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What if creativity is a cure for anxiety?
That is the radical possibility bestselling author Martha Beck explores in her latest book, Beyond Anxiety. She says the two states–anxiety and creativity–simply cannot exist at the same time.
In this episode, Women Amplified host Lisa Bennett and Martha explore how society often makes us anxious today, how to address it in the workplace, and how simple creative practices can help break the cycle.
Martha also offers a guided practice that just might lower your blood pressure.
Lisa Bennett
Lisa Bennett is the host of the Women Amplified podcast and Editorial Director for the Conferences for Women. An award-winning journalist and longtime communications director for mission-driven organizations, she is also the editor of Women Amplified and co-author of Ecoliterate with emotional intelligence pioneer Daniel Goleman.
Martha Beck
Dr. Martha Beck is a New York Times bestselling author, life coach, and speaker. She has spent a lifetime offering powerful, practical, and entertaining teachings that help people improve every aspect of their lives. She holds three Harvard degrees in social science, and Oprah Winfrey has called her “one of the smartest women I know.” Dr. Beck’s published works include several self-help books and memoirs. She has also published over 150 magazine articles, including almost two decades of monthly columns for O, The Oprah Magazine. Her most recent book is Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life’s Purpose.
As “the best-known life coach in America” (NPR, USA Today), she has spoken to audiences around the world on stage and on The Oprah Show, Good Morning America, and many other television programs. Every year, Dr. Beck spends several weeks in South Africa, running wilderness-based seminars and donating the proceeds to ecosystem restoration and education for rural African people. She otherwise lives in the Pennsylvania woods with her family.
