Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship

<p>Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship is for anyone who wants to make sense of the gray areas of adult friendship---changed closeness, uneven effort, group dynamics, hurt feelings, and what to say and do next. As Nina always says, &#34;Friendship issues are ageless and timeless.&#34; You can listen and relate to these topics no matter your age or your stage of life.</p><p>And Dear Nina is <strong>a top 1% podcast</strong> so we know people of all ages are listening!</p><p>Whether you&#39;ve agonized over a text, wondered why you&#39;re always the one reaching out, or found yourself drifting away from an old friend—this show gets it and we&#39;re here to discuss it all. Note--these are conversations, not classic interviews. We&#39;re serious and practical, but we laugh a lot too!</p><p>&#34;Dear Nina&#34; is hosted by Nina Badzin, who has been answering anonymous questions with &#34;warm directness&#34; in her friendship column since 2014. Every episode digs into the messy and sometimes maddening questions adults don&#39;t always want to ask out loud. Should you salvage a friendship that&#39;s fading or let it be? How do you kindly turn down an acquaintance who wants to be closer, but you&#39;re just not feeling the same chemistry?</p><p>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&#39;s happening to you or to your kid.</p><p><strong>Nina has been writing about friendship for over a decade</strong>, 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.</p><p>Every episode leaves room for the fact that there are no perfect answers. There&#39;s only real talk here, a lot of warmth, and the reminder that if you&#39;re overthinking your friendships, you&#39;re probably just someone who cares deeply about the people in your life.</p><p>That&#39;s a good thing. Social connections MATTER deeply for your health and happiness! Let&#39;s talk about how to make it all easier.</p><p><br></p><h2><strong>ALL THE DEAR NINA LINKS + CONTACT INFO</strong></h2><p><br></p><p><strong>!!</strong> Catch up on all <strong>Dear Nina</strong> episodes on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-nina-conversations-about-friendship/id1576473592" rel="nofollow">Apple</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/10dW5qgcHmeoxUMRnNHblV" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a></p><p><strong>📢 How to </strong><a href="https://bejewled-amphibian-73d.notion.site/Dear-Nina-Conversations-About-Friendship-Ad-Opportunities-3020e83fa17b8040ae36eb4d52e1221a" rel="nofollow">promote your service, business, or book</a> on Dear Nina</p><p>🎈 <a href="https://forms.gle/G9oY69eZMy5NziMLA" rel="nofollow">Celebrate your friend on the show</a> by dedicating a week of episodes!</p><p>📱 Subscribe to my newsletter <a href="https://dearnina.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">“Conversations About Friendship” on Substack</a></p><p><strong>❤️  </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dearninafriendship" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dearninafriendship?lang=en" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dearninafriendship" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a>, &amp; the Dear Nina <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/855246118403712" rel="nofollow">Facebook group</a></p><p><strong>📪  </strong><a href="https://ninabadzin.com/dearnina/" rel="nofollow">Ask an anonymous friendship question</a></p><p><strong>📪 email: </strong><a href="mailto:dearninapodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">dearninapodcast@gmail.com</a></p><p><strong>🔎 Want to work with me on your podcast, your friendships, or need another link? </strong><a href="https://linktr.ee/ninabadzin" rel="nofollow"><strong>That’s probably here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>