#732: Martha Beck — The Amazing and Brutal Results of Zero Lies for 365 Days, How to Do a Beginner “Integrity Cleanse,” Lessons from Lion Trackers, and Novel Tactics for Reducing Anxiety
The Tim Ferriss Show
<p><strong>Dr. Martha Beck </strong>has been called “the best-known life coach in America” by NPR and USA Today. She holds three Harvard degrees in social science and has published nine non-fiction books, one novel, and more than 200 magazine articles. Her recent book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Way-Integrity-Finding-Path-Your/dp/1984881485/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self</em></strong></a>, was an instant New York Times Best Seller.</p><p>Timestamps for this episode are available below.</p><p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><p><a href="https://livemomentous.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Momentous</strong></a><strong> high-quality supplements: </strong><a href="https://livemomentous.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://livemomentous.com/tim</strong></a> <strong>(code TIM for 20% off)</strong></p><p><a href="https://eightsleep.com/Tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover</strong></a><strong> sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating: </strong><a href="https://eightsleep.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" 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integrity cleanse.</p><p>[49:42] Owning your right to say "No."</p><p>[53:45] Alternatives to "No" that remain honest.</p><p>[57:11] The language of candor.</p><p>[59:30] Ending relationships that have run their course.</p><p>[01:00:37] The Asian influence.</p><p>[01:04:26] Sweet or savory?</p><p>[01:05:36] Are you comfortable?</p><p>[01:07:29] Want vs. yearning and jumping the track.</p><p>[01:20:36] Rhino ruminations.</p><p>[01:22:06] The Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell, and Byron Katie.</p><p>[01:33:19] America's Goethe?</p><p>[01:36:20] Weighing kryptonite against superpowers.</p><p>[01:44:50] Exploring the opposite of anxiety.</p><p>[01:56:38] Dick Schwartz and Internal Family Systems.</p><p>[02:01:57] Compassion even for the self's unwanted pieces.</p><p>[02:04:20] Favorite animal.</p><p>[02:08:58] Equine therapy.</p><p>[02:15:06] Selling the ranch.</p><p>[02:18:05] The monkey whisperer.</p><p>[02:20:05] Parting thoughts.</p><p><strong>*</strong></p><p><strong>For show notes and 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