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Martha N. Beck






Martha N. Beck

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born
November 29, 1962

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female

place of birth
Provo, UT, The United States

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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 o... 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
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Leaving the Saints: How I Lost... 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
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Finding Your Own North Star: C... 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
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The Joy Diet: 10 Daily Practic... The Joy Diet: 10 Daily Practices for a Happier Life
by Martha N. Beck
avg rating 3.91 — 97 ratings — published 2003
3 editions
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Steering by Starlight: Find Yo... Steering by Starlight: Find Your Right Life, No Matter What!
by Martha N. Beck
avg rating 4.07 — 90 ratings — published 2008
4 editions
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The Four Day Win: End Your Die... 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
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Wisdom from Finding Your Own N... Wisdom from Finding Your Own North Star
by Martha N. Beck
avg rating 3.43 — 14 ratings — published 2005
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Breaking Point: Why Women Fall... 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
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Breaking the Cycle of Compulsi... Breaking the Cycle of Compulsive Behavior
by Martha N. Beck, John Beck
avg rating 3.86 — 7 ratings — published 1990
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Follow Your North Star Follow Your North Star
by Martha N. Beck
avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 2002
2 editions
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Martha Beck: The Four-Day Win
 
Martha Beck: The Four-Day Win
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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."
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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."
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