How do I explain to my children the rift with my mother, whose partner abused me? The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I have been estranged from my mother since I was 18. When my brother and I were very young, my mother left my father…
My sister helped me to escape our family – now she’s abandoned me. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am the youngest of a brood of girls and left home at 17. My father was very strict and my mother lived abroad…
I want children – but my fears for the future of the planet fill me with doubt. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My partner of the last seven years and I have always been fairly ambivalent about the idea of having children. However, over the last…
A friend is flirting with my husband. She cheats on all her partners, so I don’t trust her. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa One of my oldest and closest friends seems attracted to my husband. She is not overtly inappropriate, and I feel her behaviour is unaware…
I’ve fallen for a man who has lost his wife but he no longer wants to see me. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa Last year, I signed up to a cycling holiday abroad. I hadn’t cycled seriously for two decades. I fell in love with the country…
My estranged father wants to get in touch, but I don’t want to see him. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I’m a 29-year-old professional, engaged to a great man, living and working abroad, fit, healthy and happy. My estranged father has contacted me saying…
Should I break off my long distance relationship? The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My boyfriend and I have been together for more than five years and met while I was working abroad. Ever since then we have…
I’m 13 and worried about being fat. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I’m overweight for my age (I’m 13 and 60kg or 9.5 stone) and it’s consumed my life. I can’t go shopping with my friends…
Nights on ice in Sweden’s Arctic wonderland. The Observer
The teenage me, buried deep beneath midriff fat and caution, screamed yes at the thought of a trip to the Swedish Arctic. The grown-up me –…
My husband’s parents just don’t seem to care about family divisions. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My husband comes from a large family. There appears to be a hierarchy that exists within the family, where the older brother and sister,…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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