Today’s episode takes us all the way back to episode one as part of my somewhat sporadic summer review series. We’re revisiting one of the foundational ideas behind almost everything I do as a counselor, consultant, and in my own relationships: emotional security. What is emotional security? Why does it matter? How does it change…
You hear it regularly. I know I do.“I don’t feel safe.”And that can be important. Manipulation exists, Abuse, and real danger is out there. But what if we’ve started using the language of safety to describe something else entirely? What if we actually confuse discomfort at being disagreed with or being held responsible for our…
Summer is almost over. What do you want to do because you’re afraid people will judge you? What are you afraid to try because you might fail? Life is so short. Make sure you live it.If this resonates with you, this is what I talk about in today’s episode of the Joe Martino Show. Subscribe…
Today’s episode deals with grief. How do we experience it? How do we live fully when we feel heartbroken and our world is falling apart around us? A friend of mine recently lost his son who was trying to save someone else. Twenty-four hours later, another friend lost her dad unexpectedly. Grief and sorrow is…
Today’s episode is a replay of a previous episode on constructs. What are they? How do they help us? How do they potentially hurt us? If you’ve heard it before, may it serve as a fresh reminder. If you’ve never heard it before, may it bring you something to chew on and grow from.From the…
The current conversations around phones and our kids reminds me a lot of past conversations around our kids, spanking and what it means to train our children. There was a lot of all or nothing fallacies thrown around back then.I think that’s happening often today with the conversation around phones and our kids. Phones are…
Mental health diagnoses can be incredibly helpful. They can bring understanding, reduce shame, and help people find the support they need. But somewhere along the way, many of us started turning diagnoses into identities. In this episode of The Joe Martino Show, I talk about the growing tendency to define ourselves by anxiety, trauma, ADHD,…
People love blaming phones for everything.Social media is ruining kids.Technology is destroying families.Phones are why people don’t want children anymore.But what if that explanation is far too shallow?In this Mental Health Awareness Month episode of The Joe Martino Show, I push back on the growing tendency to blame objects for deeply human problems. This conversation…
Life gets hard. That’s not a surprise. What throws people off is how they think we handle that reality.Most people slow down, overthink, and wait for things to feel better before they move. And that’s exactly where they get stuck.In this episode, I breaks down why growth doesn’t come from feeling ready, motivated, or certain….
Mental Health Awareness Month is everywhere. But awareness alone doesn’t change anything.In this episode, I take a look at what helps beyond awareness. There is not vague advice nor is there an overcomplicated systems. Just simple, practical ways to start improving your mental health right now.You’ll learn why waiting to feel better keeps people stuck,…
