I fear I’ll never be happy after my abused childhood. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa At the age of 41, I feel as if I will never be truly happy, despite having a good marriage and two fantastic children.…
Our 12 year old son says he has no aspirations in life. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My husband and I are worried about our eldest son, who is 12. He started secondary school last September and seemed to settle in…
My daughter was sexually abused by her step father. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My ex-wife and I married when we were very young, in the late 1970s, and split up five years later. We had two children…
I’m a woman with severe facial hair, and zero confidence as a result. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I am a 43-year-old woman with two children who bring me a lot of joy, and a partner who is a devoted father, whom…
I’m transgender and I want my parents to know I’m their son, not their daughter. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa There’s something I’m finding increasingly hard to cope with: I’m not my parents’ daughter – I am their son. I’ve always been very tomboyish…
Annalisa Barbieri 