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Martha Beck's book "Expecting Adam" details what experience from her real life?
a. Struggling through a pregnancy that doctors say may kill her.
b. Carrying twins but having one die before birth.
c. Carrying a child after years of infertility problems.
d. Finding out that her unborn child has Down's Syndrome.
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Martha N. Beck

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born

November 29, 1962

gender

female

place of birth

Provo, UT, The United States

website

http://www.marthabeck.com/

genre

Health, Mind & Body

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Martha Beck is a writer and "life coach" who specializes in helping people design satisfying and meaningful life experiences. She holds a bachelor's degree in East Asian Studies and master's and Ph.D. degrees in sociology, all from Harvard University.

She worked as a research associate at Harvard Business School, studying career paths and life-course changes in today's economic and social environment. Before becoming a life coach, Dr. Beck taught sociology, social psychology, organizational behaviour, and business management at Harvard and the American Graduate School of International Management. She has published academic books and articles on a variety of social science and business topics.

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avg rating: 3.83 | 3,585 ratings | 798 reviews | 12 distinct works | 5 fans

	Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic by Martha N. Beck avg rating 3.85 — 2,058 ratings — published 1999 7 editions	my rating:
	Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith by Martha N. Beck avg rating 3.70 — 604 ratings — published 2005 9 editions	my rating:
	Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live by Martha N. Beck avg rating 3.98 — 255 ratings — published 1997 4 editions	my rating:
	The Joy Diet: 10 Daily Practices for a Happier Life by Martha N. Beck avg rating 3.91 — 97 ratings — published 2003 3 editions	my rating:
	Steering by Starlight: Find Your Right Life, No Matter What! by Martha N. Beck avg rating 4.07 — 90 ratings — published 2008 4 editions	my rating:
	The Four Day Win: End Your Diet War and Achieve Thinner Peace by Martha N. Beck avg rating 3.70 — 66 ratings — published 2006 4 editions	my rating:
	Wisdom from Finding Your Own North Star by Martha N. Beck avg rating 3.43 — 14 ratings — published 2005	my rating:
	Breaking Point: Why Women Fall Apart and How They Can Re-create Their Lives by Martha N. Beck avg rating 4.25 — 8 ratings — published 1997 2 editions	my rating:
	Breaking the Cycle of Compulsive Behavior by Martha N. Beck, John Beck avg rating 3.86 — 7 ratings — published 1990	my rating:
	Follow Your North Star by Martha N. Beck avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 2002 2 editions	my rating:

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"Emotional discomfort, when accepted, rises, crests and falls in a series of waves. Each wave washes a part of us away and deposits treasures we never imagined. Out goes naivete, in comes wisdom; out goes anger, in comes discernment; out goes despair, in comes kindness. No one would call it easy, but the rhythm of emotional pain that we learn to tolerate is natural, constructive and expansive... The pain leaves you healthier than it found you."
— Martha N. Beck

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"If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing it badly."
— Martha N. Beck (The Joy Diet: 10 Daily Practices for a Happier Life)

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"Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis."
— Martha N. Beck

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