Today we welcome Martha Beck, who is a New York Times bestselling author, life coach, and speaker. She holds three Harvard degrees in social science. Oprah Winfrey has called her “one of the smartest women I know.” Martha is a passionate and engaging teacher, known for her unique combination of science, humor, and spirituality. Her newest book is called The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self. In this episode, I talk to Martha Beck about integrity. According to her, we are all born true to ourselves, with our integrity intact. But then we lose sight of who we are because we try so hard to fit into our society. Martha shares advice on how to live authentically in a culture that doesn't necessarily share the same values as you. We also touch on the topics of neurodiversity, emotions, coaching, and transcendence. Website: marthabeck.com Twitter: @TheMarthaBeck Topics 02:38 Martha’s interest in coaching 04:17 Martha’s Harvard degrees 06:55 Science and eastern philosophy 13:31 Writing for Oprah’s magazine 15:13 Regaining our wildness 20:19 The Way of Integrity 25:08 Duplicity is people pleasing 31:32 Inspiration from Dante’s Divine Comedy 34:55 Enlightenment through surrender 39:25 Personal effectiveness 47:11 Suffering is a guidance mechanism 52:27 How Martha left the LDS Mormon Church 56:27 Hold true to your integrity Subscribe to The Psychology Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/psychology-podcast-dr.-scott/id942777522 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-psychology-podcast-with-scott-barry-kaufman/the-psychology-podcast-with-dr-scott-barry-kaufman?refid=stpr See past episodes and join in the Discussion: https://scottbarrykaufman.com/podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepsychologypodcast?ref=br_tf Twitter: https://twitter.com/psychpodcast #ThePsychologyPodcast