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…
I want a happier relationship with my mum, but she thinks I’m evil. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa During my childhood, my mother was incredibly overprotective. She was unable to have any other children so we were very close, but to the…
Update on: “I escaped 14 years of domestic abuse but I worry I’m not a good enough mother and student”. The Guardian
Nearly four years ago now, I got a letter which I answered in my column from a woman who had left her husband, after 14 years…
I can’t get my first love out of my head. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa Twenty five years ago, in my late teens, I had my first boyfriend. We had a completely magical year together. He was, and is,…
Annalisa Barbieri 