Points to Ponder (100 Words or Less): Co-Sleeping Edition

ByJoe Martino November 29, 2010

In China where cosleeping (young children sleeping with their parents), SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) is so rare that they don't even have a word for it. (24)

Children | Couples Counseling | Family | Weblogs

Is Divorce selfish?
ByJoe Martino April 3, 2012

So I have been unable to get any of my own posts up this week. The good news is that our business is extremely busy and there are so many wonderful projects going on that I am literally running from one project to another. That coupled with school, coupled with family has meant that my…

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5 lessons learned (too late?)
ByJoe Martino August 28, 2012

As part of our practice, we get Psychology Today every other month. The latest issue has an article in it that I cannot find online but that I found to be very interesting. According to the author, there are five life lessons we all need to learn and typically don't. According to Dr. Elizabeth Svoboda…

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Men, Grief, and Growth: Navigating Loss with Strength and Support
ByJoe Martino March 12, 2025March 12, 2025

We don’t talk about it much, but many men silently grieve how fast life moves—especially regarding aging. One day, you’re young and full of possibilities; the next, you look in the mirror, wondering where the time went. And the truth is, a lot of people get uncomfortable when men open up about this kind of…

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Addiction, Self-responsibility and the Importance of Choice | Psychology Today
ByJoe Martino December 29, 2010

One of the central facets of addiction is the unwillingness to take responsibility. Without exercising the all-important watershed of self-responsibility, breaking the compulsive cycle that leads to addictive behavior is all but impossible. Systems like AA or the Minnesota Model, which allow the abdication of self-responsibility to The Program, The Meeting, The Sponsor and even…

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Media Monday (12). The Emotionally Secure Couple Website
ByJoe Martino March 2, 2020

Did you know that The Emotionally Secure Couple book comes with a webpage dedicated as a resource site? You can find questions for a deeper discussion after each chapter. You can find videos where my wife and I illustrate necessary skills for good communication. Check it out! It's today's Media Monday. You can find it…

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Children | Couples Counseling | Marriage | Parenting | Relationships

A secret guaranteed to improve every relationship in your life
ByJoe Martino March 22, 2012

Occasionally, I run into people who will ask me if I know of “one thing” that will improve their marriage? Isn’t there “one thing” we can do that will save our marriage. I almost always tell them no. Then I proceed to tell them that there is many things that they can do that will…

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