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A teacher, a mother, a sage, she holds our hand as she leads us back home to ourselves' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlennon Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author, life coach and sociologist Martha Beck explains why 'integrity' - being in harmony with ourselves - is the key to a meaningful and joyful life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Integrity\u003c\/i\u003e, Beck presents a four-stage process that anyone can use to find integrity, and with it, a sense of purpose, emotional healing, and a life free of mental suffering. Much of what plagues us-people pleasing, staying in stale relationships, negative habits-all point to what happens when we are out of touch with what truly makes us feel whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, Beck uses Dante's classic hero's journey as a framework to break down the process of attaining personal integrity into small, manageable steps. She shows how to read our internal signals that lead us towards our true path, and to recognize what we actually yearn for versus what our culture sells us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith techniques tested on hundreds of her clients, Beck brings her expertise as a social scientist, life coach and human being to help readers to uncover what integrity looks like in their own lives. She takes us on a spiritual adventure that not only will change the direction of our lives, but bring us to a place of genuine happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201747746994,"sku":"9780349426020","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780349426020.jpg?v=1786013382"},{"product_id":"9780749956646","title":"Finding Your Way In A Wild New World","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany people wonder how they got where they are and what they should do now. They feel called to help others and change the world but they just don't know how. Too often, they end up stuck in careers and relationships that don't fit. Now, in \u003ci\u003eFinding Your Way In A Wild New World\u003c\/i\u003e, popular life coach Martha Beck shows readers how to find their true selves and extend healing to everyone and everything around them. She identifies this growing body of people as wayfinders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on her coaching expertise and her extraordinary experiences in the South African bush, Martha leads her readers through four magical and practical steps to awaken them to a new way of living in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204075061426,"sku":"9780749956646","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780749956646.jpg?v=1786014947"},{"product_id":"9780749921903","title":"Expecting Adam","description":"John and Martha were an exceptionally ambitious and driven all-American couple.  With six Harvard degrees between them, and living in the refined and competitive atmosphere of the Harvard campus, the last thing they expected was to become parents to a Down's Syndrome baby. Refusing to believe her child was 'defective', Martha decided to trust in the tiny life she felt growing inside her.  And her hitherto ordinary life was transformed by magical visions and strange, heartstopping experiences which persisted throughout her pregnancy.  By the time Adam was born, Martha and John had to redefine everything of value to them, question their deepest beliefs, and put all their faith in miracles.  And it worked.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56298524868981,"sku":"9780749921903","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780749921903_978edf7b-613d-472e-bd93-b2b72bc4cbae.jpg?v=1786014576"},{"product_id":"9780749924010","title":"Finding Your Own North Star","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Martha Beck writes like a wizard - her magic trick is turning people into their true selves' JULIA CAMERON, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author  Martha Beck shares her step-by-step programme that will guide you to fulfil your own potential and create a joyful life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, you'll start by learning how to read the internal compasses already built into your brain and body--and why you may have spent your life ignoring their signals. As you become reacquainted with your own deepest desires, you'll identify and repair any unconscious beliefs or unhealed emotional wounds that may be blocking your progress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis will change your life, but don't worry--although every life is unique, major transformations have common elements, and Beck provides a map that will guide you through your own life changes. You'll learn how to navigate every stage, from the first flickering appearance of a new dream to the planning and implementation of your own ideal life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on Dr Beck's work as a Harvard-trained sociologist, \u003ci\u003eFinding Your Own North Star\u003c\/i\u003e offers thoroughly tested case studies, questionnaires, and exercises to help you articulate your core desires and act on them to build a more satisfying life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Explorers depend on the North Star when there are no other landmarks in sight. 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Research shows that if you change the way you act and behave over a four day period it will be much easier not to slip back into bad habits. Accordingly, The 4-Day Win is a series of short four-day programmes to help you gradually change the way you behave toward food and weight loss. Martha Beck explains that if you go through these preparatory stages prior to actually beginning your diet then when you start to diet you'll find it much easier to adjust to eating less. Chapters include:· How to Stop Eating When You Can't Stop Eating· The Most Important Weight Loss Skill in the History of the Universe· Researching Your Life. The 4-Day Win is fun to read and full of new ideas that are effortless to try and which will help you modify your attitude to food which will lead to permanent change. 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Bringing together cutting-edge research in psychiatry, neurology, and related fields in an accessible, compassionate, and original way, Dr Beck reveals powerful new methods for solving the problems that beset ordinary people. Using her trademark wisdom, empathy, and engaging style, she connects you with personal coping strategies as she helps you overcome the alienation that is causing you to lose sight of your authenticity. Beck identifies three stages along the path to recapturing a satisfying life: 'The Stargazer', 'The Mapmaker' and 'The Pathfinder'. 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