VLOG Post #2. A Way to Improve Every Conversation

ByJoe Martino October 18, 2017

This video is from my YouTube page regarding ways every conversation can be improved. Conversations about conflict can be hard, and this won't make them easier, but it will give help you make it more productive. Watch it and let me know what you think.

Hopes and Dreams | Relationships

Learning how to engage your partner (even in conflict).
ByJoe Martino March 25, 2013

Let's talk about something you will learn at this year's Hopes and Dreams Conference. Do me a favor. Take out a piece of paper and draw a circle in it. Now write out some things that go on in your life anywhere else on the paper. Work….hobbies…family…faith…charity…etc. Now write in the middle of that circle…

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Communication | Conflict Resolution | Couples Counseling | Relationships

VLOG #4. Three Steps to Problem Solving
ByJoe Martino November 7, 2017

Here is my fourth YouTube offering. In this video, I explore the three steps for problem solving. So many couples get into trouble in their conversation because they end up trying to go directly to step #3. Watch the video below and let me know what you think. Thanks.

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Change | Relationships | Trauma

Everyone Has a Reason for Their Behavior. Here’s a Better Question
ByJoe Martino June 23, 2026June 23, 2026

Years ago I worked as a referee coordinator for a soccer program in Maryland. The county I lived in had a thriving sports program and I helped make the games happen. I also refereed in that league. I coached a High School team during the week and refereed in the evenings and weekends. In one…

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Family

10 Things I’m Thankful for…
ByJoe Martino November 25, 2010

Today on Thanksgiving I thought I might list some things that I am thankful for in something of a random order. So I'm thankful for: My family. I have been blessed with a wife and childrent that have made my life so amazing. There is not enough space on this tiny page to state all…

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Conflict Resolution | Couples Counseling | Family | Main Ideas | Parenting

6 rules of communication. Beginning thoughts on conflict.
ByJoe Martino July 13, 2012

Conflict is something we all have in life. No matter how good the relationship, people disagree. Typically, we do everything we can to avoid conflict. Some people use aggression to blow the conflict up while others use passiveness and run away. Probably most of us fit somewhere in the middle of those two positions. But…

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Forgiveness | Relationships

I was the one that was wronged: What do I do?
ByJoe Martino December 27, 2011

I wrote earlier this year about the idea of being the one who wronged someone. That post can be found here. That post deal with five specific things that someone who has wronged another can do and some issues to be aware of during the restoration process. But what about the person who was wronged?…

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