I’d like to have a healthy adult relationship with my brother, but he fobs me off. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I’m the older sister. Growing up, neither my brother nor I had a great childhood because of the domestic abuse, child abuse and anger…
My sister is a compulsive liar – should I cut her out of my life? The Guaridan.
Dear Annalisa My middle (younger) sister is a compulsive liar and it’s got to the point where I feel I must cut her out of my…
I’m worried about my sister, who is in her 90s and lives alone. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am in my 80s and my sister is in her 90s. I am her main carer and only other family member. I visit…
I’d love another child but my husband is against it. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I am 41, recently married and have 3 children under 10. I would like another child but my husband doesn’t. Our lives are full,…
I’m being emotionally abused by my husband. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am a confident, independent woman who is being emotionally abused by my husband. We have been together for 15 years and have three…
Keep out! This is our family Christmas. The Guardian.
It starts, every year, about October time – the pained looks of friends as they ask what we are doing at Christmas and reveal they are…
I fear my squabbling brothers will ruin my wedding. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My partner and I plan to marry next April. We will have been together 20 years, have two children and wish to celebrate with…
I’m a lesbian and my sister hasn’t invited my partner to her wedding. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My younger sister is getting married this autumn. I am a lesbian, living with my partner. We have been together for a decade. My…
My family doesn’t believe I was the victim of domestic violence. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa Ten years ago, I was a victim of domestic violence. Much of it happened in private – in public, my husband was charismatic, successful…
One flat, three sisters and an explosive situation. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa Some years ago, my dad bought a flat with his inheritance from my grandmother to give us, his three childen, a place to live…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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