Before we get into today's conversation, I'd like us all to take a moment. I'd like you to ask yourself this question.

Is there anything in my life that's causing me to feel anxious right now in this moment?

So if the answer is yes, I want you to know two things.

First, you are not alone. And second, help is on the way and it is on the way right now.

Martha Beck is a best-selling author, life coach, and speaker. She spent a lifetime offering

powerful, practical,

and entertaining teachings that help people improve every aspect of their lives. Not to mention,

Martha also holds three Harvard degrees, so it's no wonder Oprah refers to Martha as one of

the smartest women she knows. But Martha Beck isn't just book smart. She has this

inner wisdom. She's spiritual. She's funny. She also has a deep understanding of how we feel,

and more importantly, why we feel the way we do. Martha's latest book, Beyond Anxiety,

curiosity, creativity, and finding your life's purpose, offers a new path to healing, overcoming anxiety, curiosity, creativity, and finding your life's purpose offers a new path to healing,

overcoming anxiety by changing the way we think and awakening the creativity within,

sharing tips that are practical and incredibly powerful.

And so today, I encourage you to lean in, not into the anxiety you feel, but into your own power, to open your mind and tap into your curiosity, your creativity, and your purpose.

I'm Hoda Kotby. Welcome to my podcast, Making Space.

Thank you. Every time I sit with you for the first time, I think about a story that I heard you tell. And for some reason,

I've retold it. I'm like, anyway, my friend Martha, I'm like, but it was a story you told that

you were pregnant while you were at Harvard. And you were wondering whether or not you should

have this child that you were caring.

Will you please just start us off with that?

Because I think this is very telling about life.

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