Q: I’m really struggling with some issues arising from a church where my husband works and where we attend. I suffered harassment and public verbal abuse from a person with considerable power and position in the church. When I tried to let others know what this person was like, I handled it badly and it [...]

Q: I’m a 20-year-old woman dating a 22-year-old pre-op transman. My boyfriend was born female, but rejected his gender identity of ‘woman’ four years ago and is now scheduled for transformative surgery soon. At the beginning of our relationship we never fought. Every day was an adventure, and I was so thrilled to have found [...]

Q: I’m a woman of 19. My life is a complete mess. Several times I’ve tried to end it. But I guess I still hope for something good to happen. That’s my internal war — I don’t want to be an ungrateful bitch; I don’t want to surrender; I want to be one of those [...]

Q: I am 35 years old. My mother is an alcoholic who only drinks at night. She was always loving and caring to me and my sisters, but would become a horrible person at night. I remember her saying awful things to us and her trying to make us hug her. I also remember her [...]

Q: I’m a 40-year-old male with TBI (traumatic brain injury) and have been diagnosed with treatment resistant depression and severe anxiety disorder. I am also an alcoholic, although I am proud to say I have only had two slips in 1 1/2 years. A few months ago, I lost my job, and three weeks ago I was [...]

Q: I’m a 21-year-old male. I just want to talk to you about something I did when I was younger. I experimented with my young brother when I was I kid/teen. Until last year, I thought it was only experimenting, but after seeing an Oprah show about molesters, I started to see it differently…and after [...]

Q: I’m a 17-year-old girl, living in Turkey. I have noticed something for the past six months — my father keeps walking with just his underwear on in front of me, and while having a morning erection. I told him millions of times not to but he doesn’t listen. We have a strong history of [...]