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Dear Miriam: ‘My overbearing former friend is hard work. How do I let her go?
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A lady in Carlow seeks Miriam's advice over how to keep her distance from a former friend who is trying to reconnect despite them no longer having much in common.
27 November 2024 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: Can workplace conflict lead to post traumatic stress disorder?
A man seeks Miriam's advice in dealing with the trauma of a former colleague whose actions continue to affect him years after he retired from the job.
20 November 2024 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: ‘I want to find a partner, but I feel my weight is stopping me’
Miriam advises a Tipperary lady who believes the secret to her attracting a life partner lies in her ability to shed weight to separate the two issues to improve her success in achieving both goals.
Dear Miriam: ‘How do I tell my daughter to rent instead of moving back home?’
A reader who is reluctant to have her daughter and son-in-law move in with her asks Miriam's advice on how she can broach the subject of a rental home instead.
6 November 2024 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: ‘my siblings have our father convinced not to trust his carers’
An elderly man's reluctance to trust carers calling to his home due to his children convincing him people are out to get him is the concern raised with Miriam this week.
30 October 2024 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: ‘my best friend left me out of her 70th birthday party celebration'
A lady asks Miriam whether she should confront her friend for excluding her from her 70th birthday party despite their years of friendship and regular day trips together.
23 October 2024 Ask Miriam
Ask Miriam: 'I will never let her inside my door again'
A bitter fallout between sisters over claims one has been stealing from the other for 40 years is the issue facing Miriam this week.
9 October 2024 Ask Miriam
Ask Miriam: 'my daughter is freezing me out'
A concerned mother, who fears her daughter is suffering delayed grief from the death of her father, seeks Miriam's advice on how to rebuild their relationship.
2 October 2024 Ask Miriam
Ask Miriam: ‘how do I say no to her babysitter offer’?
This week, Miriam offers advice to a new Mammy who is uneasy with the offer of free childminding from her sister-in-law due to differences in parenting styles.
18 September 2024 Ask Miriam
Ask Miriam: ‘my mother-in-law has controversial views’
This week, Miriam seeks to advise a lady who is finding it hard to hold her tongue when her outspoken mother in law expresses controversial views in front of her children.
11 September 2024 Ask Miriam
‘Hurt as husband forgets big birthday’
This week, a reader seeks advice from Miriam on how to handle her disappointment at her husband's lack of effort to celebrate her significant birthday.
4 September 2024 Ask Miriam
Ask Miriam: 'My friend has put me in an awkward situation'
This week, Miriam hears from a reader who wants her husband to 'vouch' for her other half in an upcoming job interview.
14 August 2024 Ask Miriam