Martha Beck Books

This collection features 25 beloved essays from Martha Beck's column in O, the Oprah Magazine, presented in a digestible format. Each article offers insightful advice on diverse topics such as relationships, conflict resolution, and personal growth, all infused with Beck's signature wisdom. The volume includes a new foreword by the author, enhancing the reader's experience as they explore practical strategies for living a fulfilling life.

An Oprah's Book Club pick signifies a novel that has been recognized for its compelling narrative and emotional depth, often exploring complex themes and characters. These selections typically resonate with a wide audience, offering insights into the human experience through diverse perspectives. Readers can expect thought-provoking content that sparks discussion and reflection, making it a significant addition to contemporary literature.

In The Way of Integrity, Beck presents a four-stage process that anyone can use to find integrity, and with it, a sense of purpose, emotional healing, and a life free of mental suffering. Much of what plagues us-people pleasing, staying in stale relationships, negative habits-all point to what happens when we are out of touch with what truly makes us feel whole. Inspired by The Divine Comedy, Beck uses Dante's classic hero's journey as a framework to break down the process of attaining personal integrity into small, manageable steps. She shows how to read our internal signals that lead us towards our true path, and to recognize what we actually yearn for versus what our culture sells us. With techniques tested on hundreds of her clients, Beck brings her expertise as a social scientist, life coach and human being to help readers to uncover what integrity looks like in their own lives. She takes us on a spiritual adventure that not only will change the direction of our lives, but bring us to a place of genuine happiness

Much as Gail Sheehy did in Passages, Dr. Beck articulates a common signpost in women's lives, explaining the five stages which characterize how women arrive at their breaking point, how their age defines their experience, and how they can transcend crisis and move on to redefine their lives.

Many people wonder how they got where they are and what they should do now. They feel called to help others and change the world but they just don't know how. Too often, they end up stuck in careers and relationships that don't fit. Now, in Finding Your Way In A Wild New World, popular life coach Martha Beck shows readers how to find their true selves and extend healing to everyone and everything around them. She identifies this growing body of people as wayfinders. Drawing on her coaching expertise and her extraordinary experiences in the South African bush, Martha leads her readers through four magical and practical steps to awaken them to a new way of living in the 21st century.

New York Times bestselling author Martha Beck presents a step-by-step program designed to help you realize your potential and cultivate a joyful life. The journey begins with learning to read the internal compasses embedded in your brain and body, which you may have overlooked. By reconnecting with your deepest desires, you will identify and heal unconscious beliefs or emotional wounds that hinder your progress. While every life transformation is unique, Beck outlines common elements that can guide you through significant changes. You'll discover how to navigate each stage, from the initial spark of a new dream to the planning and execution of your ideal life. Drawing on her background as a Harvard-trained sociologist and her extensive experience with clients, Beck offers tested case studies, questionnaires, and exercises to help you articulate your core desires and take actionable steps toward a more fulfilling existence. She likens the relationship between you and your ideal life to explorers relying on the North Star when lost, emphasizing that the knowledge of your perfect life resides within you, just as the North Star remains steadfast in the sky.

Beck was focused on her career in academia until she discovered her second child would have Down syndrome. This is her account of her pregnancy.

Focusing on the transformative power of creativity, this book offers readers a unique approach to overcoming anxiety. Martha Beck guides individuals to tap into their innate creative potential as a means of healing and self-discovery. Through insightful strategies and personal anecdotes, she encourages embracing creativity not just as an artistic endeavor but as a vital tool for personal growth and emotional resilience. This empowering journey aims to help readers find peace and fulfillment in their lives.

In this exuberant allegory, bestselling memoir and self-help author Martha Beck takes readers into the wild parts of the world and the human psyche. The story of Diana, Herself helps every reader chart a course for awakening to greater joy, adventure, and purpose.