Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: How Can I Get My Stepdaughter to Dump Her Dead-End Boyfriend?He doesn’t seem willing to commit, and she needs to move on.Lori GottliebMay 29, 2023
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: I Won’t Marry Someone With a Mountain of DebtAfter learning the full scope of my boyfriend’s finances, I don’t know if I should continue the relationship.Lori GottliebApril 24, 2023
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: We Set a Deadline to Decide About Marriage, and We Still Don’t KnowIt’s been almost two years; am I wasting my time?Lori GottliebMarch 27, 2023
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: My Daughter’s ‘Brother’ Is Actually Her FatherAfter 30 years, I want to tell her the truth, but I don’t know how.Lori GottliebFebruary 27, 2023
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: Can I Cut My Mom Off From My Children If She Won’t Seek Therapy?She hasn’t been a great parent to me, and I don’t want her repeating those patterns with my future kids.Lori GottliebJanuary 30, 2023
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: How Do I Hold Boundaries With My Sister at Christmas?I don’t want a relationship with her, but my parents want us to make up.Lori GottliebDecember 19, 2022
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: My Brother-in-Law Is a Thanksgiving FreeloaderDo I have to invite him this year?Lori GottliebNovember 14, 2022
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: I Don’t Think I Can Accept My Boyfriend’s PastSeeing photos with his ex-wife and kids pushed me over the edge.Lori GottliebOctober 31, 2022
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: We’re Cutting My Husband’s Parents Out of Our LivesHow do we explain the estrangement to our kids?Lori GottliebSeptember 26, 2022
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: I Don’t Know How to Help My Best Friend Through Her DivorceShe’s making some unhealthy choices, and it’s hard to watch.Lori GottliebAugust 29, 2022
BIANCA BAGNARELLIDear Therapist: My Daughter-in-Law Is Posting Nasty Things About Me OnlineShe seems to find fault with everything I do.Lori GottliebJune 27, 2022
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: My Daughter’s Boundaries Are Preventing Us From Having a RelationshipI have felt for many years that she has kept me at arm’s length, and it seems to have worsened recently.Lori GottliebMay 30, 2022
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: My Dad Is Trying to Force His Way Into My LifeI’ve told him that I don’t want to talk to him, but he won’t leave me alone.Lori GottliebApril 25, 2022
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: Why Can’t My Wife Pretend to Like My Family?I feel like I am stuck in a fight I don’t want to have.Lori GottliebMarch 28, 2022
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: My Husband Secretly Donated Sperm. Now There’s a Kid.I feel betrayed and angry that he kept this from me for so many years.Lori GottliebFebruary 28, 2022
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: I Can’t Turn to My Mom for Support After My Dad’s DeathI don’t want to burden her when she’s going through such a difficult time, but I need to talk to her about my grief.Lori GottliebJanuary 31, 2022
Bianca BagnarelliHow to Show ‘Wise Compassion’ to Struggling Loved OnesBeing truly supportive of someone who is in pain requires strength, patience, self-knowledge, and discipline, “Dear Therapist” writes.Rebecca J. RosenAugust 2, 2021
Bianca BagnarelliWhy In-Law Relationships Can Be So ChallengingTough conversations provide opportunities for pain and conflict, but also for growth and healing, “Dear Therapist” writes.Rebecca J. RosenJuly 5, 2021
Bianca BagnarelliThe Paradox of GriefLoss often feels utterly isolating, but seeking out connection and support can help you find a way forward, “Dear Therapist” writes.Rebecca J. RosenJune 7, 2021
BIANCA BAGNARELLI12 Pieces of Advice for Better ParentingParent-child relationships are constantly evolving, and as children grow, “Dear Therapist” writes, parents have to recalibrate what their role is.Rebecca J. RosenMay 3, 2021
BIANCA BAGNARELLI9 Pieces of Advice to Help You See Relationships More ClearlyIn some cases, “Dear Therapist” columns help us understand a situation from another person’s point of view; in others, they give us the language we need to name a situation.Rebecca J. RosenApril 5, 2021
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist’s Guide to Dealing With RegretMoving forward doesn’t mean leaving the past behind—it means figuring out how to make sense of it in the present.Rebecca J. RosenMarch 2, 2021
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist’s Guide to Love and RelationshipsTalking honestly and openly won’t necessarily save a troubled relationship, but doing so can clarify whether one can and should be saved.Rebecca J. RosenFebruary 1, 2021
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist’s Guide to Starting OverChange can bring on a mixture of feelings; compassion is how you navigate them.Rebecca J. RosenJanuary 4, 2021
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: I Can’t Accept My Father’s Death From COVID-19I was not there for his last breaths. I was not there for his last words. I’m trying to combat my guilt.Lori GottliebDecember 28, 2020
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: Christmas With My Divorced Parents Is Getting HarderEvery holiday season, my siblings and I divide our time between them.Lori GottliebDecember 21, 2020
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: I Was the Other WomanI know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.Lori GottliebDecember 14, 2020
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: Should I Give My Adult Children More Money?They’re both angry at me, and I want to mend our relationship.Lori GottliebDecember 7, 2020
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: My Parents Won’t Let Me Tell My Brother I’m GayHow can I be open and honest with him when he doesn’t know who I am?Lori GottliebNovember 23, 2020
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: I’m Shattered by My Husband’s SextsThey’re many years old, but they’ve totally upended my world.Lori GottliebNovember 16, 2020
BIANCA BAGNARELLIDear Therapist: I Had a Great Relationship With My In-Laws. Then Everything Changed.They are judging me for not being a good mom, for not having a job, and for not losing my pregnancy weight fast enough.Lori GottliebNovember 9, 2020
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: Should I Just Accept That My Relationship With My Mom Is Beyond Repair?I’m getting married, and I want her to be a part of my life.Lori GottliebNovember 2, 2020
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: My Boyfriend Is Sending Me Mixed SignalsI am incredibly worried that he’s not on the same page as me about moving our relationship forward.Lori GottliebOctober 26, 2020
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: My Sister-in-Law Said the Most Painful Thing to Me, and I Can’t Let It GoShe told me she would never want a child like my daughter.Lori GottliebOctober 19, 2020
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: My Daughter’s Family Asks So Much of Us Without Giving Anything in ReturnAny time I want to talk with my daughter about an issue between us, she tells me she doesn’t have time and it’s not a priority for her.Lori GottliebOctober 12, 2020
BIANCA BAGNARELLIDear Therapist: My Boyfriend Wants Me to Destroy My Precious Scrapbook From My First MarriageHe seems to think that because I don’t completely hate my ex, I must still love him.Lori GottliebOctober 5, 2020
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: I Am a Single Man. My Daughter’s Friends Aren’t Allowed to Visit My House.I have extended a standing invitation to her friends to visit for playdates or sleepovers, but none has ever come.Lori GottliebSeptember 28, 2020
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: I’m Having an Affair and I’ve Never Been Happier. Should I Confess?I feel incredibly guilty and am worried that if we come clean, we will lose the respect of our children and become pariahs in our community.Lori GottliebSeptember 21, 2020
Bianca BagnarelliDear Therapist: My Mom Won’t Stop Pressuring Me to Get Better GradesI’ve wanted to address this with her for a while now, but I’m afraid she’ll scold me.Lori GottliebSeptember 14, 2020