An instant New York Times bestseller!"This radiant book will not only change your life, but perhaps even save it."-Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 New York Times bestselling author"Martha Beck's genius is that her writing is equal parts comforting and challenging. A teacher, a mother, a sage, she holds our hand as she leads us back home to ourselves."-Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling authorBestselling author, life coach and sociologist Martha Beck explains why "integrity"-needed now more than ever in these tumultuous times-is the key to a meaningful and joyful life"Integrity is the cure for psychological suffering. Period."-Martha BeckIn The Way of Integrity, Beck shows us how having integrity-a word that simply means "wholeness"-gives us purpose, emotional healing, and a life free of mental suffering. She presents a clear-cut process anyone can use to overcome lifelong patterns like people pleasing, self-sabotage, destructive habits, and feeling "stuck."Inspired by The Divine Comedy, Beck uses Dante's classic hero's journey as a framework; here, she teaches us how to recognize what we actually yearn for, rather than what our culture sells us.With techniques tested on hundreds of her clients, Beck brings her expertise as a social scientist and life coach to help readers recognize integrity in all our thoughts and actions. She takes us on a spiritual adventure that will change the direction of our lives and bring us to a place of genuine happiness.