Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship

Bonus Episode: Socially Confident Kids in a Screen-Filled World (Nina on "Your Child is Normal" with Dr. Jessica Hochman)

#190 - What Birthdays Reveal About Your Friendships and Your Mindset (Debra Arbit)

#189 - Andrew McCarthy on Male Friendship, Reconnecting, and the Power of Showing Up

#188 - Take an Honest Look at Your Friendship Patterns (Roxanne Francis)

#187 - How ADHD Affects Adult Friendships: For People With ADHD and Their Friends (Cate Osborn and Erik Gude)

#186 - The Friend Who Copies You: Flattering or Frustrating? (Candace Ourisman)

#185 - When Career Success Strains Your Friendships (Dr. Kimberly Horn)

#184 - Socially Connected, Emotionally Unsettled: The Friendship Paradox in Your 20s (Dr. Jeffrey Hall)

#183 - Are You Mad at Me? Friendship Anxiety and the Need for Validation (with Meg Josephson)

#182 - Three Phrases That Help When a Friend Is Experiencing Loss (with Shelby Forsythia)

#181 - Exclusion and the Power to Build New Friendships (with Amy Weatherly)

#180 - Mean Mom Culture, Relational Aggression, and Belonging vs. Inclusion (with Dr. Noelle Santorelli)

#179 - Your Newest Friendship Questions, Answered (with My Mom)

#178 - Top 5 Cities, Top 5 Episodes, and Friendship Takeaways from 2025 (with Rebekah Jacobs)

#177 - The Myth of Instant College Friends (with Dr. Janice McCabe)

Bonus Episode: Take Back Your Social Life (Nina on “SuperPsyched” with Dr. Adam Dorsay)

#176 - Divorce and the Impact on Your Friendships (with Hope Lutz Firsel)

#175 - Write a Letter to One Friend: December (the final!) Friendship Challenge

#174 - The Neuroscience of Feeling Seen, Ignored, or Left Out in Friendships (with Dr. Ben Rein)

#173 - What Makes a Friendship Last: Lessons from 40 Years (with Sunny & Jenn)

#172 - What “Beaches” Gets Right About Friendship (with Professors Paul Eastwick & Eli Finkel)

#171 - Brighten a Friend’s Day with One Simple Gesture: November Friendship Challenge

#170 - The Friend Who Really Sees You (with Hannah Rosenberg)

#169 - Hosting a Salon: The Friendship Upgrade from Book Clubs (with Linda-Marie Barrett)

#168 - From Surface to Substance: A Journalist’s Guide to Deeper Friendships (with Jonah Kaplan)

#167 - Ask Your Friends (A LOT) More Questions: The October Friendship Challenge

#166 - Friendship Repair: How to Say I'm Sorry, Accept Apologies, and Ask for One (with Marjorie Ingall)

#165 - The Child-Free Friend: Honest Talk About Friendship and Different Life Paths (with Dani Alpert)

#164 - Making Mom Friends: Challenges and Opportunities (with Alex Reed)

#163 - Shame and Friendship: What We Hide, What We Share (with Melissa Petro)

#162 - Listen to Your "Bestie Brain," Not Your "Bully Brain" (September Challenge with Leslie Randolph)

#161 - How Much Can You Expect Friends to Support Your Business, Book, or New Endeavor? (with Jackie Friedland)

# 160 - From the Cafeteria to the Mahj Table: Friend Group Challenges from Teens to Midlife and Beyond (LIVE!)

#159 - Teaching Kindness Without Forcing Friendships: A Parenting Dilemma (with Jessica Speer)

#158 - You Need an Older or Younger Friend: August Friendship Challenge (with Liz Alterman)

#157: When a Community Shows Up: Childhood Cancer, Friendship, and Lifelong Ripple Effects (with Amy Blumenfeld)

#156 - Four Years In: The 4 Biggest Lessons I’ve Learned About Friendship (and 4 About Podcasting Too)

#155 - Thriving Solo: Making Friends and Creating Community After a Big Move (with Lisa Giordano)

#154 - Discretion vs. Gossip: How to Handle a Friend Who Overshares Your News (Letter Spotlight with Rebekah Jacobs)

#153 - Three Focused Questions for a Mid-Year Reflection

#152 - When Your Child’s Friendship Issues Reopens Unresolved Wounds: Beth Segaloff

#151 - Myths Around Adult Friendships: with therapist Jazzmyn Proctor

#150 - Join or Die: Pickleball, Potlucks, Democracy, and Your Health: Rebecca and Pete Davis

#149 - Ask a Friend For a Favor: June Friendship Challenge

#148 - Tricky Friendship Etiquette for the Modern Age with Daniel Post Senning

#147 - Share Good News With Friends and How to Receive Friends' Good News

#146 - Tolerate Uncertainty & Stop the Overthinking Spiral in Your Friendships with Dr. Jackie Henry

#145 - Rules For Supporting Your Single Friends with Meghan Keane

#144 - The Secret Power of Changing the Venue in Your Friendship: May Challenge

#143 - The Law of Rejection in Friendships with Harlan Cohen