Most unhappy people need to learn just one lesson: how to see themselves through the lens of genuine compassion, and treat themselves… — Martha Beck Compassion Copy Share Image
Connecting with the people who are meant to be part of your own North Star is much more important than any aspect… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Not having time or energy for weight loss makes no sense. Does it take more time or energy to eat fish than… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Most of our stress and suffering come not from events, but from our thoughts. Reframe from negative thoughts, and stress subsides. — Martha Beck Esteem Copy Share Image
There are things that can only happen through you when you are still. Silence is often the most important work you can… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Whatever terrible things may have happened to you, only one thing allows them to damage your core self, and that is continued… — Martha Beck Belief Copy Share Image
“...they needed someone to explain, to spin, the parts of the tale that couldn't be suppressed. Someone reputable and educated. Someone brilliant… — Martha Beck Abuse Copy Share Image
Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Sacred play is anything that takes you into that right hemisphere of your brain. It turns out that this move away from… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Life is full of tough decisions, and nothing makes them easy. But the worst ones are really your personal koans, and tormenting… — Martha Beck Ambivalence Copy Share Image
Recurrent floods of sadness and anger gradually wash away the rubble of the defunct relationship, leaving only the bits of treasure: the… — Martha Beck Anger Copy Share Image
I explain to everyone I deal with-co-workers, children, friends-that I'm transitionally challenged and they should call me on my cell phone if… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
All mental hygiene is based on the core practice of doing nothing. Most of us are good at wasting time, staring at… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Self-pity, a dominant characteristic of sociopaths, is also the characteristic that differentiates heroic storytelling from psychological rumination. When you talk about your… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
I’ll tell you what it’s time to do right now. It’s time to set your schedule in order so that you don’t… — Martha Beck Agendas Copy Share Image
Something in the human psyche confuses beauty with the right to be loved. The briefest glance at human folly reveals that good… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
If you find yourself getting nervous stop and relax for three full breaths. Then take one small step, then another. That is… — Martha Beck Anxiety Copy Share Image
A designated patient 'carries' the group's dysfunction. A designated issue performs the same service for an individual, dominating our psyches so that… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
“Try seeing your world and yourself this way, eyes open to whatever is before you, mind free of dichotomies. Are you good… — Martha Beck Dichotomy Copy Share Image
Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is. — Martha Beck Angel Copy Share Image
Imagination is the doorway you walk through into every future moment. Are you walking through doorways to pain or to joy? — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Do whatever work feeds your true self, even if it’s not a safe bet, even if it’s like a crazy risk, even… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
The most common reason we stumble into the delusion of powerlessness is that we're afraid of what other people would do or… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Trying to motivate yourself with fear is like screaming at a child, “Do something, dammit!” You’ll either freeze up or act in… — Martha Beck Children Copy Share Image
There has never been, and never will be, anyone who sees, thinks, or responds exactly the way you do. Whether you’re revolutionizing… — Martha Beck Differences Copy Share Image
Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children… — Martha Beck Children Copy Share Image
Self-improvement books, friends, and polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing,… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
A confession you make merely to illuminate the murky corners of your little life may end up lighting the path to freedom… — Martha Beck Confession Copy Share Image
My dog has the intellectual capacity of a lime wedge, yet even he possesses an elaborate set of assumptions, based on his… — Martha Beck Ability Copy Share Image
Humans only really learn from each other by storytelling. We didn't evolve to memorize things. We evolved to hear each other's stories… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
If you're totally sedentary and eat 2,500 calories a day, don't instantly go to 1,200 calories and hours of aerobics - your… — Martha Beck Aerobic Copy Share Image
Realizing that we've surrendered our self-esteem to others and choosing to be accountable for our own self-worth would mean absorbing the terrifying… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Anything you're trying to will is focused on the future; it's always associated with some sort of anxiety that makes the present… — Martha Beck Anxiety Copy Share Image
The difference between success and failure isn't the absence of fear but the determination to pursue your heart's desires no matter how… — Martha Beck Absence Copy Share Image
“...Refusing to feel desire is the only thing more painful than failing to get what you want, and that learning not to… — Martha Beck Desire Copy Share Image
The way we can allow ourselves to do what we need to, no matter what others may say or do, is to… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
I was learning to track rhinoceroses in Africa and tracked right up on an animal that really I thought was going to… — Martha Beck Africa Copy Share Image
Somewhere in there, among the worries, questions, advice and advertising jingles, lives your intuition, your true 'inner voice.' You can hear it… — Martha Beck Advertising Copy Share Image
The heart is a tender but hardy organ. Daring to have a wonderful experience, even though you may get hurt, is the… — Martha Beck Daring Copy Share Image
You have the freedom to live and let live, to love and let love. Granting yourself that freedom is one of the… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
