“I get tongue tied during arguments.” Published in The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I am a young woman who has a problem arguing with loved ones – specifically, with boyfriends/partners. In social and professional contexts, I hope…
“My partner is sometimes too harsh with my little boy.” Published in The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My partner and I separated more than three years ago. We took every care to ensure that we put our son, now six, first…
“I’m 40 and I want to find out about my biological father.” Published in The Guardian
Dear Annalisa am a 40-year-old woman. I had an OK childhood with my mother and loving father, always in the knowledge that I had a different…
I think my sister’s trying to con me out of my inheritance. The Guardian
My mother sold her house in 2009 and moved in with my sister. I was living abroad at the time. Our mother died in October last…
How can we protect our daughters from abusive relationships? The Guardian
When I became the mother of one, then two, girls I would occasionally think about the prevalence of eating disorders and what I could do to…
I can’t stand my 12 year old nephew. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My sister married her husband and they emigrated 5,000 miles away in 2001. They have two boys, aged 12 and nine. The elder takes…
I worry that my son is wasting his life. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My son is 23, lives with me and does nothing. He likes reading and spends most days on his computer, watching films and writing…
Was my half-sister abused by stepgrandfather? The Guardian
Dear Annalisa Is this abuse? For six months I have struggled with the revelation that my much younger half-sister was touched inappropriately as a child by…
My mum is back with my dad, years after he left her for another woman. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My father left the family when I was six after he had an affair. We didn’t hear from him for 20 years. My mum…
Are we cruel not to give our parents grandchildren? The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My wife and I are in our 40s and have decided that we would prefer not to have children. I have one sibling, a…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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