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Welcome! Joe Martino is a licensed counselor in the state of Michigan, specializing in relationship therapy. He is the owner of Joe Martino Counseling, which includes Creative Solutions. He enjoys writing and speaking in hopes of teaching anyone who will listen that “Change is possible”. For all media related questions our inquires please call: 616-481-3784…
In my profession, you hear a lot of pain filled stories. You hear how people’s lives have been wrecked. Sometimes, by their own choices and often by the choices of others. In fact, my job has taught me one thing. Pain is inevitable for everyone. Sometimes, we do it to ourselves We quit when we…
Good parenting begins in your heart, and then continues on a moment-to-moment basis by engaging your children when feelings run high, when they are sad, angry, or scared. Gottman, John; Goleman, Daniel (2011-09-20). Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child . Simon & Schuster, Inc.. Kindle Edition. Related articles Points to Ponder: 100 words or less "The…
This is my wife. In a few days, she'll be completing her college education. A few days ago, she started her graduate degree. She's the most amazing person I've ever met. Seriously. No exaggerating. I could talk about how her entire life, almost everyone told her she wasn't smart enough to actually finish school or…
And so we retreat, back to what we’ve always known. There is a suffocating comfort to it all. Letting go is not easy. The hoarders we see on TV who are stockpiling cats and newspapers have nothing on us emotional hoarders. At least the things they refuse to give up create physical piles before their…
I have a lot going on in my head. More than is usual for me to have running around up there. Because of this fact, I have more than a few blog posts started but not finished because I can't seem to get them to go cleanly from start to middle to finish. So, today…
We can blame Miley and the culture she grew up in, but ultimately we need to look at the culture we’ve created.
At our office we talk a lot about emotional intelligence in children and adults. We talk a lot about the increased rate of children needing help to regulate their emotions. Recently, I read a book by John Gottman, and Daniel Goleman, which had this very disturbing quote in the beginning of the book. They offer…
School is right around the corner. At our CSC page, I wrote about how I am not excited about my girls going back for the year. Yes, I know it’s part of growing up, I get it. I know it’s part of the process, I just don’t like it. As a therapist, I often find…
