90. Nina Badzin: Navigating Adult Friendships

Happiness through Hardship

She's heard it all. This week’s guest on “Happiness through Hardship” is author, writer and friendship columnist, Nina Badzin, who has tackled hundreds of questions about friendship at every age and every stage. She’s here to share her wisdom on friendship especially for those going through hard times. You will love her energy and the passion she brings toward a topic that is relevant to all. SHOW NOTES 2:30 - Nina shares how she began to write about friendship 6:37 - The impact of writing versus podcasts 7:41 - Tough questions Nina has discussed 12:10 - Letting go of the mama bear instinct 13:18 - Staying friends beyond your kids 16:11 - Ways to connect with others without spending lots of money 19:31 - Changes in Nina since her friendship journey began 22:28 - Figuring out your support system and who to keep in your life 27:19 - Giving friends second chances 31:06 - Insight on making plans and always reaching out first 35:40 - Caryn and Nina play The Grateful Game “Anti-Cancer Living” book: https://amzn.to/42qqdLf CONTACT NINA Podcast- Dear Nina Conversations about Friendship https://ninabadzin.com/podcasts/ Newsletter - Substack https://dearnina.substack.com/ Instagram- dear.nina.b https://www.instagram.com/dear.nina.b/ CONNECT with us www.CarynSullivan.com/podcast www.Instagram.com/prettywellness www.Facebook.com/PrettyWellness www.Twitter.com/PrettyWellness To Buy the Book: “Happiness through Hardship” - The Book: amzn.to/39PAjuT To Donate a Book to a Cancer Center: www.CarynSullivan.com/book To Donate to Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Research: The Cancer Couch Foundation is a privately funded, non-profit (501c3) organization that has funded $5 million dollars in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) research since our founding in 2016! 100% of donations and event proceeds are ​​​matched and go to fund MBC research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center! https://www.thecancercouch.com/donations.html