#193 - How to Make Your City Better for Friendship (Aaron Hurst)
What if friendship isn’t just about who you text—but where you live? This week, I’m joined by Aaron Hurst, founder of the U.S. Chamber of Connection, to talk about how we can make our neighborhoods a...
27 Apr 30min
#192 - Why Plans with Friends Don’t Happen—and How to Fix It
Why is it so hard to actually make plans with friends as adults? In this solo episode, I’m digging into one of the most common (and frustrating) dynamics in friendship: when one person likes to plan a...
20 Apr 13min
#191 - The Case for Work Friends and Where to Find Them When You Work Alone (Lindsay Pinchuk)
If you work from home or feel like your friends don’t fully understand what you do, this episode is for you. I’m talking with entrepreneur Lindsay Pinchuk about how networking groups can become someth...
13 Apr 32min
Bonus Episode: Socially Confident Kids in a Screen-Filled World (Nina on "Your Child is Normal" with Dr. Jessica Hochman)
In this bonus episode, I join Dr. Jessica Hochman on Your Child Is Normal to talk about how kids build real friendships in a screen-filled world. We cover what actually helps—from teaching kids to ini...
6 Apr 40min
#190 - What Birthdays Reveal About Your Friendships and Your Mindset (Debra Arbit)
Birthdays can bring up more than we expect—disappointment, pressure, and questions about our friendships. In this episode, I talk with my close friend Debra Arbit about a different approach: taking ow...
30 Mars 39min
#189 - Andrew McCarthy on Male Friendship, Reconnecting, and the Power of Showing Up
When Andrew McCarthy’s son asked him, “Do you even have friends?”, it sparked a 10,000-mile journey to reconnect with the people who shaped his life. In this episode, we talk about why male friendship...
23 Mars 33min
#187 - How ADHD Affects Adult Friendships: For People With ADHD and Their Friends (Cate Osborn and Erik Gude)
In this episode of Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship, Nina talks with Cate Osborn and Erik Gude, co-authors of The ADHD Field Guide for Adults, about how ADHD can affect adult friendships. The...
9 Mars 54min
