Secrets for an Awesome Life

Joey Mascio is a teen and young adult life coach who also works as a middle school teacher and counselor, and that dual perspective shows in every episode of Secrets for an Awesome Life. He trained under Master Life Coach Brooke Castillo and holds an advanced certification through Jody Moore's program. The show focuses on practical life skills that school curriculums tend to skip entirely: managing emotions, building confidence, handling peer pressure, understanding money, and figuring out who you actually want to be. One framework Mascio returns to often is what he calls the "Sidekick vs. Hero" mindset, encouraging teens to stop waiting for someone else to fix their problems and start making their own decisions. He also tackles cognitive distortions and unhelpful thinking patterns in a way that feels accessible rather than clinical. Some episodes are full-length deep conversations; others are short "Message 4 Monday" segments that deliver a single actionable idea in just a few minutes. With 209 episodes and a 4.9 star average from 189 Apple ratings, the audience is loyal and vocal about how much the show has helped them. Episodes drop bimonthly and cover everything from financial literacy for teens to building self-sufficiency. Mascio talks to his listeners like a coach who genuinely believes they can figure things out, not like an authority lecturing from above.