What’s the best way to tackle my sister’s violent outbursts?
Dear Annalisa, I’m a woman in my 20s struggling to know how to respond to my younger sister’sviolent outbursts. She is also in her 20s. They happen…
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.…
My younger brother isn’t doing anything with his life. Is he depressed?
Dear Annalisa, My brother and I have a very close relationship and were fortunate to have a very happy childhood. He is the baby of the…
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…
A friend recently attempted to kill herself. What can I do to stop her trying again?
Dear Annalisa, A very dear friend of mine recently attempted suicide. Thankfully she survived, but I am very worried about what moved her to attempt to take her…
I’ve never stood up to my domineering in-laws. Is it too late to learn?
Dear Annalisa, I am a 48-year-old woman, and it recently occurred to me, like a bolt of lightning, that I am not able to be assertive. I…
My ex is with a new man but I still love her, and have even proposed
Dear Annalisa, I’m not sure how to describe the current state of my “relationship” with the woman I want to spend the rest of my life…
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…
Since I moved in, my boyfriend will only sleep in our bed twice a week
Dear Annalisa, I recently moved in with my boyfriend of just over a year. We were both clear from the outset we really value our personal…
Should I put up with my brother-in-law’s toxic views on animal welfare?
Dear Annalisa, For over 15 years I have been polite but distant with my brother-in-law. I have experienced a lot of inner turmoil about his unsustainable farming practices…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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