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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My 13 year old is ruining it!
Everything was wonderful until two months ago when we told her we were expecting a baby of our own. Since then, she refuses to talk to us, she shouts and slams doors. I’ve got to the point where I could slap her, she’s being so unlike my lovely daughter and such a pain. Continue reading
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Could I have saved my Mum?
I was 11 and I was blamed Continue reading
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I don’t believe him
I work nights 1 week in 4 and days the rest of the time. I recently came home from a night shift to find an answer phone message on our home phone from a woman who was calling my husband to thank him for last night. Continue reading
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I think I have the worst life ever!
I am currently suffering from OCD, Depression and Anxiety. I am gay but currently in the closet. I may and probably have Marfan Syndrome. Do I have the worst life ever? I seriously don’t know what to do with my life. Continue reading
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I wish I were dead sometimes
I am so desperately unhappy that I have been in a clinique three times after trying to commit suicide. Continue reading
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He hasn’t lied to me…
He told me from day one that he loved his wife but they didn’t have the physical side to the relationship. Now he seems ot be pulling away. He say’s he definatley cares and still fancy’s me – do you think he does? Continue reading
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Are her periods about to start?
She’s had a discharge for 8 months – is it an infection or puberty? Continue reading
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I am gay but I cannot tell anyone
My parents would freak, my classmates would take the piss so badly my life would not be worth living anymore so how can i say I’m gay? Continue reading
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Depressed, angry mum
Dear Suzie, I have some problems with my mother who suffers from depression. She has not had the perfect life and she is always angry and confrontational. We could be doing nothing and she will start to vent and nag … Continue reading
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