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

Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, my guest is Dr. Martha Beck, Ph.D., a Harvard-trained sociologist, bestselling author, and one of the world’s foremost experts on personal exploration and development. Dr. Beck shares specific frameworks and practices to tap into your unique and deepest desires, core truths, and best life direction—all 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.We 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. By the end of the episode, you will have learned numerous practical tools to access your best self and live a richly fulfilling life. Access the full show notes for this episode at hubermanlab.com.Thank you to our sponsorsAG1: https://drinkag1.com/hubermanBetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/hubermanHelix Sleep: https://helixsleep.com/hubermanLMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/hubermanWaking Up: https://wakingup.com/hubermanTimestamps00:00:00 Dr. Martha Beck00:01:34 Sponsors: BetterHelp, Helix Sleep & LMNT00:05:34 Tool: Perfect Day Exercise00:15:31 “Clear Eyed”, Male vs. Female00:23:31 Family & Work; Directed Attention & Miracles00:30:21 Sponsor: AG100:32:10 Unease, Restlessness & Guilt; Life Worth, Fear00:37:22 Accessing the Subconscious; Compassionate Witness Self00:46:16 Finding Self, Suffering, Anxiety; Tool: “KIST”, Self-Parenting00:54:01 Self, Radiance, Death; Awakening00:59:14 Suffering & Compassionate Attention01:02:10 Challenging Internal Thoughts, Understanding Truth, Body & Mind;01:08:44 Sponsor: Waking Up01:10:20 Western Society & Pressure01:18:30 Tool: Sensing Truth in Body; Meditation, “Stopping the World”01:25:02 Energy, Magnetoreception, Pet’s Death01:33:49 Lying to Ourselves, Addiction01:38:18 Tool: “Integrity Cleanse”, Lies; The Light01:47:32 Relationship with Loss; Love, Self-Abandonment & Codependency01:55:10 Romantic Relationships; Jobs & Family02:02:06 Hurting Others, Relationship Imbalance02:06:55 Tool: True Empathy02:11:26 “Happiness is an Inside Job”, Codependency02:18:58 Live Your Joy, Western Society02:24:41 Relationships, Love & Integrity, “Feeling Good By Looking Weird”02:30:42 “I Like It!”, Punk Rock Music, Love02:34:24 Honesty & Essential Self; Helping People & Healers02:42:12 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, YouTube Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network NewsletterDisclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices