15 ways to support someone who is grieving. The Guardian.
1. Never avoid someone who has been bereaved. It’s confusing and hurtful. Texts, emails and letters are all acceptable – it’s the contact that matters. Grief…
My boyfriend won’t marry me, even though we plan to start a family. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My boyfriend does not want to marry me. I am 30 and he is 35. We have been in an amazing relationship for almost two…
My teenage cousin is having a crisis, but her mother won’t get her the help she needs. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My cousin is 16, and apparently going through a crisis. She hates college, skips classes and has spoken to my grandmother often of hating…
I’m worried that my elderly father is in an abusive marriage and is being isolated from me. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am really concerned about my dad’s current relationship. After being widowed for some years, he met someone new and, within a short time,…
I wish I could be more interested in sex with my partner of 20 years. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My partner and I have been together for 20 years; we have a child together. I met him in my late 20s, and our…
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 and I have great sex, but sometimes wonder if that is all we have. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My partner and I met more than a decade ago when I was in my late 20s and he was in his 30s. He…
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…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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