Dear Annalisa, Ever since I was a child, I haven’t quite identified with my parents’ worldview.This became very apparent when I had an intense discussion about treatment for an…
Dear Annalisa, Both my mother-in-law and sister-in-law are ridiculously mean when it comes to others. They don’t hesitate to buy things for themselves, but they take…
Dear Annalisa, I am 36 years old. I hadn’t seen my father since I was five, but at the age of 25, after a particularly difficult crisis and lack…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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