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My childhood appeared normal. Well, at least, I thought so. I'm sure there were plenty of people who stood in judgement of my hip parents. My mother was quite young when she started having children, 16 to be exact. She was ill prepared to manage her new little family and was a divorce' at 22. As a child growing up in this little family I thought we were normal. But as a teen I started having problems, problems with boys, with drugs and alcohol and with relationships in general. Experiencing periodic bouts of depression and binge drinking I thought I was like everyone else. Two marriages later I knew something was wrong.
My fourth child, a son, died of Sudden Infant Death in 1987. That's what triggered me to discover what was underneath my chaotic life.
In the spring of 1987, I returned to school and entered my own therapy. My marriage didn't survive all those events, but I began my path of discovering the secrets to what drives the dysfunctions in our relationships. I was single for 6 years, not really dating much, until I met my husband in 1998. We were married the following year. Fortunately for both of us, I discovered the Cycles of the Heart model just before marrying.
Our five children and our mutual families and friends didn't put much faith in our actually making it as a couple. But 10 years later we are like newlyweds. We have the secret.
Biography:
Melody Brooke attended the University of Oklahoma from 1973-1976, studying Acting & Directing. She graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1979 with a BA. in Theatre. She was a professional actress and acting coach until becoming a housewife in 1985. She then returned to school and was granted a Masters of Arts degree in Counseling and Guidance from Texas Woman's University in 1989. Initially Melody worked with teens on an in patient unit and in a residential setting, transforming the lives of dozens of families. Returning to in patient work, Melody began working with Dr. Colin Ross where she learned to specialize in clients with Dissociative Identity Disorder. She later co-directed a Trauma Unit at Timberlawn Hospital in Dallas before launching her own intensive group therapy program, and entering into private practice. Her first book, The Cycles of the Heart: A way out of the egocentrism of everyday life was published in 2006, and her latest book, Oh Wow This Changes Everything was published in 2008. Melody has been published in magazines, professional journals and in multiple places on the web including askdanandjennifer.com, a wildly popular dating site where she is a regular contributer.
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