Leaving The Saints

Description

Bestselling author Martha Beck chronicles her difficult decision to leave behind her Mormon childhood and upbringing, and reveals her lifetime struggle to overcome a dark secret buried in her childhood.

While growing up within the Mormon Church, Martha Beck was raised in a home frequented by the Church

Reviews

One of the bravest, most achingly honest books I've read in years.' Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., author of The Dance of Anger. 'Leaving the Saints is a brave book. Martha Beck shares her journey out of religion and into faith and healing with heartbreaking candor, softened by wit and uplifted by a deep spiritual longing.' Sharon Salzberg, author of Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience

Author description

Life coach Martha Beck writes a monthly column, 'Beck on Call,' for O: The Oprah Magazine, and appears regularly on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She teaches North Star workshops based on her bestselling Finding Your Own North Star, has a life coach certificate programme.