My partner won’t wear sun cream despite my pleas – I’m terrified he’ll get cancer
Dear Annalisa, I am in a long-term relationship with a wonderful man but it bothers me that when sunbathing he never uses sun cream except on his face. I am…
Was it so wrong to pass on my brother’s diagnosis without his consent?
Dear Annalisa, My dad died two years ago, exposing a sea of secrets and lies. He’d had a degenerative condition, but was totally in denial –…
Someone in my family won’t get the vaccine – should we still spend Christmas with them?
Dear Annalisa, I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s faced this difficulty this year. One of my family members, who’s in his 40s, has consistently…
Don’t stick your head in the sand. How to prepare for old age. The Guardian.
When I was 16, I spent two months in Italy with my maternal grandparents – then both 88. My grandmother had fallen over some months previously…
My boyfriend is 23 years older than me and I worry about being left alone when he dies. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I’ve been with my boyfriend for two years and we have a stable, loving and wonderful relationship. The only problem is there’s a significant…
My father killed himself and it has left me struggling. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am in my 30s and have suffered since my teens from occasional bouts of severe depression during which I have suicidal thoughts. I…
I’m thinking of having a baby on my own. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I am 36 and have been single for over a decade. Although I would like a partner, I am fairly happy (and definitely resigned)…
The truth about poo: we’re doing it wrong. The Guardian
In my large Italian family, I grew up with the subject of poo, bottoms and constipation readily – and far too frequently – discussed at the…
‘Your running days are over’: the words I hoped I’d never hear. The Guardian
Last week as I lay on my back with leg in the chiropractor’s hands, bent into my chest, she said these words: “I think with your…
Game of Drones. Do Not Disturb magazine
Seven years ago, I became obsessed with keeping bees. It was a powerful calling that came out of nowhere, the like of which people might get…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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