Media Monday (9). I want to change so how do I?

ByJoe Martino February 10, 2020

So many people want to change but feel as though they are stuck forever in the same repetitive and destructive cycles. This podcast episode deals with the necessary process to change.

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Communication | Conflict Resolution | Counseling | Couples Counseling

The Secret to Becoming a Great Communicator (part 1)
ByJoe Martino May 6, 2024May 6, 2024

Introduction: When I was going through pre-marital counseling with the pastor who would perform our service, he shared four rules with my wife to transform our communication. About two years later, working at a 501c3, I was asked to do some marriage counseling by a couple that was in real trouble. I had no idea…

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Points to Ponder (100 words or less)
ByJoe Martino July 3, 2012

The measure of a healthy relationship is not how quickly conflict is resolved. A better measurement is how long conflict can go unresolved and not become personal. (27)

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Couples Counseling | Dating | Family | Relationships

The Subtle Stages of an Affair
ByJoe Martino February 7, 2018

Few people are actually chasing an affair at first, they are often chasing other things that lead to the affair. But few people, if they are honest with the themselves, will deny that they knew where it was heading when they jumped on the path.
If you saw yourself in any of these steps, I can’t encourage you enough to seek counseling.
Affairs are terrible storms that leave dark and deep swaths of destruction in their wake.

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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:

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Let’s end the diseases of complaining and gossip
ByJoe Martino March 12, 2020

I despise it so much that I am about to institute a policy in our companies. It’s simple: if you complain or gossip, you’re fired. No write-ups. No warnings. Just gone.
The only way to deal with a virus is to kill it. Destroy it and that is what I want you and me to do. Because it will take all of us to remove this virus.

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Children | Family

Parenting: Give Your Kids Everything They Ever Want…
ByJoe Martino January 18, 2011

Inconsistent messages tear at the fabric of any connection we have with our children.

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