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Brianna Wiest

Brianna Wiest is an American author known for her focus on personal development, self-awareness, and healing. Her bestselling works include 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think and The Mountain Is You. Wiest’s books have sold millions of copies, appeared on global bestseller lists, and been translated into over 40 languages.

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Brianna Wiest’s journey as a writer began with a love of reading that was cultivated in childhood, a period in which she found books to be formative companions and sources of insight. Raised with a keen interest in personal growth and self-inquiry, she attended Elizabethtown College, graduating with a degree in English and later receiving an honorary doctorate in literature from her alma mater. During her college years, Wiest honed her writing and editorial skills, serving as editor-in-chief of the school newspaper and contributing to campus media—a training ground that would later shape her professional voice and technical prowess.

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Your new life is going to cost you your old one. It’s going to cost you your comfort zone and your sense of direction. It’s going to cost you relationships and friends. It’s going to cost you being liked and understood. It doesn’t matter. The people who are meant for you are going to meet you on the other side. You’re going to build a new comfort zone around the things that actually move you forward. Instead of being liked, you’re going to be loved. Instead of being understood, you’re going to be seen. All you’re going to lose is what was built for a person you no longer are
-The Mountain Is You
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Either way, mental strength is not just hoping that nothing ever goes wrong. It is believing that we have the capacity to handle it if it does
-The Mountain Is You
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The greatest act of self-love is to no longer accept a life you are unhappy with
-The Mountain Is You
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It is very hard to show up as the person you want to be when you are surrounded by an environment that makes you feel like a person you aren’t
-The Mountain Is You
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Everything is hard in some way. It’s hard to be in the wrong relationship. It’s hard to be in the right one. It’s hard to be broke and miserable, it’s hard to achieve your dreams. It’s hard to be stuck in the middle, not really feeling anything at all. Everything is hard, but you choose your hard. You choose what’s worth it. You don’t choose whether or not you’ll suffer, but you do choose what you want to suffer for
-101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
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The things you love about others are the things you love about yourself. The things you hate about others are the things you cannot see in yourself
-101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
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The worst happened, and then it passed. You lost the person you thought you couldn’t live without and then you kept living. You lost your job then found another one. You began to realize that 'safety' isn’t in certainty—but in faith that you can simply keep going
-101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
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At the end of the day, all we really want are a few close people who know us (and love us) no matter what
-101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
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Nobody cries at a funeral because the world will be missing out on another pretty face. They cry because the world is missing another heart, another soul, another person. Don’t wait until it’s too late to focus on what will actually matter: creating something that lasts far beyond your body
-101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
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It is the hardest thing you will ever have to do, and it will also be the most important: stop giving your love to those who aren't ready to love you
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"Brianna Wiest is the author of books that have sold millions of copies, regularly appear on global bestseller lists, and are being translated into over 40 languages"

Brainz Magazine

"Best-selling author Brianna Wiest of 'The Mountain Is You' and 'The Pivot Year' has been passionate about personal growth for over 15 years"

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"Brianna Wiest has completed book tours in the United States, Germany, and Canada, and her works are frequently checked out at public libraries"

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"Brianna Wiest has written nine books by the age of twenty-nine, three of which have been international best-sellers"

EI Magazine

"Brianna Wiest has a bachelor of arts degree in English and an honorary doctorate in literature, both from Elizabethtown College"

Omega Institute

"Brianna Wiest conveys a remarkable depth of wisdom at a young age through her writing"

EI Magazine

"Brianna Wiest is the writer you've grown up with—queen of the listicle, a champion of mental health and now a poetry author"

Her Track

"Brianna Wiest’s books have been listed among top choices for personal development by Harper’s Bazaar, Inc., Success, and Yoga Journal"

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