Q: I have a half-boyfriend. The reason I say half-boyfriend is because although we have been together for about six months, he refuses to fully commit. I am 18 years old, and he is 27. I really want to move on with my life and let him go, but I just don’t know how. I [...]

Q: I am a 44-year-old female. Although I have a solid 16-year work history, I have always worked for friends or family. Early in September last year, I met the most amazing man, who seemed the answer to all my dreams. In the last week of that month, I lost my job of five years. [...]

Q: I am 20 years old and have a younger brother. My relationship with my father has been nothing more than a history of abuse by him. My brother has also felt the brunt of my father’s violent rages, but he has maintained a decent relationship with him. My dad isn’t a bad person most [...]

Q: I am perplexed by an issue that is disturbing to me as well as annoying. I recently celebrated my 50th birthday. As part of a “gag gift,” my fiancé put a pair of my underwear in a tree and then collaborated with my younger brother to put several pairs of my underwear in the [...]

Q: My 16-year-old daughter has been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). She has been in intensive therapy for years. She’s verbally abusive and threatens physical abuse. My daughter’s therapists and doctors are convinced she has a terrible home life. But the truth [...]

Q: I suffer from depression. Until a couple of years ago, I was a successful professional, but my struggle with depression has put an end to that. My problem is compounded by the fact that many of my so-called friends and members of my immediate family are toxic beyond measure. My sister has hated me [...]

Q: I grew up in an environment that was very abusive, both verbally and physically. My parents were never home. My dad was abusive toward my mom, my brothers and me. My mom consistently enabled my dad’s behavior by not standing up to him. I’m now 24, and my brothers are almost in their 30s. [...]