Martha Beck: Letting our hearts take the lead

It’s not surprising that Martha Beck, best-selling author and columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine , grew up as a high achiever. Attending Harvard University for both undergraduate and doctoral degrees, Martha spends years fighting to be the smartest person in the room and contending with serious anxiety. It’s only after a revelatory trip to Japan that Martha learns to put her rigid pursuit of intellect aside and find true happiness in the peaceful empty spaces between all things. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Martha Beck: Letting our hearts take the lead is an episode from Meditative Story by WaitWhat.

This episode is 00:38:59 long.

This episode was published on Mar 17, 2026.

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