My nine-year-old son still wants to sleep in my bed. Should I let him?
Dear Annalisa, My son, who is nearly nine, insists, at least once or twice a week, on sleeping with me in my bed as our special time.…
My adult daughters are angry with me for leaving the country. What can I do?
Dear Annalisa, I am a 70-year-old woman, I left the UK 20 years ago and now live in Europe. I have three daughters who are still angry at me…
My parents failed to guide me through my education. Do I confront them?
Dear Annalisa, Our eldest just started university. We have provided every conceivable support up to now, and also committed to shouldering accommodation costs for the next…
My in-laws never pay their way and it drives me mad. How can I break this habit?
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…
I secretly contacted my father – now my mother refuses to speak to me
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…
My ex and I want to be together. Should we both break up with our partners?
Dear Annalisa, I was married to a wonderful man for 30 years. We had a great relationship, and shared many interests and a sense of humour. I had…
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 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 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…
I appear successful, but since having kids I feel I’ve lost myself
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…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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