#210 - AI, Friendship, and the Danger of Outsourcing Connection (Sarah Baldeo)
What happens when AI starts to feel less like a tool and more like a friend? I spoke with neuroscientist and AI futurist Sarah Baldeo about outsourcing empathy and emotional processing, why real relat...
6 Sep 40min
#209 - Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Kids and Adults (Caroline Maguire)
Friendship expert Caroline Maguire joins me to talk about friendship skills for neurodivergent kids and adults. We discuss encouraging connection without forcing it, handling rejection, understanding ...
30 Aug 48min
#208 - Making Friends at Any Age Takes a Little Risk (Harlan Cohen)
Making friends at any age requires some willingness to put yourself out there—and to accept that not every invitation, effort, or friendship will go the way you hoped. New York Times bestselling auth...
23 Aug 40min
#207 - The Teen Friendship Habits We Bring Into Adulthood (Sheri Gazitt)
Friendship habits don’t necessarily disappear when we grow up. Nina talks with teen friendship expert Sheri Gazitt about the patterns that can follow us into adulthood, including how we handle exclusi...
16 Aug 29min
#206 - How Friendships Change When You Stop Drinking (Suzanne Warye)
What happens to your friendships when you stop drinking but your friends do not? Suzanne Warye, author of The Sober Shift and host of The Sober Mom Life, joins me to talk about socializing sober, chan...
9 Aug 33min
#205 - Get Offline and See Your Friends
Fresh off the five-year Dear Nina live event in Minneapolis, I found myself ready to step away from my computer and say yes to time with friends. In this short episode, I’m sharing a simple reminder t...
2 Aug 10min
#204 - "Go where the heat Is”: My Husband on Five Years of Friendship Advice
To mark five years of Dear Nina, I invited my husband, Bryan, who has listened to every episode and occasionally reminds me to follow my own advice. We talk about why so many friendship dilemmas come ...
26 Jul 28min
