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We Can Do Hard Things

(BEST OF) Martha Beck Changes Lives With This Question

We Can Do Hard Things

Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

Relationships, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.842.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

What happens when your mind makes a convincing case for staying safe—but your body is quietly asking you to move toward something warmer? In this beloved conversation, Glennon, Abby, and Amanda return to their very first talk with Martha Beck, whose work has helped them come home to themselves again and again. Martha offers a simple, radical way to stop living by consensus, quiet the spinning mind, and reconnect with the inner compass that knows what is true. This episode is an invitation to pause, feel what you feel, know what you know—and begin again. - How to tell the difference between fear-based thinking and the deep wisdom of your body- The question Martha asked Glennon when she was scared to choose love—and why it changed everything - How to gently cultivate joy when life feels exhausting, overwhelming, or impossibly hard More episodes with Martha Beck: 67. How to Get More Joy with Martha Beck 121. Martha Beck & Rowan Mangan: Polyamory & Throuple Life 252. Martha Beck Helps Amanda Let Go253. Is it Real Love or Spider Love? With Martha Beck 375. How to Stop Worrying with Martha Beck About Martha:  Dr. Martha Beck, PhD, is a New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker. She holds three Harvard degrees in social science, and Oprah Winfrey has called her “one of the smartest women I know.” Martha is a passionate and engaging teacher, known for her unique combination of science, humor, and spirituality. Her recent book, The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self, was an instant New York Times Best Seller and an Oprah’s Book Club selection. Her new book, Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life’s Purpose, is available now. Follow We Can Do Hard Things on:  Instagram — ⁠https://www.instagram.com/wecandohardthings⁠ TikTok — ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@wecandohardthingsshow⁠

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0:00.0

Welcome to We Can Do Hard Things. We are starting 2026 with a gift for you. Nothing says New Year's energy like Martha Beck. So today, we're revisiting our very first conversation together. Think of this as an invitation for an hour. Feel what you feel, know what you know, and then begin again.

0:23.6

Martha has always helped me with that process. She has helped me restart my life several times,

0:30.3

not from her advice, but from the way she constantly guides me back to myself. When I first

0:36.7

fell in love with Abby, I was the happiest

0:38.8

I had ever been in my life and I was also deeply afraid. It was like I felt this incredible

0:46.6

warmth and comfort and freedom for the first time, but my mind was telling me I could not have it.

0:56.8

My mind was trying to control it.

0:59.2

My mind was saying no, no, no, no,

1:01.4

while the rest of me was saying, yes, please.

1:03.8

My mind has always been a little stronger than the rest of me.

1:08.5

And it was winning.

1:09.5

So one day I called my friend Martha and I told her all of the

1:13.7

reasons why I was desperately in love and happy. And then I told her all of the reasons why that love

1:23.3

was impossible, why it couldn't happen, why my entire life would fall apart if I did try to make

1:30.0

it happen. And I was spinning and spinning and spinning, making a really strong case to Martha about

1:34.9

how none of this could happen. And she just said, Glennon, stop. I need you to remove yourself

1:42.7

from your head, which always makes an excellent case.

1:48.0

And I need you to get back into your body.

1:49.8

And for one moment, I need you to think about what feels warmer?

1:53.7

When you think about going towards Abby, going towards this love, letting yourself have this

1:59.6

love, do you feel warm or cold?

2:01.5

And I said, warm.

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