your Mindset (Debra Arbit)
Reframing Your Birthday and Your FriendshipsBirthdays can be emotionally loaded and full of expectations, mixed signals, and quiet disappointment about what we’re “supposed to do” and who is…
S1E189 #189 - Andrew McCarthy on Male Friendship, Reconnecting, and the Power of Showing Up
“You don’t really have any friends, do you, Dad?”That’s the question that stopped Andrew McCarthy—yes, the Pretty in Pink / Mannequin/St. Elmo's Fire/"Brat Pack" Andrew McCarthy—in his tracks and led…
S1E188 #188 - Take an Honest Look at Your Friendship Patterns (Roxanne Francis)
When repeated friendship struggles may signal something deeper . . .I consistently hear from listeners who are struggling with friendship in ways that feel confusing or painful: repeated friendship…
S1E187 #187 - How ADHD Affects Adult Friendships: For People With ADHD and Their Friends (Cate Osborn and Erik Gude)
The Friendship Side of ADHD We Don’t Talk About EnoughADHD is getting more attention right now, but one part of the conversation often gets overlooked: how ADHD affects adult friendships for the…
S1E186 #186 - The Friend Who Copies You: Flattering or Frustrating? (Candace Ourisman)
We're unpacking a surprisingly charged friendship dilemma I answered for Real Simple magazine: How do you handle a longtime friend who copies everything you wear and do—outfits, home decor, and…
S1E185 #185 - When Career Success Strains Your Friendships (Dr. Kimberly Horn)
Today we're talking about a specific and underexplored friendship challenge: what happens to your social life as your career takes off. We get right to the heart of something many ambitious women…
S1E184 #184 - Socially Connected, Emotionally Unsettled: The Friendship Paradox in Your 20s (Dr. Jeffrey Hall)
Have you ever looked at your life and thought: I have friends. I’m doing things. I’m not isolated… so why do I still feel unsettled and maybe even lonely?This week’s guest is Dr. Jeffrey Hall (and…
S1E183 #183 - Are You Mad at Me? Friendship Anxiety and the Need for Validation (with Meg Josephson)
If you tend to assume someone’s upset with you when their tone shifts even slightly, when they don’t text back right away, or when you notice the smallest change in their availability, this episode…
S1E182 #182 - Three Phrases That Help When a Friend Is Experiencing Loss (with Shelby Forsythia)
Knowing how to show up for a friend in grief can feel overwhelming. We want to say the right thing, we don’t want to make it worse—and too often, that fear leads to silence. This episode is about…
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