Lori Gottlieb
She is also a psychotherapist and a co-host of the Dear Therapists podcast.
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: I Don’t Want to Take Care of My Aging, Homophobic Parents
What do I owe them if they caused me pain growing up?
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: I Miss Having Sex
I’m a 70-year-old widow, and I don’t know how to get my needs met.
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: My Daughter Tried to Confront My Ex-husband’s New Wife
Now he has cut her off and expects an apology.
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: How Do I Talk to My Boyfriend About His Ex?
I think he may still have feelings for her.
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: I Don’t Want to See My Mom This Christmas
She ruins the day, but guilt-trips me when I try to opt out.
-
![]()
Illustration by Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: I Cannot Support My Mother’s Marriage
Her soon-to-be husband abused her and traumatized me.
-
![]()
Illustration by Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: My Mother Is Rewarding My Brother’s Bad Behavior
I feel like she’s ignoring his mistakes by leaving him a substantial inheritance.
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: I Feel Tremendously Guilty for Not Taking Care of My Aging, Alcoholic Mother
Distancing myself from her was heart-wrenching. It was also the healthiest choice.
-
![]()
Illustration by Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: My Husband Had a Relationship With His Best Friend
The man he says is “like a brother” to him turns out to have been more than that.
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: I’ve Been Dumped by My Friends
I thought our shared history would keep us close, but it hasn’t.
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: How Can I Get My Stepdaughter to Dump Her Dead-End Boyfriend?
He doesn’t seem willing to commit, and she needs to move on.
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: I Won’t Marry Someone With a Mountain of Debt
After learning the full scope of my boyfriend’s finances, I don’t know if I should continue the relationship.
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: We Set a Deadline to Decide About Marriage, and We Still Don’t Know
It’s been almost two years; am I wasting my time?
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: My Daughter’s ‘Brother’ Is Actually Her Father
After 30 years, I want to tell her the truth, but I don’t know how.
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: Can I Cut My Mom Off From My Children If She Won’t Seek Therapy?
She hasn’t been a great parent to me, and I don’t want her repeating those patterns with my future kids.
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: How Do I Hold Boundaries With My Sister at Christmas?
I don’t want a relationship with her, but my parents want us to make up.
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: My Brother-in-Law Is a Thanksgiving Freeloader
Do I have to invite him this year?
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: I Don’t Think I Can Accept My Boyfriend’s Past
Seeing photos with his ex-wife and kids pushed me over the edge.
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: We’re Cutting My Husband’s Parents Out of Our Lives
How do we explain the estrangement to our kids?
-
![]()
Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: I Don’t Know How to Help My Best Friend Through Her Divorce
She’s making some unhealthy choices, and it’s hard to watch.
