At the heart of it, letting go of someone doesn’t make you a bad person; it makes you human. Trust yourself, and know that ...

Dear Annie: I’m struggling with my role as a stepmother and could really use some guidance. My husband and I have been ...

Dear Blended: Your approach is thoughtful and compassionate -- what a gift to your family. Being flexible in celebrating ...

I’m genuinely trying to approach this with love and patience, but I’m feeling overwhelmed and unsure if I’m doing the right ...

Please be gentle with yourself. You are not being too dramatic; you are listening to your body and honoring your feelings, ...

I am hopelessly in love with my best friend and have been for most of our lives (we’ve been friends since childhood). Over ...

It’s a journey, but you have the power to take the first steps. No. 2: Seek grief counseling. Hospice grief counseling can be ...

Where do I even start? My senior friend has been draining me emotionally for the past 15 years. We were neighbors and ...

My mother died when I was 5, and I grew up in a very abusive childhood – abuse in every sense of the word. I’m still ...

I do my best to encourage my son to include my nephew, but at his age, I feel it is not my place to force him to hang out ...

Dear Annie: My husband is in prison. I don’t want to get into the details about why he is there. It’s mostly for context. My mother-in-law has told me that him being gone has affected her more ...

I’ve learned something surprising over the years as a step-parent: Holidays don’t have to be confined to specific dates. In our family, Christmas Eve is just as special ...