Justine Carino, LMHC

03/26/2026

So many relationships get stuck because people are measuring love differently, reacting fast, and missing the need underneath the emotion.

You don’t have to wait for the “right mood” to feel loving. You can practice love in the exact moment things feel tense, with one choice at a time.

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Guest: Irene Greaves,

03/23/2026

Whose love did you crave more as a child and who did you have to become to receive it?

This powerful question came up in Episode 104 with Irene Greaves , and the answer reveals so much: the people-pleasing, the lost boundaries, the forgotten needs.

The version of you that learned to shrink is still running the show. Healing starts with recognising who you had to become and choosing to untangle from that version of yourself.

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03/19/2026

Ever worry if your teen might be struggling with depression? This is something many parents have to face but are unsure how to approach. Check out my latest blog post to learn the signs and how to talk about them with your teen ✨

Signs Your Teenager Might Be Depressed Feb 17 Written By Justine Carino Navigating adolescence can feel like a rollercoaster for both teens and their parents. As young people navigate their identities and interests, behaviors and emotions can begin to shift. One day they may be excited and engaged.....

03/19/2026

Love patterns are learned long before we ever enter adult relationships.

Love isn’t just something you feel.

It’s something you were taught through what was modeled around you, what behaviors were tolerated, and what patterns repeated in your environment.

Understanding your relationship blueprint can help you:
• Recognize unhealthy relationship patterns
• Build emotional awareness
• Develop healthier boundaries
• Create safer, more secure connections

What was learned can be unlearned. But it starts with looking back honestly not to stay stuck there, but to stop repeating what was never yours to carry.

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Guest: Irene Greaves,

03/16/2026

Most of us never stop to ask where we actually learned what love looks like.

The way you handle conflict.
The way you set (or struggle to set) boundaries.
The way you measure whether someone cares about you.

These patterns usually start long before adulthood. They often begin in the family systems we grew up in and the unspoken rules we absorbed about emotions, safety, and connection.

And sometimes those lessons get confusing. Especially if love and pain were mixed together.

Awareness is where change starts. When you understand your blueprint, you gain the ability to choose what you want to keep and what you want to do differently.

Comment ‘pod’ to catch the full conversation with Irene Greaves in Episode 104.

03/12/2026

Anxiety has roots. And those roots often begin long before your career, your relationship, or your current stress.

In Ep 103 of the Thoughts From the Couch Podcast, I talk about the emotional inheritance of successful women, the beliefs about success, rest, perfection, and worth that were shaped in childhood and are still driving anxiety and burnout today.

High-functioning anxiety doesn’t come out of nowhere. It often grows from early conditioning around achievement, responsibility, and being “the good one.”

You can’t heal what you can’t see. But once you see the pattern, you can choose differently.

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03/10/2026

In Ep 103 of the Thoughts From the Couch Podcast, I talk about something high-achieving women rarely say out loud: you can be incredibly successful and deeply anxious at the same time.

I’ve sat with CEOs who can’t sleep without medication. Brilliant entrepreneurs who have panic attacks before major presentations. Mothers running thriving businesses who still feel like they’re failing.

They’re capable, intelligent, driven women whose nervous systems are overwhelmed. Somewhere along the way, many of us internalized the belief that anxiety is just part of ambition.

But anxiety is not a badge of honor.

Your nervous system doesn’t measure your worth by your accomplishments. It responds to pressure, conditioning, and unresolved stress.

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03/05/2026

If you’re constantly trying to control your anxiety without understanding where it came from, you may stay stuck in a cycle of temporary relief.

Healing anxiety means getting curious about its roots. What patterns shaped it? What early beliefs reinforced it?

When you shift from “How do I make this stop?” to “What is this trying to show me?” everything changes.

Anxiety isn’t just a symptom to suppress. It’s often a signal pointing toward something that needs care, attention, and compassion.

You don’t need to fight your anxiety. You need to understand it.

This conversation continues in Episode 103 of the podcast. Comment “pod” for the link.

03/03/2026

Healing emotional inheritance is how ambitious women stop surviving and start living freely.
In Ep 103 of the Thoughts From the Couch Podcast, I share why managing anxiety isn’t enough and how healing the emotional patterns you inherited changes your nervous system, your leadership, and your legacy as a female entrepreneur.

Success and peace can coexist. Ambition and ease can coexist. The next level of your life requires healing, not just coping.

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03/02/2026

I am incredibly honored to be on a panel speaker amongst other incredible women for Luminary's 5th Annual Women's History Month Summit this Wednesday. We will be speaking about "The Future of Work: How Balance Meets Productivity" where we will explore how modern workplace ecosystems sustain performance, leadership, and growth.

Link to register is here: https://lnkd.in/egzTM65E

02/24/2026

When stress is high, your nervous system goes into survival mode and that’s why logic alone doesn’t help.

By slowing your breath, gently adjusting your body, or releasing tension in places like your shoulders, you’re signaling safety to your nervous system. When the body feels safer, stress hormones begin to drop, clarity returns, and emotional reactivity softens.

Real change doesn’t come from intensity or trying to fix everything at once. It comes from consistency. Those old stress patterns formed over time, and they unwind the same way through small, repeated moments of regulation.

This conversation continues in Episode 102 with Layne Burkett of on Thoughts from the Couch podcast. Comment “pod” for the link.