“I fear my five year old has inherited my depression.” The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa Since I was 14, I have had mental-health issues – from anorexia to depression and bulimia. I’m now 35. Having pursued various routes treatment-wise,…
Masters of Sex: prostitutes, peepholes and propositions
IT’S REFRESHING to see a television programme that, instead of making sex an incidental, cynical part of the plot, simply to facilitate shots of naked people,…
“My husband has a fear of death.” The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My husband has an extreme fear of death. It comes up at night and I’ve generally been able to help by distracting him through…
David Cameron sounds nice. Until his eyes narrow and his cheeks go red. The Week.
DAVID CAMERON started his 2013 party conference speech with the emphasis on hard work. Indeed “hardworking people” was in the very first sentence. You could tell…
“How can I help my suicidal, alcoholic mother?” The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My partner and I had planned to move in together after graduation. My mum has always said she wants me to live an independent…
Are there ANY ordinary people Ed Miliband hasn’t met? The Week.
ED MILIBAND walked onto the stage at the 2013 Labour Party conference wearing a new shirt so white it dazzled. He seemed relaxed and confident as…
“Our house is a mess and tidying up seems beyond us.” The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My problem might seem pretty trivial but it is a huge issue in my life – it’s mess. I have always been messy, and…
“My girlfriend’s son makes it clear he doesn’t like me and my son.” The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I have been in a relationship with my girlfriend for four years. I have a nine-year-old son; she has a 12-year-old son. I have…
Barack Obama brings out his patchwork quilt of a speech. The Week.
THE East Room is the White House’s largest room. An erstwhile playroom, it was where John F Kennedy laid in state in 1963. And it was…
The truth about baby food. Published in The Guardian
Having children is like opening the door to a whole other universe. Arguments you simply never knew existed, you suddenly become part of. News stories on…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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