Melody Brooke

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Melody Brooke

Melody Brooke Quick Facts

Main Areas
Marriage and relationships
Best Sellers
Oh, WOW this changes everything, the Landmines to Goldmines Playbook
Career Focus
Marriage Therapist, Author, Speaker, Workshop Leader
Affiliation
Women of Visionary Influence International, American Counseling Association,

After a childhood of abuse and neglect and two failed marriages Melody decided there had to be a better way.

Her counselors and self-help books agreed that it was her parent’s and husband’s fault. Applying this new knowledge widened the gulf between them. It didn’t take much of this before she KNEW their had to be a better way. With three kids to take care of, she needed to find it fast. Well, it took a dozen years to grasp how alike we really are, and more importantly, how to bridge the gap between us when all seems lost.

Melody first worked with adolescents and their families. Success required helping everyone see each other’s perspective. In private practice she was drawn to working with severely emotionally disturbed clients. Behind their seemingly irrational behavior she saw rational processes controlled by a viewpoint distorted by years of abuse.

Her model evolved from understanding the distortions her clients used to survive in a scary world. Melody's techniques transformed their lives and allowed many of them to return to the workplace for the first time in decades. The results are just as remarkable when applied to couples, families, and even in the workplace. What she loves about sharing these tools with “normal” people is the ripple effect it has on their children, spouses, parents, and co-workers.

Practicing what she preaches, Melody is now happily married and has five children enjoying the ripple effect in her life.

Melody is a Professional Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist, graduating Texas Woman’s University in 1989. She is published in Radix Journal, Dallas Recovery Magazine, The Southwest Morticians Journal, Plano Child Magazine, on the Dan and Jennifer Relationship website, and is the author of Cycles of the Heart; A way out of the egocentrism of everyday lif, The Practice of Compassion:A workbook, and Oh,Wow This changes everything

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It’s not a joke; most married men I know claim to have less sex than they did when they were single. This seems to be confirmed by the Durex Survey (2001), since couples living together claim to have sex 146 times per year, while married couples make love only 98 times per year. Yet going from ...

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Regardless of what you may think. Sex happens in the brain. Our ability to feel desire, the things that turn us on, the things that make us reach climax all happen in the brain. So, if you want more sex, it’s reasonable to assume you should know more about the brain. I’ll give you the primer ...

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It doesn’t matter how excited you are about your partner if you can’t stay on the same wavelength and keep a connection over time. Finding the right person is really less than half of what it takes to stay connected with someone. In working with couples and families over the past ...

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What does it mean to tell someone “I love you”? How many times have people said that to you in your lifetime? The words are great to hear. They make us feel all warm and mushy inside. Of course, there are different kinds of love. Our minister may say “I love you” but it means something ...

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All of us seem to have a craving for power. We call are driven to get control over the situations we find ourselves in, and mostly, of our partner. If she would only do what we want her to do, if he would only do what I need him to do, then life would be better. While in some ways, these ...

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I have a little experience with bad sex. I’ve been married three times. This last one took. To tell you the truth my first two husbands would say my current husband was lying if he told them how often and how amazing our sex life is. Honestly, I have been one of those fortunate women who have ...

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Generally speaking we choose to go into therapy when we can’t figure out how to make our lives work by ourselves. Maybe we’ve been aware of underlying sadness that doesn’t seem to go away no matter what we do. Or perhaps we have started having panic attacks for no noticeable ...

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How many times have you been in a situation with someone you know pretty well, maybe your spouse or your best friend, when you just couldn’t get through to them? For some reason beyond your understanding they just refuse to listen to what you are saying. They argue, they say irrational ...

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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Melody Brooke

Would you like to be happier and more sucessful?

What I do is help people and organizations become happier and more succesfful by giving them a better way to work together.

Clearly, our world suffers from an inability to manage conflict and communication in a way that results in deeper connection and more happiness.

For 20 years I have been helping people make sense of things that seemed senseless. Understanding how our automatic responses dictate our relationships and how to unlock our potential for connection and compassion changes everything.

Listen to what Suzy Osterer of New York has to say about the model:

"You explain so much and help understand how to own ourselves and our feelings. You explain in lay terms that regardless of who or what is to blame, even if it is ourselves, we all need to accept what has happened and move on without letting "it" immobilize us and not become the person we aspire to be. It helps to let go of negativity and intertia."

Contacting Melody Brooke

Feel free to contact me directly at: 469-223-7153. Submit a question via my email at ohwowmelody@gmail.com

Visit my website: http://melodybrooke.com

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Oh, WOW This changes everything! Reveals What You Should Know About Yourself and Other People

Little by little as you read this page you begin to see that you can have the kind of life and relationships you want. Reading and applying the little shared secrets of psychotherapists the world over you can be free of the pain and misery you may have struggled with your whole life.
Here's a summary of what you'll find out:

  • Why we react so emotionally and unpredictably
  • Why conflict is a good thing
  • Why our tendency to self loathing is a natural part of being human
  • Why our lives tend to continually cycle in painful misery
  • How to respond to other people, and ourselves with calm understanding
  • How connect with others in a deeper, more fulfilling way
  • How to replace self-loathing with self-love
  • How to stop the cycle of pain and misery


Here is a more from, Susy Osterer:

“I find myself reading the same passages over and over…I get very emotional when I read it. You seem to have an amazing understanding and insight into what makes us do what we do.”


And from another reader, Alex Pouille of Palm Springs, FL

“By bringing in real world examples, the pages really do fly by. It was amazing how many concepts she covers and is able to explain. While I was weary before starting (as if this was going to turn in to one of those Dr. Phil episodes where everyone gets hurt), by page 10 I was hooked. Sure we've been told a million times to think of others, but this book actually plots a specific way how. And the best part: even if your not an expert in the field, Brooke breaks the concepts down so that you can understand them: concepts that are still important and not childish in nature. I gave the book a chance this past weekend and walked blown away: I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.”

Profit from my over 20 years experience as a licensed professional counselor and marriage and family therapist. I have helped with some of the most wounded people I the world by discovering a simple way to explain why we do the things we do, and then showing them how to do things differently.

Now have the great life you’ve always known was possible. And the amazing thing is that you will start to feel better and better about yourself in the process.

Other highlights

Every one of us goes through the strain of loosing connection and has to choose to leave or start over with someone new (believe me, I’ve tried this one more than once). Most people just end up in the same place with someone else.

Or you can just give up. I’ve seen so many people do this, it breaks my heart. We therapists call that ‘emotional divorce”. You might still be living together and legally married, but on an emotional level your love has left the building.

Your third choice is to learn what it takes to make it great again.

Inside your lover’s bad moods or lack of sexual desire is the key to deep connection and hot romance. Learn to fulfill your partner’s hidden desires and you will discover the secret to deep intimacy. The real reasons for your disconnect lie hidden in those “moods”.

We call it Turning Landmines Into Goldmines.