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.
Access the full show notes for this episode at hubermanlab.com.
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Dr. Martha Beck
00:01:34 Sponsors: BetterHelp, Helix Sleep & LMNT
00:05:34 Tool: Perfect Day Exercise
00:15:31 “Clear Eyed”, Male vs. Female
00:23:31 Family & Work; Directed Attention & Miracles
00:30:21 Sponsor: AG1
00:32:10 Unease, Restlessness & Guilt; Life Worth, Fear
00:37:22 Accessing the Subconscious; Compassionate Witness Self
00:46:16 Finding Self, Suffering, Anxiety; Tool: “KIST”, Self-Parenting
00:54:01 Self, Radiance, Death; Awakening
00:59:14 Suffering & Compassionate Attention
01:02:10 Challenging Internal Thoughts, Understanding Truth, Body & Mind;
01:08:44 Sponsor: Waking Up
01:10:20 Western Society & Pressure
01:18:30 Tool: Sensing Truth in Body; Meditation, “Stopping the World”
01:25:02 Energy, Magnetoreception, Pet’s Death
01:33:49 Lying to Ourselves, Addiction
01:38:18 Tool: “Integrity Cleanse”, Lies; The Light
01:47:32 Relationship with Loss; Love, Self-Abandonment & Codependency
01:55:10 Romantic Relationships; Jobs & Family
02:02:06 Hurting Others, Relationship Imbalance
02:06:55 Tool: True Empathy
02:11:26 “Happiness is an Inside Job”, Codependency
02:18:58 Live Your Joy, Western Society
02:24:41 Relationships, Love & Integrity, “Feeling Good By Looking Weird”
02:30:42 “I Like It!”, Punk Rock Music, Love
02:34:24 Honesty & Essential Self; Helping People & Healers
02:42:12 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, YouTube Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
