Brianna Wiest
Brianna is the author of 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, The Mountain Is You, Ceremony, and When You’re Ready, This Is How You Heal.
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18 Struggles Of Having An Outgoing Personality But Actually Being So Shy And Introverted
You're not anti-social, you're selectively social.
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15 Things To Know About People Who Have Concealed Anxiety
It is not always just a “panicked feeling” they have to hide.
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30+ Things You’re Going To Lose When You Decide To Change Your Life For The Better
The drive to be perfect, as opposed to being wholly and unapologetically yourself.
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The New Year Method That Shows You What You Truly Want
How do you figure out what you really want? You imagine a life that would be too good to be true, and then you take note of the elements, the themes. Are you surrounded by others, are you quiet? Are you hopeful, or healing, or resting? Are you adventuring, are you in your wild? Are…
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8 Steps To Radically Transform Your Life For The Better
Brianna Wiest, international best-selling author of The Pivot Year, shares the eight phases of life transformation and lends advice on how you can embrace each one. Positive change is often planted through seeds that can sometimes make us feel more uncertain, fearful, and anxious than anything else. This is because we often don’t think to…
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He Wasn’t The Love Of Your Life, He Was The Detour That Led You Back To Yourself
Brianna Wiest is the author of The Pivot Year and The Mountain Is You. He wasn’t your soulmate and you knew he wasn’t your soulmate. Indecision is what happens when you can’t accept what you already know to be true. He wasn’t your soulmate, he was an anchor that kept you steady, and then left you…
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16 Things Independent People Don’t Owe Anyone An Explanation For
1. Why they are victims of their emotions and circumstances, and therefore rendered incapable of making change in their lives. 2. The validity of their political or moral opinions. Self-sufficient people live out their principles because they believe in them; their peace of mind doesn’t rest in whether or not others agree. 3. The people they date, and…
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9 Things Mentally Compatible Couples Do Differently
Mental compatibility is the glue that keeps a healthy relationship healthy. It’s what gives a relationship longevity, strength and depth. Here, a few things that mentally strong couples do differently. 1. They have the same long-term goal for the relationship. When both partners want the same thing from one another, they are more capable of…
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The True Way To Know You’ve Found Your Soulmate (That Nobody Talks About)
This is how to know you've found your soulmate...
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7 Weird Paranormal Experiences That Almost Everyone Has Had And What They Really Mean
Brianna Wiest, the author of the global phenomena The Pivot Year, looks into the deeper meaning behind supernatural phenomena. Read more of Brianna’s work here. Almost everyone in the world has had at least one experience that they couldn’t explain. It could be a coincidence that seemed too particular to be happenstance. It could be…
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There’s A Difference Between People Who Reject You And People Who Are Actually Toxic
Brianna Wiest, author of The Mountain Is You and Great Callings, explores not every failed relationship or incompatibility means the other person is toxic or bad. Not everyone you are incompatible with is toxic. Not everyone who breaks up with you is a piece of garbage. Not everyone who does not want a relationship with…
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16 Convincing Ways People Justify Being In The Wrong Relationship
1. They compare their current relationship to past relationships that were objectively worse. Just because a relationship is better than what you’ve had doesn’t mean it’s right. 2. They make assumptions about what is and isn’t possible were they to break up with their partner. Sure, the dating pool is far slimmer than it was…
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8 Reasons Why Mentally Strong Adults Were Often Emotionally Sensitive Kids
Brianna Wiest, the author The Pivot Year, on how our youth shapes us. Brianna’s new book Great Callings is out October 11th. An ironic thing about many adults who had easy, loving childhoods is that they tend to have a plethora of problems that you’d never really expect. They never had the opportunity to develop…
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If You’re Healing But Feel More Alone Than Ever, This Is For You
Author Brianna Wiest on the process of healing your life and the pain of feeling more misunderstood than ever in the process. For more writing like this, refer to Brianna’s book This Is How You Heal and The Mountain Is You. When you decide to take full responsibility for your life, you have to accept…
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6 Ways To Stop Fighting What You Can’t Change (And Find Peace Instead)
Author Brianna Wiest talks about facing loss and change without fear. She reveals how acceptance can lead to peace and a fresh outlook on life. 1. You stop assuming what you lose is for the worst. I just realized that I lost my favorite book of all time. I’d had it for two years. The…
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7 Thought Patterns Keeping You Stuck In A Life You Don’t Want (+ How To Break Them)
Brianna Wiest, author The Pivot Year and The Mountain Is You, unveils seven toxic thought patterns we fall into that stand in the way of our happiness (and how to break free of them). Your thoughts create your perception, which creates your reality. Your thought patterns determine what you think you’re capable of, and therefore, what you choose…
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47 Questions To Ask Your Partner If You Want To Shatter Their Walls And Find Out Who They Really Are
Brianna Wiest, author The Pivot Year and The Mountain Is You, on questions to ask to unlock a deeper side of your relationship. 1. If you had to leave the country tomorrow and could only bring one suitcase, what would you put in it? 2. What do you never procrastinate doing? 3. If you had a choice to either feel…
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47 Ways to Practice Micro-Healing In Your Everyday Life
Brianna Wiest, the author of The Mountain Is You and The Pivot Year, shares a few very simple ways to heal your life this fall. 1 Do something that your future self will thank you for, even if it is small. 2 Appreciate something you have today that your past self would be impressed by,…