#201 - A Softer Way to Think About Friendships That Faded (Rebecca Kotok)
Rebecca Kotok, one of my very best friends and one of Dear Nina’s most popular guests, returns for a conversation about the way approaching 50, grief, and life experience can soften how we think about...
5 Jul 30min
Bonus - An Episode Honoring Jill Smokler: Friendship, Cancer, and Community
In this bonus episode, I’m honoring my friend Jill Smokler by sharing again the conversation she asked me to record with her in the summer of 2024, soon after she was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an a...
28 Jun 38min
#200 - Why Talking to Strangers is Good for Your Friendships (Dr. Gillian Sandstrom)
For episode 200 of Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship, I’m joined by Dr. Gillian Sandstrom, an associate professor in the Psychology of Kindness at the University of Sussex and author of Once U...
21 Jun 41min
#199 - Traveling with Friends: Lessons From a Girls-Trip Regular (Rebekah Jacobs)
Traveling with friends sounds great in theory. Actually making it happen? That's the hard part. This week, I'm joined by my assistant producer and friend, Rebekah Jacobs, to talk about girls trips, w...
14 Jun 35min
#198 - Making Friends Through Work: Collaboration Over Competition (Kim Oster-Holstein and Mara Smith)
Can work be a source of friendship in adulthood? This week, I talk with Mara Smith, founder of Inspiro Tequila, and Kim Oster Holstein, co-founder of Twisted Alchemy, about the friendship they built ...
7 Jun 26min
#197 - Anxious Attachment in Friendships: Why You Keep Wondering Where You Stand (Rebecca Stambridge)
Do you constantly wonder where you stand with certain friends? Do you replay conversations, assume the worst when someone seems distant, or find yourself needing reassurance that a friendship is still...
31 Mai 39min
#196 - Second Homes and Friendship: Hosting, FOMO, and Unspoken Expectations (Stephanie Hansen)
What happens to friendships when you own a cabin, lake house, or second home? In this episode, I’m joined by broadcaster, cookbook author, and podcaster Stephanie Hansen for a candid conversation abou...
24 Mai 35min
Bonus: Are Your Friendships Surviving the Digital Age? Likes, Memes & What Really Matters (Nina on The Visibility Standard with Jazzmyn Proctor)
This week I’m sharing a bonus episode from my appearance on The Visibility Standard with Jazzmyn Proctor. We talked about modern friendship and how social media, online business, and constant digital ...
18 Mai 42min
