Today we welcome Martha Beck, who is a New York Times bestselling author, life coach, and speaker. She holds three Harvard degrees in social science. Oprah Winfrey has called her “one of the smartest women I know.” Martha is a passionate and engaging teacher, known for her unique combination of science, humor, and spirituality. Her newest book is called The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self.
In this episode, I talk to Martha Beck about integrity. According to her, we are all born true to ourselves, with our integrity intact. But then we lose sight of who we are because we try so hard to fit into our society. Martha shares advice on how to live authentically in a culture that doesn't necessarily share the same values as you. We also touch on the topics of neurodiversity, emotions, coaching, and transcendence.
Website: marthabeck.com
Twitter: @TheMarthaBeck
Topics
02:38 Martha’s interest in coaching
04:17 Martha’s Harvard degrees
06:55 Science and eastern philosophy
13:31 Writing for Oprah’s magazine
15:13 Regaining our wildness
20:19 The Way of Integrity
25:08 Duplicity is people pleasing
31:32 Inspiration from Dante’s Divine Comedy
34:55 Enlightenment through surrender
39:25 Personal effectiveness
47:11 Suffering is a guidance mechanism
52:27 How Martha left the LDS Mormon Church
56:27 Hold true to your integrity
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Build the Life You Want || Arthur Brooks
Spotting Creative Potential || Troy Carter
Find the Potential in Change || Maya Shankar
Finding Spiritual Peace through Mindful CBT || Seth Gillihan
Find Freedom from Regret || Roberty Leahy
Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess || Caroline Leaf
Humanizing Bipolar || Gabe Howard
Meaningful Engagement with Life || Eric Zimmer
Find the Place in You that Isn’t Wounded || Niall Breslin
How Not to Get Scammed || Daniel Simons & Christopher Chabris
The Mindful Athlete || George Mumford
The Real Differences Between the Generations || Jean Twenge
Integral Theory, Awakening, and Society || Ken Wilber
The Journey of Leadership || Alisa Cohn
Meet Your Future Self || Hal Hershfield
Podcast Improv Jam || Dan Lerner
Why We Have Too Much Free Will || Ken Sheldon
How Minimalism Can Change Your Life || The Minimalists
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis || John Vaervaeke
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