The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self

This is my fourth book from Martha Beck, and yet it was still life-changing. I love the way she writes: she’s lighthearted while deeply profound. She’s funny and brilliant. Plus, what she has to say is just perfect. Her life journey gives her personal experience of what she is teaching, which is priceless.I love this book in particular because it’s so simple. I can recommend it to anyone. I used to recommend “Steering by Starlight,” but now I recommend this.I’ve read a lot of spiritual/self-help books, but SBS was still my go to for a lot of people (or Becoming Magic and The Game of Life and How to Play It if I wanted to teach them about manifestation).Lastly, I was thrilled to learn she reads it!!!! OMG what a treat. When I first heard her voice I assumed it was just got the beginning but it was still nice. Then she continued and I was so excited!! It’s been a while since she’s done that and I thought she was over reading her books. This was a nice surprise! Thank you!

Impactful: 5/5Exercises: 5/5New information: 5/5Interesting: 5/5Vulnerable/touching: 5/5Funny: 5/5Truly inspiring: 5/5The only resource you need in your personal development toolkit: 3/5This book shocked me! I was surprised to love the Divine Comedy references throughout adding a unique "flavor" to the message unlike other books with a similar message (if there is one comparable to this). It is such a personal, difficult subject but her style and humor is perfect to break up the intense focus and let you enjoy the journey even more.I had no expectations not being familiar with her work and was very impressed. Interested in her other books and courses. Need more Martha Beck in my life (and in the world).I was blown away by the exercises in each chapter. They drew from so many other concepts and experts (e.g. Karpman Drama Triangle, Byron Katie) that I want to dig deeper into.The writing style is very sophisticated from a very intelligent author but it is still accessible to a broad audience (the majority of us who don't have a PhD from Harvard) and her zany humor was cracking me up! Such a unique contrast to the eloquent passages.It leaves the reader with a couple homework assignments. One very simple (authentic/nature) yet extremely uncomfortable and challenging (in the context of social expectations). The other even more profound and life altering which you will discover at the conclusion.I have read many self help books and this is not a beginner's guide to mindfulness or meditation or anything like that. It is much more. And with very practical exercises. My only complaint is that a couple exercises really resonated with me and seemed to gain traction on changing negative false beliefs leaving me wanting more.

I regard this as head and shoulders above your average self help book. Intelligent, uniquely creative in her use of Dante's Divine Comedy as her matrix, a sharp sense of humor, she really delivers on the title. I don't think there's anyone who cannot benefit from it to deepen their own self knowledge in a way that leads inevitably to real inner change.

Although Miss Beck is an amazing, courageous woman who writes wonderfully insightful and empowering books, using Dante's work to scaffold her theories for living an authentic life isa bit over the top and, lacks integrity. Beatrice doesn't reproach or berate Dante for his feeling shame.She flat out tells him he's been unfaithful to her (he had) and just pretending he loves her. Sounds a lotlike a modern woman's dilemma with infidelity. Given that Miss Beck is openly polyamorous, perhaps thisdoesn't mean much to her belief system, but Dante is not being remorseful for his "dream world". He'sbeing chastised for being a hypocrite and, of course, out of integrity. Miss Beck might want to pull backher desire to reinterpret great literature. Otherwise her next book might consider Othello's murder justa deviation from the normative Shakespearean life.

This book offers insights to our personal, individual inner development rather than a checklist or map that doesn't allow for the individuality of each unique human. Makes room for a reader to apply the concepts to themselves without feeling like they have to duplicate someone else's journey. Easy to read in terms of language, but take your time as the content (in regards to the reader) is intense, but effective. Highly recommend!

This is a self-help book that makes you work for the rewards—no nice platitudes have the power to change your life. This is my second time reading it in three years. After the first reading, I left my job with titles in an international big city to move home to the black rocks of Lake Superior. The pandemic pushed me out of my former life and this book pulled me forward on a new path. It has been a spiritual quest toward integrity. I have come far, but now I need to recommit to a life without lies. Complete honesty internally and externally is the path to complete integrity. However, the serendipity of life is a rich reward and the miracles keep happening.

Simply one of the best books I've read on living life. And Martha Beck has the cred to offer this stellar coaching. Do yourself (and the World) a favor and read this book. Do the exercises. Absorb. Reread. Heal.

This book is one of the very few books that changed my life. In the year since I bought it and absorbed its lesson -- that we cannot be happy unless we are in alignment with ourselves -- I left my job and found a better paying one with better work life balance. I learned to stand up for myself. I learned to get rid of the shame and fear that was holding me back for the past 15+ years. I would rank this easily among the 5 best books in my life, not because it was "well-written" (though it is also that) but because of the enormous and life-changing impact it had on me.

Adoro todo lo que escribe Martha Beck. Super mujer iluminada que sabe explicar como liberarte a ti misma.

This book is very helpful, gives great insight. Author explains everything through her personal journey.

A must read for anyone who is interested in growing.Martha and her book are the guide you may be seeking at the moment or in the future.Don't take one word Martha says for granted, but test her wisdom, and you'll find yourself navigating through trials and errors on your path of integrity, feeling lighter, with your inner voice working with you and not against you any more.I will never see the world like I did. Thank you Martha 💕

Beautiful prose and practical exercises, an unimaginable challenge that will take your breath away. Will you rise up to it? The essence of enlightenment at your fingertips.