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.
50 People On The Most Liberating Thought They’ve Ever Had
“When you step into a library, all the knowledge in the world is before you. When you wake up each day, all the possibility in the world is too. You choose whether or not you just see books. You choose whether or not you just see another day.”
The Best Thing About Being Honest With Yourself
SPONSORED There are so many things we identify with, so many ways we decide who we are based on style that we admire and opinions that are the collective average of the people we surround ourselves with.
How To Love Yourself The Way You’d Love Somebody Else
“A lack of intimacy is not distance from someone else, it is disregard for yourself.”
You’re Not Supposed To Be Happy All The Time: 10 Things We Misunderstand About Emotion
We can relive and re-experience social pain more vividly than we can physical pain.
17 Of The Best Acoustic Covers Of Rap Songs That You Need To Hear Right Now
As an individual who both listens to Yeezus while writing essays about the Universe and seriously capitalizes that word, I feel most qualified to share with you the common ground between poets and prophets like Nelly and 50 Cent and…
Things We Expect Of Others (But Rarely Consider Changing Ourselves)
We expect complete honesty from others, and yet when that ‘honesty’ is something we don’t want to hear, it’s ‘mean,’ and when it’s our turn to tell the truth, we avoid doing so until there’s no other choice.
Why The Things You Can’t Let Go Of Are Meant To Linger
Letting go does not mean you are accepting defeat, or admitting your unworthiness.
17 People From Around The World On What What Happiness Means To Them And Their Culture
Happy is survival. For me and for my country.