Join me on 3/19!I’m so excited for our first quarter Zoom hangout! Yes, a new feature in 2025 for paying subscribers are the quarterly Dear Nina Zoom hangouts. I can’t wait to meet more of you and have you meet each other. My assistant producer, Rebekah Jacobs, who is also this week’s podcast guest will join us too. In episode #136, we answered a letter from a listener who feels like she has a lot of friends but not enough close friends. We might just work on a future episode if nobody else shows up. 🤷🏻♀️ Upgrade your subscription any time to join us. You’ll also get access to years of anonymous friendship questions along with my answers, which are a perk for paying subscribers. The Zoom link and passcode will go out next week to paying subscribers. So for now put it on your calendar for Wednesday, March 19th at 7pm CST. (I live in Minneapolis so I insist on writing times in central time!) How’s the 2025 friendship challenge going for you?REMINDER: You can start the 2025 challenge any time. Each month is meant to stand alone and you don’t need an entire month to accomplish any of them. Find the January challenge here, February here, and March here. I promise that April’s will be extra easy. STAY IN TOUCH AND LET US KNOW HOW IT’S GOING by commenting on each month’s post or in the Dear Nina Facebook group. Or tell us next week on the Zoom! Two anonymous friendship advice questions you might have missed
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Wednesday, 12 March 2025
Subscriber Zoom Hangout: Ask Me Anything!
Thursday, 6 March 2025
March Challenge: The Hyperlocal Friendship
There are local friends (perhaps 20-45 minutes away) and there are “HYPERLOCAL” friends. Think—your block, your building, or around the corner. This month in the Dear Nina community, we’re focusing on hyperlocal friendships—developing new ones and maintaining the ones you already have. The March friendship challenge is introduced in a short solo episode (#135) of Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship. I discuss the significance of proximity in building connections, some personal anecdotes—including what I will be doing to check the box of this month’s challenge in my own life—and practical tips for engaging with friends in your neighborhood or at least nearby. REMINDER: You can start the 2025 challenge any time. Each month is meant to stand alone and you don’t need an entire month to accomplish any of them. Find the January challenge here and February one here. Come back and let me know how it went no matter when you try that month’s “assignment.” STAY IN TOUCH AND LET US KNOW HOW IT GOES by commenting here or in the Dear Nina Facebook group. Episode #135: The Hyperlocal FriendshipFIND EPISODE #135 on Apple, Spotify, Youtube, and anywhere you listen to podcasts! LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
Episode #134: The Potential for Friendship in a Fan Community!Fandom, especially very enthusiastic fandom, can provide community, belonging, and friendship. In episode #134 of Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship, I’m joined by Vanderbilt professor, lawyer, author, and joy enthusiast, SC Perot, who shares her story of rediscovering joy after a devastating divorce, highlighting how her newfound interest in Harry Styles and the community surrounding his concerts provided a much-needed escape and a way to connect with people who wanted to discuss something other than divorce. A formerly-casual fan of Harry Styles, SC ended up attending 17 Harry Styles concerts in five countries! SC and I discuss her memoir Styles of Joy: A Feel-Good Framework for Rediscovering Joy (with a Twist!), the importance of being open to new experiences, the power of shared interests in fostering new friendships, and the uncomplicated friendships in fan communities that comes from the deep love of a musician, team, book series, or anything where a fan community forms. FIND EPISODE #134 on Apple, Spotify, Youtube, and anywhere you listen to podcasts! Articles and Other Finds About FriendshipI see so many friendship-related things, either because I find them myself or listeners send them to me. I love hearing from listeners and readers!
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