Vlog #6. What do you do when you screw up as a parent? -

Nothing in life will invite us to more regret than parenting. There are so many times, that no matter how it plays out, you and I will be tempted to think about the 3 million other ways we could have gone. But what happens when you know you really made a mistake? I address that situation in this video.

Is There Value In Talking About Uncomfortable Topics?

ByJoe Martino August 20, 2024August 20, 2024

Tomorrow, my interview with Cindy Clemshire will be published.I’ve received feedback from some who question why I’m doing this interview, and a few have even suggested that I shouldn’t. I want to take a moment to explain why I believe this interview is not only important but necessary. This interview is not an attack on…

Current Affairs | Weblogs

My son is gay « Nerdy Apple Bottom (is this bullying)

ByJoe Martino November 5, 2010

Or he’s not. I don’t care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. And if you have a problem with anything mentioned above, I don’t want to know you. via nerdyapplebottom.com Ok, so here's my question is this bullying? I mean, when I read the article, the reactions…

Children | Parenting

Repost: Everyone wins part 2

ByJoe Martino September 6, 2012

Earlier this week, my kids went back to school. I started a new quarter. My wife is finishing one of her quarters. Little man Celli is continuing to prep to make his debut to this world. I decided that I need to ease my way back into this blogging thing. I have a lot of…

Change | Counseling

The Problem with Counseling…

ByJoe Martino October 14, 2010

Obviously, the counselor is not that well trained and did not get a very good education. Her ears must be plugged, or she’s just a terrible listener. So the client tries again to explain that while he really does need to make a few changes what really needs to happen is:

Change | Counseling

How do we develop our feelings?

ByJoe Martino September 13, 2019

If I asked you how a person came to feelings, you would probably believe that the following steps are the process for how we go from an event to a feeling is something like this: Something happens I have a belief about what happened. I have an emotional reaction (a feeling or emotion) to what…

Family | Relationships

Do you give yourself a hall pass

ByJoe Martino February 27, 2020

Relationships are hard They can have painful experiences. Those painful experiences from past experiences can cast shadows into our current relationships. People are complicated messes. Even, perhaps especially, the people we love. Often, when I'm working with a couple I will see a phenomenon I call "Hall Pass." When they are feeling their loved ones…

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