How meaningful do you find your life? How much meaning do you find in the things you are doing repetitively? Do you have Freedom? We all want Freedom. We also want to feel we are living a meaningful life. When we struggle to balance life, we typically overemphasize Freedom or obligations. We may only find…
Our lives are full of possibilities. With that comes the potential for failure. When we face failure, we will often face uncomfortable emotions. These emotions can lead us to the conclusion that “it didn’t work.”But was that really the problem?Did it not work? Or….Did we need to keep going until we succeeded? It doesn’t work…
To effectively live well, we must take ownership of our own life. We have to both accept what has happened and look with a plan toward the future. The Joe Martino Show · 131. Own Your Life. Living Intentionally. Download it in your favorite podcast player or click on the Sound Cloud link above….
If you'd like to hear more episodes search "The Joe Martino Show" in your favorite podcast player or listen at the link below on SoundCloud. What a year 2020 has been! Can we find the power to create a world that we want even in the midst of a pandemic? I believe we can when…
We all experience strong emotions. What we do at that moment is what matters the most. Those decisions will often shape who we become and the life that we live. This episode gives strategies on how to best deal with those moments so that we can have the life that we want to live. If…
With the election and holidays coming, many people are experiencing more anxiety and stress. That's before we talk about things like Covid. This podcast episode deals with a simple yet profound shift in our thinking approach to stressful things. If you'd like to hear more episodes feel free to search "The Joe Martino Show" in…
Handing our emotional distress can be a lot like putting a puzzle together. Putting that puzzle together can help us heal as individuals, families, and society. Listen below to my newest podcast episode on the healing power of emotional regulation. You can also listen in your favorite podcast player, simply search The Joe Martino Show….
Joe, we have a problem. If you're like most people I know, there is probably something about your life that you'd like to change. If you're like some people I know, you've probably engaged the change process to some extent. And you've probably experienced distress and disappointment because you didn't accomplish what you set out…
The following is a post I wrote for a local publication. Thinking About Therapy? Let’s talk about some common questions. (Part 1) With the pandemic going on, our lives are continually facing difficulties and disappointments from last year’s lost graduations to lost sports seasons. Some are undoubtedly minor inconveniences, while others are events and possibilities…
Tuesdays are long days for me. I usually leave the house around 7:30 and I don't typically leave my office until about 9:15 that night. Usually, the trip home is punctuated with a stop at the dumpster to throw trash out. For a couple of months, I would transport the trash from our Grand Rapids…
