Dr. Martha Beck: Access Your Best Self With Mind-Body Practices, Belief Testing & Imagination
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In this episode, my guest is Dr. Martha Beck, Ph.D., a Harvard-trained sociologist, bestselling author, and one of the world’s foremost experts on personal exploration and development.
Dr. Beck shares specific frameworks and practices to tap into your unique and deepest desires, core truths, and best life direction—all elements that comprise your authentic self. She also explains how to align your work and relationships of all kinds with your true self and how to embrace the discomfort and process of leaving unhealthy relationships.
We discuss how to deal with negative thoughts and emotions, grapple with societal norms, and improve body awareness to gauge your inner truth. We also discuss codependency and self-abandonment - and how to exit and recover from these experiences.
By the end of the episode, you will have learned numerous practical tools to access your best self and live a richly fulfilling life.
Books
- Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose
- Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life
- The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
- Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Other Resources
- One on One: Andrew Wyeth’s Christina’s World (The Museum of Modern Art)
Clinical Trials: Psychedelic Research & Psilocybin Therapy
- How To Join a Psychedelic Clinical Trial
- John’s Hopkins
- Stanford School of Medicine
- University of California San Francisco (USCF)
- New York University (NYU)
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Huberman Lab Episodes Mentioned
People Mentioned
- Andrew Wyeth: American Artist
- Elizabeth Gilbert: Author, Journalist
- Oliver Sacks: Neurologist, Author
- Rick Rubin: Record Producer
- Richard Schwartz: Developed Internal Family Systems Model
- Iain McGilchrist: Fellow, University of Oxford
- Jill Bolte Taylor: Neuroscientist, Author
- Byron Katie: Author
- Hafez: Persian Poet
- Ben Barres: Professor of Neuroscience, Stanford
- Barbara Chapman: Professor of Neuroscience, University of California Davis
- Tim Armstrong: American Musician
- Joe Strummer: British Musician
- Laura Jane Grace: American Musician
About this Guest
Dr. Martha Beck
Martha Beck, Ph.D., is a Harvard-trained sociologist, bestselling author, and world expert on personal development.
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