How do I teach my son not to take drugs when I did myself?
Dear Annalisa, I am very worried about my preteen son. As a young woman, I struggled with addiction, but I have been clean for 24 years and am…
I struggle to make and keep friends. What am I doing wrong?
Dear Annalisa, I have a wonderful husband, happy children, good health and a close relationship with my family. But I’ve always struggled with friendship. Every time…
My half-sister has rejected my parents. Who is really to blame?
Dear Annalisa, I’m in my 20s, and the child of two people who had previous marriages andchildren. Growing up, both my parents shared custody with their former…
I’m anxious about returning to the world after lockdown. Is this normal?
Dear Annalisa, I’m starting to see friends and neighbours who are anxious and fearful about going out – and for a while I felt it, too.…
I can’t stand my in-laws. Why do I feel such rage towards them?
Dear Annalisa, I am really struggling with my parents-in-law. My feelings about them changedafter the birth of our two children. I can no longer stand the sight…
I don’t want to invite my father to my wedding but feel coerced into doing so. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My sister and I have always had a rather fraught relationship with my father. He failed to form bonds and took no interest in…
My teenage daughter is in a miserable state; she has lost hope. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am desperately worried about my teenage granddaughter, who is in a very miserable state. Her self-esteem is at rock bottom, she has no…
My parents moved to a new area after my mother retired and now she is really isolated. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa A year ago, once my siblings and I had left home, my parents moved to the other side of the country. They have made…
How can I develop true self-confidence? The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am from a dysfunctional family where I was ignored, criticised and never given love or affection. I learned to be quiet, to never…
How can I cope with my manipulative mother? The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am a woman in my 50s looking for advice on how to cope with my needy and manipulative mother, who is in her…
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