Help for Parents Coping with Divorce, Adoption, Teenager and Relationship Issues

by Marisue Alsobrook
Introduction:  Teaching kids to set goals helps them see the progress they make and where they need to improve.  Self-evaluation also helps us be less sensitive to criticism; we are more able to see it as direction.  Just as using a road map to reach a destination, setting personal goals pushes us closer to [...]

By Marisue Alsobrook
Introduction: Linking ourselves to self control and anger management is necessary for happiness and healthy living.  For many, controlling anger is not easy. In fact, I think the energy and tension of anger can even be addictive. Strange as it seems, feeling mad, for some, feels good.  Think about those you know who are always [...]

By Marisue Alsobrook
Introduction:  Need a new life? We all feel that way sometimes.  Family pressures and children’s needs can overwhelm parents quickly.  However, I know that we can bring joy into our life and be happy with just a few simple steps.   The Secret is not really a secret at all.  It’s so simple, that I’m really [...]

Eight Steps to Having the Relationships You Want
Taking Control of Every Situation in Your Life!
Like it or not, we are all gladiators. We go to sleep and wake up in a social arena from which there is no escape. Challenge upon challenge confronts us, walls restrain us, and a mob of spectators mocks, sneers, or [...]

“Some of us have a mountain to climb that others around us don’t even have a clue about how to handle.  If they want to help, they don’t know how, which can cause them instead, to do nothing.  Helplessness makes us angry.  Grief can overpower us with anger.  We’ve got to put the brakes on, and [...]

Marisue says:  “Happiness seems elusive, but it’s gotta be easier than we think, or act.  It’s got to be something we have control over, because my experience has shown that if we’re waiting on someone to give it to us….we’re outta luck.  It’s about choices, and action, not re-action.  Choosing to be in a different mood [...]

 by:  Marisue Alsobrook, Re-nowned Parenting Specialist and Author of “Hearts Apart”
Finding Happiness
Introduction: Happiness can seem elusive.  All the pain and suffering that we see in this world can cause us to wonder if it’s really possible to live a happy life.  That kind of thinking can cause a lack of happiness, as happiness begins in our minds.  Happiness may seem far [...]

Do we need to change?  What needs to change?  Maybe we just need to change how we think about ourselves.  Where do you begin the search? It almost seems like a joke. To many, it is the real meaning of life. Over many years I’ve read many books on psychology. At one point in my [...]

by Marisue Alsobrook 
I’ve got the blues.  What do you do when you’ve got the blues?  I’ve got a lot of ideas about what to do, but the trouble  is, when you have the blues, you don’t want to do what you should do.  
Depression
When the blues have you down, it’s hard to climb up.  The [...]

by Marisue alsobrook 
“The most important chracteristic of anger management, one that will get you through many tough moments is a simple one.  Use it often, and sometimes minute by minute until self control is achieved.  Try the “Self-Talk and Walk” approach to calming your anger!  Temper is a state of mind.  You may think “you [...]