A Martha Beck Podcast Bewildered is a regular podcast co-presented by Martha and Rowan Mangan, which is all about how to reach through the absurdity of modern life and find our way back to our wild true selves. Martha and Ro bring wit and wisdom to the podcast, along with practical life...
It’s better to look good than to feel good, right? In light of these findings, I’ve been wondering—any responsible life coach would—if there are other healthy primordial conditions or behaviors we modern humans have abandoned. Could we have evolved to benefit from many parasites that make...
Coaching sessions with Martha Beck in a supportive group setting In the evening, the STAR “village” gathers for dinner by firelight in the outdoor boma for debriefing the day, for storytelling, and for revelry An on-foot animal tracking session that becomes a metaphor for tracking your right...
True Self, True Life, True Purpose Martha Beck has a rare ability to see the world with wisdom and heart. She is a teacher in the truest sense of the word. —Harriet Lerner, author ofThe Dance of AngerandThe Dance of Connection
As Martha Beck says in her book, “Integrity is the cure for psychological suffering. Period.” InThe Way of Integrity, Martha 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. Muc...
The Gathering Room I always used to tell my clients that if they moved to a new geographic area, they could expect to feel disoriented for about a year. Well, now I’m eating those words. Because I’ve discovered something that wasn’t true when I started coaching. In the past couple...
We don’t check up on our collaborators, evaluate performance, or do a damn thing with the data from our research.All we do is enjoy life a hell of a lot more than we did when we were always tired.Because every good thing really does depend on rest.Go get some....
I know how to do this, I’d just forgotten. I forget all the time, even though it’s a ridiculously basic instruction. When I’m moving in random patterns, not getting anywhere or accomplishing anything,I have to stop pushing my ball of poo.I can leave my life alone for a minute—...
Explore "Growing Wings: The Power of Change" by Martha Beck, where she draws a powerful analogy between the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies and human psychological transformation during life's major changes. Martha offers strategies for na