Martha Beck, a renowned life coach and bestselling author, shares her personal journey with anxiety, emphasizing curiosity as a pathway out of fear.
During the pandemic, Beck shifted her approach from trying to control anxiety to befriending it, likening her method to comforting a frightened animal.
In her new book, Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity and Finding Your Life’s Purpose, she discusses the relationship between anxiety and creativity, noting that activating one diminishes the other.
Beck details how her daily practices of creative expression—ranging from art to everyday tasks—helped her achieve lasting peace, stating she hasn’t felt anxious for years.
With insights on societal issues related to anxiety, Beck calls for a shift towards creativity and kindness, believing this could positively transform our culture.