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Lori Gottlieb

Lori Gottlieb

The Atlantic

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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? Dear Therapist, I’m an eldest daughter in my late 20s, and when I was a teenager, my...

25.03.2024 30

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Dear Therapist: I Miss Having Sex

I’m a 70-year-old widow, and I don’t know how to get my needs met. Dear Therapist, I’m 70, nine years a widow, financially stable, no...

26.02.2024 8

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Dear Therapist: How Do I Get My Ex-Husband to Forgive Our Daughter?

He has basically cut her off since she tried to confront his new wife. Dear Therapist, I was married to my husband for 35 years when he left me for...

29.01.2024 20

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Dear Therapist: I’m Worried My Boyfriend Still Has Feelings for His Ex

He said that if things were different, they’d still be together. Dear Therapist, I’m in a new long-distance relationship with a man I was with...

25.12.2023 9

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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. Dear Therapist, I am struggling to set a much-needed boundary with my mom around...

27.11.2023 10

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Dear Therapist: My Mother Is Marrying Her Abuser and Wants Me to Be There

I don’t want to jeopardize our relationship, but I don’t think I can support her. Dear Therapist, My mother has been in a verbally and at times...

30.10.2023 8

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Dear Therapist: My Mother Is Leaving Her Home to My Incarcerated Brother

How do I overcome my bitter feelings about it? Dear Therapist, I am the older sibling; I have a younger brother. My brother is incarcerated. When he...

25.09.2023 8

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