Talk
Dying While You're Still Alive
Beck on letting go of an old identity as a kind of death that precedes real change.
About the teacher
A quiet, direct path.
Martha Beck trained in sociology at Harvard before building a career in life coaching, writing and teaching that draws loosely on spiritual and contemplative ideas without belonging to a specific tradition — her own centre of gravity leans toward coaching and psychology, a distinction worth flagging for readers expecting a lineage-based teacher. She leads the Wayfinder coach-training programme and hosts the Bewildered podcast.
She runs retreats in Costa Rica in January and February 2026, an Omega Institute retreat, 'North Star Rising', in August, African STARs retreats in South Africa, and a Santa Fe programme with Chip Conley.
Upcoming events
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Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
Talks & videos
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Short introductions and longer conversations give a sense of this teacher's language and style.
Talk
Dr. Martha Beck (Oprah's Life Coach): This Weird Trick Reduces Anxiety & Fixed My Childhood Trauma
A long-form podcast conversation on anxiety, trauma and the coaching tools Beck developed from her own experience.