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Martha Beck



Martha Beck, PhD, is an American author, life coach, sociologist, and inspirational speaker. After leaving the Mormon church, both she and her husband subsequently came out as gay. Beck has been a contributing editor and writer for several popular magazines including Redbook, Real Simple, and O, the Oprah Magazine, and is president of her own company, Martha Beck, Inc., which offers life coach training as well as products and live events related to life coaching.

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Martha Beck at 2011 Texas Conference for Women

Martha Beck has been called "one of the best-known life coached in America" by Psychology Today, USA Today and NPR. Beck taught social science and business at undergraduate and graduate levels for Harvard. She has now become a full-time writer.

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Martha Beck
2012
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Finding Your Way in a Wild New World: Reclaim Your True Nature to Create the Life You Want

“The best known life coach in America” (Psychology Today) and bestselling author of Finding Your Own North Star provides a new transformational program for creating an unconventional life path to a sustainable way of life.

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Martha Beck
2013
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How to Win the Battle Between Selfish and Selfless

Put others first...but go for what you want. Take care of those you love...but don't forget about "me" time. Is your head spinning yet? Martha Beck can help you walk the line between our culture's confusing commands.

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Martha Beck
2020
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FindCenter Quotes ImageJoyful activity adds real value to the world, and adding value is the heart and soul of a successful career.

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Martha Beck on Quieting the Furies in Our Heads

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Martha Beck
2016
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The Joy Diet: 10 Daily Practices for a Happier Life

Discover a menu of ten behaviors you can add to your way of living and thinking to enhance every day’s journey through the unpredictable terrain of your existence. Add these behaviors gradually and watch your life become steadily more vivid and satisfying.

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Martha Beck
2003
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What’s Really Going on in Your Life?

You’re certain you know what your problem is. Fabulous, says Martha Beck—unless it’s distracting you from an even more alarming issue. O’s life coach goes deep.

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Martha Beck
2020
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FindCenter Quotes ImageDon’t assume that a vicious person just had a difficult childhood or a terrible day; most people with awful childhoods end up being empathetic, and most people, even on their worst days, don’t seek satisfaction by inflicting pain.

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On to Square One

Life’s setbacks are essential, formative moments. Learning the skill of navigating these moments of failure is our opportunity to create a life that’s richer, more meaningful and more compassionate.

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Martha Beck
2019
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The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self

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.

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Martha Beck
2021
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