My friend has cancer and talks about ending her life. Should I tell her family?
Dear Annalisa I am in my 80s and an old friend has several health issues. She will probably die in the not too distant future due to the inoperable cancer she has…
My daughter is leaving for university. How can I support her – and cope with the loss?
Dear Annalisa, I am a single mum to an 18-year-old daughter. It has always been just us two, and we have a very open, supportive, healthy relationship. She…
My dad has given my brother 80% of his business and I feel horribly dismissed
Dear Annalisa, I am struggling with the different way my parents have treated me and my brother. My dad started a business when I was five. Now it’s worth several million. My…
I am three months sober. How do I support my 11-year-old autistic son?
I am a recovering alcoholic and need advice on how to support my son, who is 11 and autistic. I am three months sober with the help of…
My cousin’s daughter didn’t invite me to her wedding and I feel deeply hurt
My cousin is older than me and I have always enjoyed a close relationship with her children, despite not living nearby. Her daughter was my bridesmaid, and…
I’m ashamed of my daughter’s messy garden. Should I say something?
My daughter, aged nearly 50, lives in a pleasant cul-de-sac of privately owned houses. Her front garden is the only one in it that, frankly, looks a mess. The grass…
I had electric shock treatment in the 1960s. Now I want to know why
I am 83, and my life seems to have been mostly happy. But after a year at art college, I sort of disintegrated and was sent to a mental hospital after I had tried to…
I can’t stand my sister’s husband. What can I do about him?
I love my sister. But I can’t stand her husband. He is an idiot who thinks he is better than other people and talks down to them. I…
My mother-in-law is still driving despite a near miss. How can we stop her?
Dear Annalisa, My mother-in-law is still driving. After a near miss a few months ago, we told her she was no longer to drive with our children in her…
My mother says she’ll disinherit me unless my partner stops being estranged from her. What should I do?
Dear Annalisa, I have been with my partner for 14 years and we have two small children together. I have always had a complicated relationship with my…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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