All Episodes

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

#142 - Friendship, Phones, and The Problem of Distraction: Katherine Martinko

#141 - The White Lotus Friendship Trio: Lessons for Your Real-Life Friendships: Rebekah Jacobs

#140 - Celebrating Friends' Birthdays and Your Own Birthday: April Challenge

#139 - How to Start a Podcast: An introduction

#138 - The Neighborhood Village and How Community is Different From Friendship: Seth D. Kaplan

#137 - Find Your Walking Friends (encore with Leslie Hooton)

#136 - Your Three to Five Closest Friends (Letter Spotlight) with Rebekah Jacobs

#135 - Focus on a Hyperlocal Friendship: March Friendship Challenge

#134 - Fandom and the Potential for Friendship: with SC Perot

#133 - Talking to Friends About Your Sex Life: with Dr. Arielle Buch-Frohlich

#132 - The 4 Types of Connection: with Dr. Adam Dorsay

#131 - Start a Friendship Ritual with Rachel Steinman & Rachel Winter: February Friendship Challenge

#130 - The Sober Curious Lifestyle and the Impact on Your Friendships: with Hallie Sawyer

#129 - Do you know how your friends like to be comforted in hard times?

#128 - Your Friends Won't Always Say the Right Thing When You're Struggling, Forgive Them: with Steve Phillips

#127 - See a Friend in Person this Month: January Friendship Challenge

#126 - Is It Time For a Friendship Cleanse? (encore with Anna Goldfarb)

#125 - The 10% Rule in Friendship and The Negativity Bias with Ann Imig

#124 - Friends who criticize you; Friends who ignore the group chat then change the plans; Feeling excluded when friends hit it off

#123 - Male-Female Friendships & Liking Your Friends' Social Media Posts with Aaron Karo and Matt Ritter

#122 - Grieving the End of a Friendship (encore with Diamonde Williamson)

#121 - Rules For Making Plans With Friends (Letter Spotlight)

#120 - Six Ways to be More Generous in Your Friendships with Emma Nadler

#119 - Reviving Friendships That Drifted Apart (even decades later) with Kay Paschal

#118 - Navigating Friendship Struggles Through Social Prescribing with Julia Hotz

#117 - Hobbies and Friendship: Preparing Early For The Empty Nest and Retirement (with the Modern Mahjong team)

#116 - Lose Track of Who Makes the Plans and 7 Other Friendship Tips from Dr. Ruth with Allison Gilbert

#115 - Use the Freshmen Energy Trick to Make New Friends as an Adult

#114 - The Impact of Fears and Desires on our Friendships: Intro to the Enneagram with Christina S. Wilcox

#113 - Unintentionally Hurting a Friend: (encore with my mom)

#112 - Navigating Friendships During the College Admissions Process with Kate Proger

#111 - The Friend Who Never Asks About You: Letter Spotlight

#110 - Neurodiversity and Friendships with Dr. James F. Richardson

#109 - Quiet Quitting a Friendship: Withdrawing From Friends or Ending Friendships with Dr. Miriam Kirmayer

#108 - Talking to Friends About Money (encore with Mia Brabham)

#107 - Friendships Between Sisters-in-law (and roommates, cousins, and neighbors)

#106 - Healing After Being Dropped From a Group of Friends with Meghan Judge

#105 - Stop Waiting to See Your Long Distance Friends

#104 - Brain Cancer, Friendship, and the Scary Mommy Blogging Days with Jill Smokler

#103 - Friendship Meet-Cutes and Your Fashion Emergency Friends with Rachel Levy Lesser

#102 - Yes, Friendships Can Survive Hurt Feelings and Conflict with Shasta Nelson

#101 - Best Friends, Friendship Trios, Being More Direct with Friends, and More

#100 - The Magic of Camp Friends with Dara Levan

#99 - The 14-Day Friendship (Mindset) Cleanse with Anna Goldfarb

#98 - (Hard) Questions to Evaluate Your Friendships

#97 - Disclosing My Invisible Disability Increased the Intimacy In My Friendships with Estelle Erasmus

#96 - Mixtapes, Mahjong, and Other Sensory Friendship Experiences (encore with Gretchen Rubin)

#95 - Overtalking, Undertalking, and Lessons on Friendship in the Art of Storytelling with Micaela Blei

#94 - Five Friendship Issues to Address With a Therapist with Roxanne Francis

#93 - Handling Small Friendship Slights and Changing Your Instagram Handle

#92 - Trusting Friends Again After You’ve Been Hurt

#91 - Why Big Friend Groups Often Fail (encore with Dr. Lisa Damour)

#90 - The Friends You Want Around During a Crisis with Kelly Lang

#89 - Negative Friendship Patterns; Breaking an Unhealthy Cycle (encore with Christie Tate)

#88 - Differences of Opinion With Friends and The Potential of Friendship Between Cousins with Emily Locker

#87 - Beyond The Golden Girls: Platonic Life Partners at Any Age with Rhaina Cohen

#86 - Every New Friendship Takes an Act of Courage with Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston

#85 - When the More the Merrier is not Always True with Danielle Bayard Jackson

#84 - Turning an Acquaintance Into a Friend (encore with Debra Arbit)

#83 - Becoming Friends with Fellow Exes with Lara Starr

#82 - The Lasting Ties of Friendships Formed in Difficult Times with Jenny Leon

#81 - Do Your Friends Who Want to Hear Your Good News? (encore with Chaz Sandifer)

#80 - Neediness in Friendships with Sally Vardaman

#79 - Moving Every Three Years and Creating Community with Bri McKoy

#78 - Pursuing a New Friend and Texting Etiquette with Stephanie Goldstein and Rachel Levy Lesser

#77 - Loneliness and Male Friendship with Gabe Mollica

#76 - Yes, Reach Out to Your Friends During a Crisis

#75 - Scheduling, Structure, and Traditions as the Key to Keeping Friends with Dan Moore and Jeff Waldman

#74 - The Childhood Friendships that Shaped Our Identities with Kristin Nilsen

#73 - I'm Just Not Into This Friendship (encore with Ruchi Koval)

#72 - Grudges and Apologies in Friendships: with my Mom

#71 - Learning From a Friendship Breakup with Diamonde Williamson

#70 - Become Your Own Social Director: Stop Waiting for Invitations

#69 - Don't be afraid of saying the wrong thing to friends with a chronic illness w/ Jennifer Cramer-Miller

#68 - When Your Friend is an Unhealthy or an Abusive Relationship with Rachel Katz

#67 - Visit Your Long Distance Friends

#66 - Introvert Energy in Friendships with Heidi Shertok

#65 - Big Friend Groups and Accepting Teen Friendship Strife with Dr. Lisa Damour

#64 - Old School Blogging and Maintaining Online Friendships with Jill Smokler

#63 - How to Tell Friends They've Let You Down (encore with Dr. Marisa Franco)

#62 - The Power of Friendship with Weekly Walking Partners with Leslie Hooton

#61 - The Case For Phone Calls and Low-key Hangs With Friends with Jo Piazza

#60 - College Friends in the 90s and the Potential of Current Campus Friendships with Daisy Alpert Florin

#59 - Parent Involvement in Teen Friendship Issues with Stephanie Sprenger

#58 - Mahjong, Poker, and Becoming Closer Friends Through a Game with Mark Oppenheimer

#57 - Listen for What’s Not Being Said and Other Friendship Solutions From the Five Senses with Gretchen Rubin

#56 - The Problems and Potential of Group Texts (encore with Kat Vellos)

#55 - How to Support a Friend Facing an Ambiguous Loss with Emma Nadler

#54 - Text Your Friends Back with Laura Tremaine

#53 - It's Never Too Late to Make New Friends with Megan Tamte

#52 - Choosing a New Expat Life After a Tragedy with Jen Zwinck

#51 - How to Recognize a Toxic Friendship with Michelle Anderson and Lauren Massarella

#50 - How Friendship Changes With Age and Overlooking Foibles (with my mom)

#49 - Unexpected Friends and the Key to Long-term Friendship with Will Schwalbe

#48 - Friendship Despite Philosophical (or other) Disagreements with Chaya Leah Sufrin and Yael Bar Tur

Bonus: Friendship Mistakes on She's Got Issues

#47 - Friendship Triangles, Envy, Competition, and Ghosting with Christie Tate

#46 - The Importance of Casual Friendships with Shari Leid

#45 - Learning From Our Parents' Friendships with Linda Pressman

#44 - How Diet Culture Complicates Friendships with Pam Moore

#43 - Navigating Money and Friendship: It's tricky! with Mia Brabham

#42 - Which Friendships Do You Enjoy the Most and Why?

#41 - Are We Work Friends, Real Friends, or Am I Her Customer? (with Lisa Harris)

Bonus: Jealousy of Tennis Friends, my Pom Pom Girl Regrets, and Time Travel

#40 - Giving Thoughtful Gifts to Friends

#39 - Do One New Thing Every Day to Make Friends with Pam Lamp

#38 - What are Your Friendship Preferences and Limitations with Diana Spechler

#37 - The Benefits of Couple Friends (with my husband)

#36 - Widowhood and the Importance of Friendship (with my mom)

#35 - Lopsided Friendships with Anna Goldfarb

#34 - Reconnecting With an Ex-Friend (encore with Rebecca Kotok)

#33 - When the Desire for Friendship is Not Equal with Ruchi Koval

#32 - Conflict Can Strengthen a Friendship with Dr. Marisa Franco

#31 - Friends From Different Backgrounds with Julie Burton and Stephanie Pierce

#30 - Loneliness Despite Having Close Friends with Mary Laura Philpott

#29 - Outgrowing a Friendship and Friends Who Do Not Root For You with Chaz Sandifer

#28 - Grieving the Death of a Friend with Zibby Owens

#27 - Teen Friend Groups and Friends Who Drift Away with Taryn Kessel

#26 - Making New Friends After 50 with Pop Culture Preservation Society

#25 - Improving Group Texts with Kat Vellos

Bonus: Analyzing Steel Magnolias With The Untitled Gen-X Podcast

#24 - Boundaries Without Damaging Your Friendships (with my husband!)

#23 - When Kids' Issues Are Too Private to Discuss With Friends with Rebecca Prenevost

#22 - Host Friends (and Potential Friends) for Meals With Less Stress with Debra Arbit

#21 - The Friends Who Are Like Family with Rachel Levy Lesser

#20 - Friendship Chemistry: What Makes People Click

#19 - Novels and Memoirs About Friendship with Rebekah Jacobs

#18 - Four Friendship Dilemmas in 30 Minutes with Taryn Kessel

#17 - Friendship and Sobriety with Jen Veralle

#16 - Stop Focusing on the Popular Group

#15 - The Art of Small Talk and Body Language When Making New Friends with Ali Wenzke

#14 - Making Deeper Connections With Friends with Jessica Smock

#13 - Get Out of Your Comfort Zone to Make New Friends with Michelle Platt

#12 - Helping a Friend In Crisis and Asking For Help with Alissa Butterfass

#11 - Lessons From Male Friendships with Dave Dluger

Mini-Episode: Friends Make Mistakes

#10 - My Kid Isn't Interested In Pursuing This Friendship with Jessica Speer

#9 - Friends Will Hang Out Without You with Taryn Kessel

Mini-Episode: A Positive View on Friends Asking Personal Questions

#8 - When Friends Ask Questions You Don't Want to Answer (with my mom!)

Mini-Episode: The Friendship Apology Prayer We All Need

#7 - True Forgiveness After a Difficult Friendship Breakup with Rebecca Kotok

#6 - When to Unfriend, Mute, Hide, Unfollow, or Block Friends on Social Media

#5 - The Friend Who Ignores Your Social Media Posts with Rudri Patel

#4 - Revealing Too Much Too Soon With New Friends with Christie Tate

#3 - The Friend Who Never Initiates Contact with Pam Moore

#1 - The Friend Who Will Only Text (with my mom!)

#2 - The Friend Whose Kid Is Being Mean To Your Kid with Taryn Kessel

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