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The Joe Martino Show

The Joe Martino Show

By: Joe Martino
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 A professional counselor and author sharing tips on emotional security, relational health and better mental health.All rights reserved Hygiene & Healthy Living
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  • 334. Boundaries and Empathy: How to Care Without Losing Yourself

    334. Boundaries and Empathy: How to Care Without Losing Yourself
    Feb 25 2026
    Do you find yourself overexplaining a lot? Do you delay hard conversations because you’re worried about how the other person will take it? Do you find yourself caught in the quagmire of resentment? Do you struggle to have boundaries because you’re concerned that the other person’s feelings will be hurt? Are you struggling with the impulse to rescue people? Do things you don’t actually have time for because you don’t want to be seen in a negative light? Does other people’s pain run your life? Are you a people pleaser? If any of these are true for you, this episode is for you. The modern religion of empathy has hijacked our agency on how we live our lives. Its adherents preach that you are responsible for my emotions and feelings. They take hostage a person’s ability to choose boundaries. Let’s look at how boundaries and empathy can coexist. What does it mean to live in a healthy way with both? Episode 334 of The Joe Martino Show is live.
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    37 mins
  • 337. Growth Often Feels Like Loss First

    337. Growth Often Feels Like Loss First
    Feb 18 2026
    Have you ever wondered what emails I might get as a podcast host? Today, I read two of my favorites. Then the episode dives into the truth that our growth will often be painful. Often when people encounter that pain, they stop engaging the growth process. In this episode we dive into how the change process can hurt and that often means we’re doing good things. Growth subtracts while it adds. We explore the grief that comes with change and how to foster the courage to grow.
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    32 mins
  • 336. The Lie We Tell Ourselves About Being “Calm”

    336. The Lie We Tell Ourselves About Being “Calm”
    Feb 11 2026
    Calm gets praised. It gets rewarded. It gets mistaken for health. But emotional quiet is not always emotional maturity. In this episode, we unpack the difference between true regulation and strategic shutdown, and why some forms of calm are rooted in fear, control, or avoidance. You’ll learn how to tell whether your peace is grounded and flexible or dependent on silence and compliance. Because real emotional health is not the absence of tension. It is the ability to stay present when tension shows up. Episode 336 of the Joe Martino Show is live.
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    23 mins
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