My ex and I want to be together. Should we both break up with our partners?
Dear Annalisa, I was married to a wonderful man for 30 years. We had a great relationship, and shared many interests and a sense of humour. I had…
My son has very low self-esteem and confidence. How can I help him?
Dear Annalisa, I have an 11-year-old son who is finding life quite difficult. He has always suffered from very low self-esteem and confidence, even as a toddler.…
I want a divorce but my wife’s past trauma means she won’t let me
Dear Annalisa, My wife and I have had issues for almost the entirety of our relationship. For more than a decade, she has struggled with intimacy, compounded – we…
I worry my grandson is being harmed by his father’s negative behaviour
Dear Annalisa, I am the grandmother of a six-year-old boy. The mother divorced the father four years ago because of abusive behaviour. Although both parents are British, the…
I appear successful, but since having kids I feel I’ve lost myself
Dear Annalisa, I have struggled with depression and anxiety since my teens and have had therapyand medication on and off since I was 17 (I am now…
My husband was hopeless with our babies and I’m still angry. How do I forgive him?
Dear Annalisa, My husband and I have been married for seven years, and we have three young children. Before we got married, we talked about having…
My ex and I argue over my time with our daughter. How can I make things better?
Dear Annalisa, I have been divorced for eight years and my daughter, who is 10, lives with her mum. I usually see her every other weekend. I say…
My mother is too hands-on with our first baby – how can I tell her to leave us alone?
Dear Annalisa, My partner and I recently became first-time parents. We are lucky to have both sets of grandparents to give hands-on support. This was particularly great…
I worry that ours is not a happy house. What can I do to lift the mood?
Dear Annalisa, I’m married with two children, aged seven and 12. Maybe it’s the effects of the pandemic…, but both my husband and I feel exhausted and…
I want to be a better parent than my mother was – but I’m failing
Dear Annalisa, There’s nothing like parenting to open your eyes to how you were parented, and I’ve discovered that I have an avoidant attachment style. As a…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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