Advice: How to talk to your children about the Ana Kriegel trial verdictThere really is no right way of tackling this but being open will offer children option of working through their feelingsTue Jun 18 2019 - 16:21
My husband has refused a promotion in work that would mean more family timeTell me about it: Why has my husband chosen to stay in his current job with the arduous trips abroad?Thu Jun 06 2019 - 12:23
‘I appear to have it all but I’m lonely and isolated and can’t find love’Dear Trish: It seems you overthink romantic situations and perhaps are trying too hard to impressWed Jun 05 2019 - 06:01
My daughter is stressed over the Leaving Cert, and her dad is putting huge pressure on herTell me about it: He is forcing her to do grinds and constantly calling to check she is studyingThu May 23 2019 - 11:57
My boyfriend has taken to drink, drugs and other girls after his mother’s deathTell me about it: I’m so stressed and worried about him that I can’t study for my upcoming college finalsThu May 23 2019 - 11:57
My daughter will be the only child starting junior infants in the schoolTell Me About It: My son is happy at the school but my little girl will have no peers of her ownWed May 08 2019 - 11:05
Should I tell my husband I am not physically attracted to him?Tell me about it: ‘Not telling him puts him in the position of being betrayed and constantly in receipt of excuses’Wed May 08 2019 - 11:05
How to talk to your children about the Ana Kriégel trialParents are unsure how to deal with harrowing news stories that are reported dailyThu May 02 2019 - 06:01
I think my husband wants me to cheat on himTell Me About It: He is turned on when talking about his former partners’ affairsWed Apr 24 2019 - 06:01
‘My daughter hated me when she was a teenager and she still does’Tell me about it: She is in her 40s but still says hurtful things to meWed Apr 17 2019 - 06:01
I have no feelings for my husband and have found love with a womanTell me about it: ‘I don’t want to hurt them both and especially not my kids’Wed Apr 10 2019 - 06:01
I’m terrified my alcoholic husband will go back to his old waysTell Me About It: He no longer drinks but I feel if I’m not vigilant he’ll go back to his old waysWed Apr 03 2019 - 08:41
I have noticed a number of worrying changes in my partnerTell Me About It: When we met 11 years ago he had just been diagnosis with depressionWed Mar 27 2019 - 06:01
I’ve been warned my fiancé may have been violent towards his ex-wifeTell Me About It: ‘He has always been gentle with me. But I can’t stop thinking about this’Wed Mar 20 2019 - 06:01
I love my job but I suspect that people using our services could be at riskTell Me About It: Should I express my concerns to senior management?Wed Mar 13 2019 - 06:01
‘Last year I had a big win on the national lottery, but I still haven't told my girlfriend’Dear Trish: ‘I do trust my girlfriend, but I also know she aspires to having a lavish lifestyle’Wed Mar 06 2019 - 06:01
Should I contact a half-brother I’ve never met?Tell Me About It: I worry that I would overstep the mark and cause havoc in their familyWed Feb 27 2019 - 06:01
My internet lover of 12 years is suddenly warning me offTell me about it: He invited me to visit his country and stay with him but is now telling me to have no expectations of romanceWed Feb 20 2019 - 06:01
How can I help my daughter who has overcome many obstacles in her life so far?Tell Me About It: Let her see you engage with life and pull enjoyment and joy out of itWed Feb 13 2019 - 06:01
My girlfriend is not happy with my cross-dressingTell Me About It: I sense my cross-dressing is a touchy subject with my girlfriend as marriage looms on the horizonWed Feb 06 2019 - 06:01
Is six months of a relationship too soon to move across the world together?Tell Me About It: ‘Our choices are limited and she is rushing for a decision’Wed Jan 30 2019 - 06:01
‘My boyfriend fled again – this time he was really gone’Tell me about it: My now ex-boyfriend never cared for me as I cared for himWed Jan 23 2019 - 06:01
Blue Monday: We don’t need a day of dread. We need compassionMoaning about Mondays can create a false reality, writes psychotherapist Trish MurphyMon Jan 21 2019 - 05:10
I’ve met someone after my wife’s death but I feel guilty about the relationshipTell Me About It: I feel guilty about my wife’s family, and my children don’t approveWed Jan 16 2019 - 06:01
‘I can’t stand being around my wife and child’Tell me about it: Since our four-year-old daughter was born, I feel completely left outWed Jan 09 2019 - 06:01
‘My adult children are exhibiting similar addictive traits as their father’Tell Me About It: ‘My ex-partner says I am exaggerating about our children’s issues’Wed Dec 19 2018 - 06:01
DNA tests show my brother and I may not be relatedTell me about it: We did it for fun and now it could blow our family apartWed Dec 12 2018 - 06:01
‘My partner is acting like my carer when I want him to be my lover’Tell Me About It: ‘His hypervigilance about my mental health is causing me more stressWed Dec 05 2018 - 06:01
‘I’m disappointed my daughter didn’t tell me sooner she is gay’Tell Me About It: ‘I thought we were close despite the geographic distance between us’Wed Nov 28 2018 - 06:01
‘I’ve had girlfriends and been emotionally attached but I don’t want to have sex’Tell Me About It: I am a 24-year-old male and I have never been physically attracted to anyone, either male or femaleWed Nov 21 2018 - 06:00
My teenage son was drinking and I’m angry at his best friend’s family for allowing itHe won’t tell me how he got the alcohol and I feel his friend’s family has crossed a lineWed Nov 14 2018 - 06:00
‘My girlfriend constantly checks where I am going and who I am with’Tell Me About It: ‘She even seems to get anxious when I go home to visit my parents’Wed Nov 07 2018 - 08:47
‘I have a wonderful daughter, who is gay, and a homophobic mother’Tell Me About It: ‘She has told my children on numerous occasions gay people will burn in hell’Wed Oct 31 2018 - 06:01
‘I didn’t get a promotion and I don’t like my young boss’ style’Tell me about it: I was devastated when I heard that I was unsuccessfulWed Oct 24 2018 - 08:40
Our son says his hair loss has ruined his lifeNow 33, he hasn’t worked for three years and is suffering from severe depressionWed Oct 17 2018 - 06:01
‘My girlfriend self-harms. I don’t know if I want to bring her to live abroad’Tell me about it: I love her but I don’t know if I can deal with such complicationsWed Oct 10 2018 - 06:01
My parents think my fiancé is a work-shy layaboutI do pay most of the bills and would like him to get a steady job but I’m distraught by my parents’ attitudeWed Oct 03 2018 - 06:01
‘I am 21 and have never had a sexual experience, not even a kiss’Tell Me About It: ‘When I put a picture on social media nobody makes nice comments’Wed Sept 26 2018 - 06:01
‘As far as my mother was concerned, I was never good enough’Tell Me About It: ‘Since her death, I’ve revisited incidents and feelings I had as a child’Wed Sept 19 2018 - 06:01
‘Do I have a particularly cold and callous family?’Tell Me About It: ‘Life in a family with a disability is a never-ending struggle for support’Wed Sept 12 2018 - 06:01
My daughter is refusing to visit her biological dad in AustraliaEven though she cannot articulate it, I think she is jealous of his new baby boyWed Sept 05 2018 - 06:01
‘My son is convinced my Spanish lover is a fraudster’Tell Me About It: Plan to emigrate and open cafe in Spain with lover hinges on trustWed Aug 29 2018 - 06:01
‘I’m stealing from my employer and fear getting caught’My bosses gave me no sympathy when my alcoholic husband died, leaving me in a lot of debtWed Aug 22 2018 - 06:01
My mother will be deeply hurt if I offer my philandering father a homeHe was never really there for us as children and he regrets it now but my mother and siblings are still very angryWed Aug 15 2018 - 06:00
I fear my daughter will reject me if I separate from her fatherI find myself staying in a relationship that is impacting on my emotional health and I feel so desperateWed Aug 08 2018 - 06:01
‘I am caught in a vicious and unhealthy relationship cycle’Tell Me About It: Because of my partner’s behaviour I’m crabby, a roaring bansheeWed Aug 01 2018 - 06:01
I have started to use unprescribed drugs to help me focusTell Me About It: My girlfriend is furious and also worried that it may impact on my healthWed Jul 25 2018 - 06:00
‘My mother has one set of rules for family, and one set for me’I hope to be able to move out in the distant future, but how do I survive until then?Wed Jul 18 2018 - 06:00
I’m divorced 12 years and feel ridiculous chatting up womenTell Me About It: I’m wary of internet dating and feel like a sad case chatting up women in pubsWed Jul 11 2018 - 06:01
‘I resent my husband for my mental and emotional load’Tell Me About It: I got very sick last year and had a breakdown. I dread it happening againWed Jul 04 2018 - 06:00
