The Joe Martino Show

You'll probably be more trustworthy if you don't get along with everyone. No, really.

Are you wasting the potential goldmine of information and knowledge from your arguments and fights? Also, you should probably practice your arguments and fights so that you get better at them.

What is emotional reasoning? How does it work against us? How can we combat it?

I am taking the month of October off from production. Come back November 5th for a new episode. I'll see you then.

What happens when we use cognitive distortions to understand our world? Maybe the best of intentions is what is actually leading to a spike in our kids anxiety.

What happens when two strangers meet? How certain should each person be when it comes to their interpretation of the event?

What are warning signs of a toxic relationship?

Maybe the behaviors you see in other people that looks like something you don't like is actually depression.

What happens when your family vacation actually drains you? What do you do if your mom and a few friends don't think what you're doing with your life is meaningful?

Sports are a tool. How we use them is what matters. Our response to Andrew Luck's retirement might show that too many of us have lost our minds.

Work is good for us. Doing hard work is especially good for us. Let's explore what it means to do the work.

Back to school is a great time to do little check in on how our goals are going. And to find some space to grieve.

One of the hardest places to be in life is the in the space between. The space between where you are at and whatever is next. This episode presents a process that you may find helpful in determining what you do next.

Habits tend to get a bad rap in my opinion. What if they could unlock your potential to change? I believe they are your best chance at the life you want.

To love anything is to invite pain. This quote from a friend of mine sums up the inevitable pain in relationships. This episode deals with five foundations for healthy relationships of the every day variety.

What happens if you don't like your extended family (or your spouse's) but you want your children to have a relationship with them? What happens if your parents want you to play sports but you don't want to play? This week's episode attempts to answer these listener questions.

How do you know if you made a good decision? A lot of people look at outcomes to decide but what if that way is flawed? This episode looks at how to determine if a decision was good or bad.

It is probably actually healthy if you do not like everyone.

What if a healthy relationship is actually on the other side of distress? What if a major skill you need for your relationship is actually the ability to tolerate distress? This episode explores the need to be able to tolerate stress inter personally and gives some practical ideas on how to develop this skill.

A friend from college drops by (virtually)and we talk about how the story in your head impacts almost everything in our life.

What if the answer to three simple questions could improve your relationship with your spouse?

Parenting. Summer Break. The NFL. An under performing team. Frustrated parents. What do these all have in common? Listen and learn, my friend.

Have you ever looked at your kids and wondered if they were aliens? Do you feel like what you are currently doing is not working? Then, this episode is for you.

We all experience hurt. We have to process it. When we don't the results are often devastating for us and those we love. There is another way though.

Do you want to tell a compelling story with your life? We are all telling a story with out lives. What is the type of story you are telling? This episode gives you five questions to ask about the story you are telling and gives you tools to tell a great story in your life in a great way. Plus, there's a little rant about that Cubs fan who gave away that kids baseball. (Yes, I saw the DeadSpin stor...