Martha Beck, PhD: Beyond Anxiety

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Just hearing the word "anxiety" can be enough to make you feel it. If you're someone who's struggled with chronic anxiety, panic attacks, or simply feeling safe in a world that seems far from it, this is a podcast for YOU. Here, Tami Simon speaks with renowned life coach and bestselling author Dr. Martha Beck about her new book, Beyond Anxiety. Enjoy this empowering conversation filled with science-backed techniques and spiritual insights to take a creative, whole-brain approach to freeing yourself from anxiety.

Tami and Martha discuss why anxiety can't just be ended—it must be replaced; the neurology of creativity; the left brain anxiety spiral and the negativity bias; the link between the right brain and our sense of purpose and meaning; the metaphor of the puppies and the cobra; the futility of trying to control the environment; the amygdala and the metaphor of the hall of mirrors; lovingkindness meditation; the power of a calm human voice and how to be an "anxiety whisperer" for yourself; self-care (including sleep!); HSPs (or highly sensitive people); the money excuse; the story of Griffin the therapy dog: a lesson on questioning our fears; the shift from fear to joy; the eureka effect and how the right brain "loves an impasse"; appreciation of the present moment; the mnemonic device, "KAT": kindness, art, and transcendence; and more.

Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of Insights at the Edge are available to watch live on video and with exclusive access to Q&As with our guests. Learn more at join.soundstrue.com.

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0:00.0	Hello, friends. My name's Tammy Simon and I'm the founder of Sounds True, and I want to welcome you to the Sounds True podcast, Insights at the Edge. I also want to take a moment to introduce you to Sounds True's new membership community and digital platform. It's called Sounds True One.
0:20.6	Sounds True One features original, premium, transformational
0:24.7	docu series, community events, classes to start your day and relax in the evening, special
0:32.6	weekly live shows, including a video version of Insights at the Edge with an after-show community
0:40.8	question-and-answer session with featured guests. I hope you'll come join us, explore,
0:47.5	come have fun with us, and connect with others. You can learn more at join.soundstrue.com.
0:54.5	I also want to take a moment and introduce you to the Sounds True Foundation, our nonprofit, that creates equitable access to transformational tools and teachings.
1:07.3	You can learn more at SoundsTrueFoundation.org.
1:11.1	And in advance, thank you for your support.
1:15.9	In this episode of Insights at the Edge, my guest is Martha Beck.
1:20.9	Martha Beck is a Harvard-trained sociologist,
1:24.7	a New York Times best-selling author, and a world-renowned life coach. She has a unique
1:31.3	and powerful way of blending science, spiritual wisdom, and humor to inspire and inspire and uplift
1:40.2	and help us live our most fulfilling, awake, and creative lives.
1:47.4	She's contributed to O, the Oprah Magazine since its inception, as well as Oprah Daily,
1:54.9	with Sounds True. She's created the audio program, Finding Your North Star.
2:00.4	She's written a novel and nine nonfiction books,
2:05.2	including a new book, which is what we'll be talking about beyond anxiety, curiosity, creativity,
2:11.8	and finding your life's purpose. Marty, welcome. Thank you for having me. It's so great to be here.
2:18.3	Yeah, I'm really fortunate and feel lucky to have this chance to connect with you in
2:23.3	this way.
2:24.3	Right in the beginning of Beyond Anxiety, you write that you've had a relationship with anxiety
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