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Home » Current Issues » Dear Emuna
by Emuna Braverman
I want to be productive but I’m always overwhelmed and every task feels like slogging through mud.
We're close friends with three couples and go away on vacations together. I'm not comfortable with their latest plan. Am I being paranoid?
Help! My family feels like two and I don't know how to handle it.
We've had an adversarial relationship for the longest time and nothing has helped. Is there anything I can do to resolve this life-long issue?
Should I push to have him switched to another class or let him stay with his friends and make peace with the situation?
He wants us to travel and I'm committed to my job.
My husband is a great guy but he just isn't interested in talking about spiritual growth and issues related to faith in God.
I remained silent when my very tall and very sensitive daughter was insulted by a friend.
My husband thinks a visit is destructive to me and takes weeks for me to recover. I still love them and feel torn.
Since my prognosis is good, I want to avoid telling my children and spare them from unnecessary anxiety.
My boyfriend’s family showers us with gifts and money and expect a say in the most important issues in our life.
I was taken aback by not being invited to a friend’s wedding.
My sister-in-law is rude and hostile and something has got to change.
I was resigned to my mediocre marriage until I met a divorced man with whom I’m having so much fun.
I really like him but he’s so different from the person I always imagine I’d marry.
That is the question for this woman turning 50.
Jealousy is making my life miserable.
Sometimes our help can cause more harm than good.
I think my best friend is trying to sabotage my efforts at better health and weight. What should I do?
Your husband is a convenient scapegoat for your unmet expectations and frustrations. Now is the time to look inward.
He desperately wants another child; she doesn’t.
I crave physical affection and I’m not getting it.
I try to be compassionate but when I see vacation photos on Facebook my blood boils.
New school year and a new set of problems to deal with.
How do I learn to accept their insensitive comments and not let them bother me so much?
A disgruntled relative is causing a ruckus and marring the celebration of our son’s major milestone.
Should I give up our extra income to once again save my adult son and his family?
My amazing husband has one major issue: he struggles with waking up on time for work, and nothing is helping.
Help! Every child needs me, I'm completely overwhelmed and at a loss how to balance it all.
And every month we argue about it.
My boss gave his seat to my husband at a charity poker event, and he won! Now he insists on splitting the pot.
Every day is the same and I’m going out of my mind.
My husband bears the brunt of my bad moods and frustration and I can’t seem to stop myself.
How to respond to threatening texts from son’s fiancé.
I’m not sure I want a young, attractive woman as a fixture in our home. Am I being paranoid?
My son has a chronic disease and is becoming bitter. How do I help him?
I went from over-achiever to someone absorbed with medical issues mourning the life I’ve lost. How do I move on?
I provide her with everything but it doesn’t seem to be enough!
And our friends are discouraging us from getting married.
I’m tired of giving gifts and not receiving any word of thanks.
She constantly criticizes me and my husband. If she doesn’t apologize I don’t think I can have a relationship with her.
Plus practical advice to a daughter whose aging father has moved nearby and is suddenly very dependent on her.
Help! I miss the routine, I miss knowing when bedtime is, I miss having a little time to myself.
Advice to two wives who, for different reasons, feel lonely at home.
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