MarthaBeck

Author. Speaker. Wayfinder.

What’s Happening Now

Be the change you wish to see in the world.
Become a Wayfinder Coach.

I’ve created Wayfinder Life Coach Training, a powerful and highly effective way to master the skills of Wayfinding: navigating toward happiness and success in your own life while learning to coach others to do the same.

And Wayfinder Life Coach Training doesn’t end there. There’s a whole village of Wayfinders waiting for you—smart, funny, caring people who are both rational and magical—like you.

If you hear the call to fix what’s broken in the world one life at a time…

This is an invitation—please join us in our ICF-Accredited Wayfinder Life Coach Training.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS AUGUST 27
REGISTRATION CLOSES SEPTEMBER 17 (or when sold out)

CLASSES START WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9

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About Martha

author. speaker. wayfinder.

Martha Beck, PhD, is a Harvard-trained sociologist, world-renowned coach and New York Times bestselling author. She has published nine non-fiction books, one novel, and more than 200 magazine articles.

I’m shocked every time someone introduces me as a “best-selling author,” because I’ve never written to sell myself, only to save myself. Writing is my favorite tool for addressing and dissolving my own suffering. At some point I discovered that it could help others, too. Since then I’ve been humbled by the responses I receive to my books and articles. My most recent stint as a monthly contributor for O, The Oprah Magazine, has lasted 17 years.

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What IS YOUR HEART SEEKING?

We think you can find a path towards it using one of our brilliant tools.

Wayfinder Life Coach Training

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Become a Wayfinder.

The world has never felt so chaotic and terrifying. We’ve never needed Wayfinders more.

I call us Wayfinders, those with the calling to fix what’s broken in the world one life at a time. In the absence of a better term, our culture calls us life coaches.

This is an invitation.

If you have the courage and the call to heal, please join me this fall for ICF-Accredited Wayfinder Life Coach Training.

REGISTRATION FOR THE FALL 2024 SESSION IS OPEN.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS AUGUST 27
REGISTRATION CLOSES SEPTEMBER 17 (or when sold out)

CLASSES START WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9

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Take the Next Step

A Martha Beck Podcast

Bewildered is a regular podcast co-presented by Martha and Rowan Mangan, which is all about how to reach through the absurdity of modern life and find our way back to our wild true selves.

Martha and Ro bring wit and wisdom to the podcast, along with practical lifehacks and hilarious stories from their own hapless attempts to figure it all out.

You can listen to Bewildered wherever you get your podcasts… and if you enjoy it, please write a review so more people can find it!

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FREE MASTERCLASS

You have a unique life purpose, one that’s meant to serve the world and fill your days with meaning.

You were born to recognize that purpose . . . but chances are you don’t. Early in life, most of us learn to ignore our purpose and do random things that other people value. It’s time to unlearn that pattern.

I’m offering an exciting, free masterclass that will help you notice and name the paths to purpose that are always at your feet, though you may not be able to see them. Register today to receive the FREE recording of the masterclass, 5 Paths to Your Purpose.

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The Gathering Room Podcast

Welcome to a virtual gathering that will kindle your curiosity and soothe your soul! Join Martha Beck for the podcast edition of her weekly live event, and listen in as she touches on a spirituality or personal growth topic that’s on her mind.

You’ll also hear the lively conversation that follows as Martha opens the floor to questions from the live viewers. With topics ranging from courage to creativity, purpose to intuition, these discussions will engage and support you on your journey to self-knowledge.

Ready to connect with a community of like-minded seekers? Welcome to The Gathering Room Podcast.

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New Book! Available for Pre-Order!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Martha’s new book is coming in January 2025.

Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life’s Purpose

Using a combination of the latest neuroscience as well as her background in sociology and coaching, Martha explains how our brains tend to get stuck in an “anxiety spiral,” a feedback system that can increase anxiety indefinitely.

Beyond Anxiety walks readers through simple, powerful exercises that can help you step out of this spiral and reduce anxiety immediately.

But that’s not the end of the story.

The opposite of anxiety, it turns out, is a wonderful new way of life—one that can calm and inspire us as individuals and help us become a source of healing for everything around us.

Available now for pre-order. On sale January 7, 2025.

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Available for Pre-Order