Who is Suzie?
I’m a Relate-trained counsellor, an accredited parenting educator, an agony aunt with over 15 years experience of working on UK national magazines (including eight years as agony aunt of Women’s Own), newspapers, television, radio and online and the author of 26 books – the two most recent being Teach Yourself Step-parenting and Teach Yourself Single Parenting. I was the counsellor in ‘Stepfamilies’, a major BBC1 series, helping people sort their way through the difficulties of bringing new families together.
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i feel messed up
i feel messed up and really low about everything in my life. i feel bad for the loss of my brother and father because of the way i have turned out. Continue reading
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teenage woes
Have you any contact numbers that can help a teenager? Continue reading
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Does my mother have the right?
I stopped seeing this man because he had aggressive traits. My mother is demanding to have contact details to pass onto to a friend’s daughter. Continue reading
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I feel I’m really at the end of my tether
I am angry and tearful and worry over absolutely everything. My partner of 2 years has advanced cancer of the bowel and liver and i feel I’m not managing. I dont know how long i can go on like this. Continue reading
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I have fallen out of love with my husband
I have been married for 20 years and have realised the past 3 years that I have fallen out of love with my husband. I cant see how i can leave as I have little income and practically it seems impossible. I dont want my children suffering through this. Continue reading
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he doesn’t want to see his daughter
what do i tell my daughter when she’s older? do i tell her her father didn’t want to see her or lie? what happens if he changes his mind and wonts to see her? Continue reading
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I’m bored!!
my mom won’t let me go to the movies with my friend and I am bord as I can be Continue reading
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my daughter won’t speak to me!
Since the break up of my marriage my relationship with my daughter has deteriorated drastically. Please help! Continue reading
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He works all the time and never spends any time with us.
My husband is a good man but he never does anything round the house or with his daughter. If he’s not at work, he’s asleep or out helping friends. Am I being unreasonable to expect more? Continue reading
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her husband has left her
My sister in law thought she had been happily married for 35 years and has discovered that her husband has been having an affair for the past 5 years. Continue reading
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