Design For Life Advice column: My high-pressure job is putting too much strain on me and my familyThis week, psychotherapist Siobhán Murray helps a reader to recognise the signs of burnout and advises how to approach the issue with his employer
Design For Life Should I confront my partner over his excessive drinking?Expert Siobhan Murray this week advises a reader whose boyfriend started drinking more during the pandemic and has continued the habit
Design For Life Design For Life: How do you know if you have a problem with alcohol?This week, Siobhán Murray advises a 22-year-old who senses their drinking habits have gotten out of control
Design For Life Should I stay in a relationship with my boyfriend who’s being treated for drug addiction?This week, psychotherapist Siobhán Murray advises a reader who is not sure whether there is a future for her and her boyfriend after a drugs relapse
Design for Life: My wife belittles me in front of othersThis week, psychotherapist Siobhán Murray advises a reader on how to deal with some unpleasant aspects of their marriage
Design For Life: How can I overcome my fear of confined spaces?This week, psychotherapist Siobhán Murray advises a reader who is struggling with a phobia of certain situations outside the home
Design For Life: My husband and I can’t stop rowing about moneyThis week, psychotherapist Siobhan Murray advises a reader whose relationship with her spouse has deteriorated since she took unpaid maternity leave
Design for Life: The pandemic has changed my wife’s personalityThis week, psychotherapist Siobhán Murray advises a reader who is unsure how to help his previously outgoing wife weather the frustrations of lockdown
Design for Life: I think my partner is seeing someone else – what should I do?This week, psychotherapist Siobhán Murray advises a reader who is experiencing communication problems in her relationship
Design for Life: How do we help our daughter deal with the grief of losing a child?This week, psychotherapist Siobhán Murray advises a family on how to help another family member who is struggling to overcome a terrible loss
Design for Life: Should I cut ties with my verbally abusive dad?This week, psychotherapist and author Siobhán Murray advises an adult child feeling rage over having to visit their irascible father
Design for Life: I don’t know if I can trust my boyfriend againThis week, psychotherapist Siobhán Murray advises a reader who, having reconciled with her previously unfaithful ex, is now unsure how she feels about the relationship
Design for Life: How do I face my fears about society reopening?This week, psychotherapist Siobhán Murray advises a reader in her 70s on how to re-engage with friends, family and all the activities that have been on hold during the pandemic
Design for Life: My father refuses to get the Covid-19 vaccinePsychotherapist Siobhán Murray advises a reader on how to talk to her recently widowed father about loss, loneliness and his fear of taking a Covid-19 vaccine
Design for Life: My ex uses our children to encroach on my spaceThis week, a reader asks psychotherapist Siobhan Murray for advice about how to free herself from the oppressive influence of her estranged husband
Design for life: How do I cope with Covid-19-related fears?This week, psychotherapist Siobhán Murray advises a teacher on how to reduce their stress and anxiety levels
Design for Life: How can we stop bickering with our daughter at home?This week, psychotherapist Siobhán Murray advises on how to get round the problematic situation of a family squabble caused by the coronavirus crisis
Design for Life: I feel slightly anxious and bad-tempered all the time. How can I make it stop? We ask a different expert to solve your problems each week. This week, Siobhán Murray gives a reader advice on how to improve their mental health and wellbeing in the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic
