#214 - Are We Giving Up on Our Friends Too Quickly? (Melissa Radke)
Are we too quick to decide a friendship isn’t working? Melissa Radke and I talk about friendship breakups we regretted, jealousy, uneven effort, fear of rejection, friendship “tests,” and the urge to ...
5 Okt 46min
#213 - Friendship "Flings," Uneven Effort, and Being Stuck in the Middle (Dr. Miriam Kirmayer)
What does it mean when a friendship gets intense fast, one person always does the reaching out, or a friend treats you differently in a group? Dr. Miriam Kirmayer is back to unpack those gray areas, p...
28 Sep 52min
#211 - You Don’t Have to Be Fully Secure to Have Good Friendships (Dr. Marisa G. Franco)
Dr. Marisa G. Franco returns to talk about her new book, Worth, and how self-worth shapes the way we experience friendship. We discuss why old rejection can follow us into new relationships, how insec...
14 Sep 36min
#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
