The Diary of a CEODr. Martha Beck: Why anxiety lives in your left brain
Oprah's former life coach uses an orange to flip your brain off anxiety: sensory imagination, mirror tricks, and the curiosity that dissolves trauma.
Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- December 19, 2024
- Duration
- 2h 16m
- Channel
- The Diary of a CEO
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Dr. Martha Beck, Ph.D., a Harvard-educated sociologist, known as Oprah's life coach, bestselling author, and leading authority on personal growth, resolving childhood trauma and fixing anxiety. Dr. Beck provides practical tools and strategies to uncover your deepest desires, core truths, and the path to living your most authentic life. She believes that it's only through our authentic life that we can find all the things we're all searching for! 00:00 Intro 02:01 What Are You Aiming to Do With All Your Work? 04:57 What Is the Shift You're Predicting? 07:43 Who Are You in Terms of Your Qualifications? 10:09 Who Have You Worked With? 14:48 Why Did You Decide to Write a Book About Anxiety? 21:09 What Do We Need to Know About the Brain to Understand This All? 26:47 How Would I Switch Away From My Anxiety State Into My Creative State? 40:17 A Three-Step Process to Alleviate Anxiety on a Daily Basis 42:27 We Have to Be Gentle With Ourselves 47:08 The Anxiety Spiral 53:36 What's Your View on the Suffering Between Men and Women? 57:54 Why Are Young Men Killing Themselves at Alarming Rates? 1:02:14 Your Experiences Growing Up 1:04:20 Facing Abuse as a Child 1:09:19 My Mum Knew He Was Abusing Me 1:15:01 Did Anything Happen to Them? 1:15:52 Forgiveness 1:16:09 Always Wanted to End My Life 1:17:46 Lying Makes You Weak 1:23:20 How Do We Find Our Meaning and Purpose? 1:25:40 What If You Don't Want to Do Something but Feel Like You Have To? 1:27:49 What Is Freedom? 1:29:49 How Different Is the Martha at 32 to Now? 1:35:54 This Light You Saw in Surgery 1:39:15 Why Did Truth Emerge From That? 1:43:54 How Do You Know What Your True Nature Is? 1:45:30 The Grieving Process 1:46:49 Being True About Your Sexuality 1:54:21 What Are the Lies We're Sold About Meaning and Purpose? 1:58:52 Advice for Someone Who Can't Find Their Purpose in Life 2:03:30 How Has the Internet Messed This All Up? 2:10:33 The Last Guest's Question Disclaimer: Advice regarding mental health concerns should always be sought from certified and qualified professionals. Follow Dr Martha: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/5Le3Vr1uqPb Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/JCbAdi3uqPb Website - https://g2ul0.app.link/unTVO56uqPb Studies & sources mentioned marthabeck.tiiny.co You can pre-order Dr Martha’s book, ‘Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity and Finding Your Life’s Purpose by Martha Beck’, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/KVHfpHdvqPb Get your hands on the brand new Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards here: https://appurl.io/iUUJeYn25v ZOE - http://joinzoe.com with code STEVEN10 for 10% off
SPEAKERS
Martha Beck
guestSteven Bartlett
host
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Martha Beck and Steven Bartlett, Dr. Martha Beck: Why anxiety lives in your left brain explores martha Beck Reveals Counterintuitive Neuroscience Tricks To Dissolve Anxiety, Trauma Dr. Martha Beck, Harvard-trained sociologist and Oprah’s former life coach, explains how anxiety is wired into our brains and why modern culture massively amplifies it. She contrasts the left brain’s anxiety spiral with the right brain’s curiosity and creativity, arguing that deliberately activating creativity can shut anxiety down. Through simple exercises—sensory imagination, drawing, mirror-writing, self‑soothing inner dialogue—she demonstrates how to calm the nervous system, reconnect with truth, and move toward an awakened, purpose-filled life.
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