Dr. Martha Beck: Access Your Best Self With Mind-Body Practices, Belief Testing & Imagination

Published: Aug. 5, 2024, 8 a.m.

In this episode, my guest is Dr. Martha Beck, Ph.D., a Harvard-trained sociologist, bestselling author, and one of the world\u2019s foremost experts on personal exploration and development.\xa0\nDr. Beck shares specific frameworks and practices to tap into your unique and deepest desires, core truths, and best life direction\u2014all 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.\nWe 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.\xa0\nBy the end of the episode, you will have learned numerous practical tools to access your best self and live a richly fulfilling life.\xa0\nAccess the full show notes for this episode at hubermanlab.com.\nThank you to our sponsors\nAG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman\nBetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/huberman\nHelix Sleep: https://helixsleep.com/huberman\nLMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman\nWaking Up: https://wakingup.com/huberman\nTimestamps\n00:00:00 Dr. Martha Beck\n00:01:34 Sponsors: BetterHelp, Helix Sleep & LMNT\n00:05:34 Tool: Perfect Day Exercise\n00:15:31 \u201cClear Eyed\u201d, Male vs. Female\n00:23:31 Family & Work; Directed Attention & Miracles\n00:30:21 Sponsor: AG1\n00:32:10 Unease, Restlessness & Guilt; Life Worth, Fear\n00:37:22 Accessing the Subconscious; Compassionate Witness Self\n00:46:16 Finding Self, Suffering, Anxiety; Tool: \u201cKIST\u201d, Self-Parenting\n00:54:01 Self, Radiance, Death; Awakening\n00:59:14 Suffering & Compassionate Attention\n01:02:10 Challenging Internal Thoughts, Understanding Truth, Body & Mind;\n01:08:44 Sponsor: Waking Up\n01:10:20 Western Society & Pressure\n01:18:30 Tool: Sensing Truth in Body; Meditation, \u201cStopping the World\u201d\n01:25:02 Energy, Magnetoreception, Pet\u2019s Death\n01:33:49 Lying to Ourselves, Addiction\n01:38:18 Tool: \u201cIntegrity Cleanse\u201d, Lies; The Light\n01:47:32 Relationship with Loss; Love, Self-Abandonment & Codependency\n01:55:10 Romantic Relationships; Jobs & Family\n02:02:06 Hurting Others, Relationship Imbalance\n02:06:55 Tool: True Empathy\n02:11:26 \u201cHappiness is an Inside Job\u201d, Codependency\n02:18:58 Live Your Joy, Western Society\n02:24:41 Relationships, Love & Integrity, \u201cFeeling Good By Looking Weird\u201d\n02:30:42 \u201cI Like It!\u201d, Punk Rock Music, Love\n02:34:24 Honesty & Essential Self; Helping People & Healers\n02:42:12 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, YouTube Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter\nDisclaimer & Disclosures