Q: I don’t know what to do about my toxic soon to be mother-in-law. My boyfriend and I have been together for three years now, and I have known his family for over 11 years. His mother even thought of me as her “adopted” daughter. When I was 18 and was visiting at her house, [...]

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. [...]

Q: My mum and my sister are at each other all the time. They’re both having a difficult time coping with various issues, but they are taking things out on each other. My mum and sister are usually very close. But this situation between them is getting worse and they are making me the meat [...]

Q: I’m 22 years old and not very happy. My temperament is getting worse day by day. I find myself getting angrier and hating to have people around me. I never really had to make friends because I always had my sister with me, and we have been very close. I shared everything with her. [...]

Q: I am a 52-year-old female and my father recently passed away. While I was dealing with the estate and his belongings, I was told about an incident that happened when I was a child. There are 7 of us children, and I am the middle child. My siblings all recall this incident to some [...]

Q: My older brother has been extremely depressed for the past 8 years. It all started around the time he got in trouble with the law and all his friends as well as his girlfriend left him. For the majority of that time, he did not talk to anybody in our family except for me. [...]