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#153 - July Friendship Challenge: 3 Focused Questions for a Mid-Year Reflection

#153 - July Friendship Challenge: 3 Focused Questions for a Mid-Year Reflection

Update: 2025-07-01
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Ready to see where your friendships stand halfway through 2025? In this solo episode, I (very quickly!) round up the first six monthly challenges. Then I hand you three laser-focused questions to help you reflect, assess, tweak, and strengthen your connections for the rest of the year. 

Answer the 3 Questions This Week!

  1. Block 15 minutes.
  2. Jot down honest answers. And bullet points count!


LINKS & RESOURCES

  • Join the Dear Nina Facebook Community to discuss wins and struggles from all the monthly challenges.
  • Previous Monthly Challenges in the newsletter (Jan–June 2025)
  • Episode #127, January: See a friend in person
  • #131 February: Start a friendship ritual
  • #135 March: Plan a hyper-local hangout
  • #140 April: Put your friends' birthdays in your calendar
  • #144 May: Change the venue where you spend time with a friend or change how you communicate
  • #149 June: Ask a friend for a favor
  • Episode 121 about "Rules for Making Plans"



ALL THE DEAR NINA LINKS + CONTACT INFO

📢 How to promote your service, business, or book on Dear Nina

📱 Subscribe to my newsletter “Conversations About Friendship” on Substack

❤️ Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, & the Dear Nina Facebook group

📪 Ask an anonymous friendship question

🔎 Want to work with me on your podcast, your friendships, or need another link? That’s probably here.




Thank you to this week's sponsor: https://www.sassythoughts.com/

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#153 - July Friendship Challenge: 3 Focused Questions for a Mid-Year Reflection

#153 - July Friendship Challenge: 3 Focused Questions for a Mid-Year Reflection

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