10 Facts About Martha Beck

Martha Nibley Beck was born on November 29,1962 and is an American author, life coach, speaker, and sociologist.

Martha Beck holds bachelor's, master's, and PhD degrees from Harvard University.

Martha Beck Nibley was born in Provo, Utah, in 1962, the seventh of eight children of Hugh and Phyllis Nibley, and raised a Latter-day Saint in a prominent Utah family.

Martha Beck's father was a professor at Brigham Young University.

Martha Beck received a bachelor's degree in East Asian studies, along with master's and PhD degrees in sociology from Harvard University.

Martha Beck has published academic books and articles on a variety of social science and business topics.

Martha Beck has been a contributing editor for popular magazines, including Real Simple and Redbook, and has been a columnist for O, the Oprah Magazine since July 2001.

Martha Beck met John Christen Martha Beck, a fellow LDS Church member from Utah, during her undergraduate studies at Harvard.

In 2003, Martha Beck separated from her husband, divorcing him in 2004.

Martha Beck writes that she had forgotten the abuse until later in her life when, in 1990, she recovered them.