My dad is getting old. Should I make an effort to improve our relationship?
Dear Annalisa, Throughout my life, my relationship with my father has been, at best, diplomatic. I am a 37-year-old gay man who has done well for himself: I live…
‘I’m proud of my daughter but not her sloppy lifestyle: should I intervene?’
Dear Annalisa, I have a beautiful daughter who I think is marvellous. She’s in her late 30s and has just completed a master’s degree and bought her…
I’m in an abusive marriage – how do I find the courage to leave?
Dear Annalisa, I met my husband almost seven years ago when I was 19 and he was six years older. He had just stopped drinking and…
How do I stop my anxiety spilling over into my children’s playdates?
Dear Annalisa, I’d like your advice navigating my children’s social lives along with my anxiety. My children are 10 and eight. I did not have an easy…
Annalisa Barbieri 