The Way of Integrity

Finding the Path to Your True Self

By: Martha Beck

Narrated by: Martha Beck, Maria Shriver

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“A roadmap on the journey to truth and authenticity… [The Way of Integrity] is filled with aha moments and practical exercises that can guide us as we seek enlightenment.”–Oprah Winfrey

Bestselling author, life coach, and sociologist Martha Beck explains why “integrity”—needed now more than ever in these tumultuous times—is the key to a meaningful and joyful life

AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER

As Martha Beck says in her book, “Integrity is the cure for psychological suffering. Period.”

In The Way of Integrity, 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.

Inspired by The Divine Comedy, 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.

With 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 also bring us to a place of genuine happiness.

©2021 Martha Beck (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“Martha Beck is always full of insights. This book didn't disappoint! Beck identifies the ways culture works against integrity and touches on Dante's Inferno, includes quizzes, and rethinks suffering.” (Good Morning America)

“The Way of Integrity is about the redemptive power of discovering, speaking and living the truth about who you are.... The book vibrates with magic, intelligence, and love. It brims with humor, spirituality, fascinating science, and even Dante’s Divine Comedy. This radiant book will not only change your life, but perhaps even save it.” (Elizabeth Gilbert, number one New York Times best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love)

"Martha Beck’s genius is that her writing is equal parts comforting and challenging. A teacher, a mother, a sage, she holds our hand as she leads us back home to ourselves.” (Glennon Doyle, number one New York Times best-selling author of Untamed)

Astonishing

This book is a roadmap back to our home: peace. It’s profound, but also super funny and easy to read. Loved every moment of it.

A Martha Beck Guide through The Divine Comedy

I love when author's read their own works! Martha Beck's narration feels like I'm attending one of her weekend workshops, such as her Writing into Light program with Liz Gilbert. Listening to this program brought me even deeper and higher through the metaphors and activities she suggests to help us work through our own personal versions of hell to the liberating ideas of our imagination. Highly recommend this for those seeking a path out of suffering using the light of Truth.

So much here

I just finished listening and I already want to listen again, there’s so much to take in. The powerful message comes through all the better in the author’s voice.

I deeply relate and thank you for validation.

I have experienced nearly all aspects of Martha's experiences and writings in this book, aside from LDS. This book rings true and honest and I was thrilled to share with it all my kids.

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Good for everyone

I loved this book because it spoke to my integrity and wasn’t specific to the authors integrity. Wherever you are in your life it can help you!

Very good book.

As a person who is transitioning in life (recently retired)I found this book to be very helpful. I am reviewing the book for the third time and the Dante story was very helpful to bring it all together.

The book gave me so much to reflect on.

I rated this book highly due the wisdom she humbly shares and the warm way it is narrated. I will definitely listen to it again and again.

You will feel automatic relief and you sit and read this.

All I have to say is this book takes you on an internal journey. Prepare to shift your perspective.

Mindfulness and transcendentalism for all

A fantastic book that I found transformative and hopeful. The audiobook was fantastic—Beck’s narration is like listening to a sister spilling wisdom onto you!

Beautiful

Love every second! I keep coming back to it. Every time I listen I feel connected and inspired. Thanks, Martha ❤