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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Gay and Temporarily Insane
I am a gay man that recently ended a relationship of 5 years with my lover because I found out he was cheating on me again. My new man is in an open relationship – am I a glutton for heartache? Continue reading
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boy oh boy his ex wife
His ex is driving us mad. We’ve tried everything – what can we do? Continue reading
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demanding mother
My mother has been diagnosed with deppression and anxiety but will not take proffesional help. She calls me up to 30 times a day to go over her feelings and ask me for answers. Continue reading
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school refusal
my kid bunks school as she fake illness, im really worried that there might be something wrong at school but when i asked she said nothing. Continue reading
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should i wait?
I am desperatly in love with a girl, but she has a boyfreind. She admits she loves me, but won’t hurt him. Continue reading
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Long distance
i really like a boy but he lives 2 hours away what should i do? Continue reading
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Thanks to Elaine
I saw Step families last night and was so impressed by your skill, insight, hope and understanding in enabling the family to ‘heal’. Continue reading
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Adults suffer when their parents break up too!
Dear Suzie, I’ve just finished watching your programme about Stepfamilies on BBC1 but why does everything seem to focus on the effect of break ups/divorce on young children. Continue reading
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not the Dad she might have wanted
Dear Suzie, I just watched your programme ‘stepfamilies’ on the BBC and was in tears for most of it. I just had to e-mail you to let you know the effect it had on me. Continue reading
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can we marry?
my boyfriend is a christian and i am not. He cannot marry a non christian yet we love each other so much. i really don’t know what to do. Continue reading
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