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Another Layer in the Exclusion Conversation
On power, effort, and the friendships we want but haven’t built
 • Nina Badzin
Do You Make Yourself Smaller Around Certain Friends?
Choose the friends who are curious about you
 • Nina Badzin
That Friend Group You Tried to Get Into
On inclusion, belonging, and knowing the difference
 • Nina Badzin
When Being a Good Friend Feels Like a Performance
On over-functioning and knowing when to stop trying so hard
 • Nina Badzin
The Friendship Edit: December Finds
Plus: The top cities where listeners live, top episodes, & my favorite books and shows
 • Nina Badzin
"Everyone else seems to have friends except me."
Plus: The Pressure of Becoming Friends with Your College Roommate
 • Nina Badzin
I Keep Showing Up, but I'm Not Making New Friends
Why some friend-making activities are better than others
How Divorce Changes Your Friendships
And what friends can do to help along the way. (Mainly, don't disappear!)
 • Nina Badzin
Write a Letter to One Friend: December Friendship Challenge
A simple step toward strengthening one friendship before the year closes.
 • Nina Badzin
The Friendship Edit: November Finds
Essays, episodes, and ideas related to celebrating friends and yourself!
 • Nina Badzin
Friendship Chemistry is Real, BUT Staying Close Takes Intention.
Inspired by neuroscientist Dr. Ben Rein and friend duo Sunny & Jenn
 • Nina Badzin
The Friend Who Can't Commit to Plans
How to show up for friends when advance planning drains you — a reality check for anti-planners.
 • Nina Badzin

Anonymous Letters

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Do You Make Yourself Smaller Around Certain Friends?
Choose the friends who are curious about you
 • Nina Badzin
I Keep Showing Up, but I'm Not Making New Friends
Why some friend-making activities are better than others
The Friend Who Can't Commit to Plans
How to show up for friends when advance planning drains you — a reality check for anti-planners.
 • Nina Badzin
The Friend Who Never Commiserates
On not expecting every friend to meet every need.
 • Nina Badzin
My Friend Is Always “The Devil’s Advocate”
When you're exhausted by a contrarian friend
 • Nina Badzin
"What if MY kid is the mean one?"
Parenting the ringleader of the friend group
 • Nina Badzin
"My friend overshares my information"
How to handle the friend who's loose with your news.
 • Nina Badzin
Always the Fringe Friend
Feeling left out and looking for a sense of BELONGING
 • Nina Badzin
"My spouse resents my friend time"
Balancing romantic relationships and friendships
 • Nina Badzin
How Do I Break Into a Tight Friendship Circle?
(Or, at least not feel so bad about being left out all the time)
 • Nina Badzin
My Friend's Self-Help Journey Has Made Her Extremely Condescending
On being more direct with your friends
 • Nina Badzin
Divorce + Empty Nest and the Desire for New Friends
Plus: Envy as a guide
 • Nina Badzin
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