The Joe Martino Show

If your self love causes you to treat others poorly, you're doing it wrong. I posted that this week to my Facebook and the response was overwhelming. Emails, private Facebook messages; the whole gambit. Maybe our anxiety epidemic is rooted in our obsession with self love.

It's probably not what you're thinking. It's time to end the shaming idea and resurrect it as something that is actually helpful.

How do we improve our life through better habits. I was asked by a friend how to improve our habits and this is my answer.

Someone asked me to do a show on how divorce impacts adults who were children of divorce, so I did.

Grief comes for us. How do we handle it?

Do you feel stuck somewhere in your life? Learn a strategy where you can get unstuck and move your life forward.

This episode deals with anxiety meds and children, plus details the two choices we get in any relationship. Do you want to be right or do you want to be reconciled? You can only choose one.

Trauma that is unhealed leads to pain, which leads to infection. Untreated infection leads to death.

So many people believe they are stuck with bad feelings and emotions. This episode explores the idea that you might be able to change them if you focus on changing the right thing first.

Parenting is one of the hardest things we ever do. Children live what they learn and learn what they live. This episode deals with the idea of parenting to principles instead of rules.

Maybe it's time we took back youth sports as a force for good in our country.

This episode deals with the difference between power games and mind games and how you can avoid them. It also answers a question about living in the tension of someone being mad with you.

Learn how to identify when your caught in a power game and how to get out of it.

This episode deals with what happens when someone questions our parenting. Why do so many people respond with anger?

Do you want to have better communication with your kids? With anyone in your life? Learn how in this episode.

We all have to deal with manipulation, sometimes we're manipulated, sometimes we're the manipulative person. This episode outlines five type of manipulations and how we can identify them.

How is courage different from bravery? What does it mean to tell your story? Find out in this episode.

Time to take some practical steps in leaving the old behind and starting something new. Plus Kyle from Grand Rapids has a question about themes for the year.

Launch yourself into 2019 with a plan to achieve new goals. Learn how to make a difference in your life and in the lives of those around you.

As we near the beginning of a new year, this episode encourages you to consider the benefits of a theme for the year.

Creating and maintaining healthy relationships is essential. Learn how in this episode. Plus, some thoughts for divorced parents regarding their children.

This episode gives four strategies on how to be a better listener this holiday season and all year long. It also talks about the relaunching of my YouTube page and looks forward to 2019.

Ahh, the holidays! The drama! The trauma! What happens when we don't like the holidays? Maybe you don't like your spouses sibling, maybe you've experienced a loss. This episode deals with many common things that we don't discuss in public.

There will be no episode this week or next. The next episode will drop on the week of the 25th of November.

This episode deals with how we view people, their actions, and their words. Also, I answer a question from Kim about failure.