Brianna Wiest
Bestselling Author
Speaker
Brianna is the author of the books 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, The Mountain Is You, The Pivot Year, When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal, The Life That's Waiting, I Am The Hero Of My Own Life, Salt Water, Ceremony, 101 Quotes That Will Change The Way You Think, and Great Callings, which will be out October 2025.
Her books have sold millions of copies, regularly appear on global bestseller lists, have ranked #1 on audiobook charts, and are being translated into 40+ languages.
Brianna has been seen on TODAY, Forbes, Parade, Psychology Today, Oprah Daily, Selena Gomez's Wondermind, Rick Rubin's Tetragrammation and the covers of Brainz and Goss magazines. Harper's Bazaar, Inc., Success, and Yoga Journal have all listed Brianna's books among their top choices for personal development, and Women.com named The Pivot Year one of the "best books of the 2020s." Brianna's books have also ranked among the top annual checkouts at public libraries in New York City and elsewhere. She received an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from Elizabethtown College after delivering the commencement address in 2024, and has completed book tours the United States, Germany, and Canada.
Originally from Long Island, New York, Brianna lives in California with her fiancé and their cat. She travels to visit and speak at bookstores, businesses and conferences worldwide.
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Author Brianna Wiest on how to navigate change in life and overcome personal doubt — The Today Show
Author Brianna Wiest talks her latest book, ‘The Pivot Year’ — The Today Show
‘The Mountain Is You’ Author Brianna Wiest Talks About Writing, Healing, and Growth — Brainz Magazine
Brianna Wiest Says There’s a Big, Bold, Beautiful Life Waiting for You. — Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper
10 Ways To Let Go In 2025, According To Bestselling Author Brianna Wiest — Forbes
The 10 Books We Couldn’t Put Down This Year — Yoga Journal
The best self-development books to read now and in 2024 — Harper’s BAZAAR
Brianna Wiest – The Newsette — The Newsette
Uncertain? Overwhelmed? Snag These 5 Books to Build Confidence and Face Your Fears — Success Magazine
5 Professional Development Books to Help Improve Your Leadership Mindset — Inc.
The 5 Best Books Of The 2020s For Millennials — Women.com
International Best-Selling Author Brianna Wiest On What It Takes To Sell 1 Million Copies — Thought Catalog
Tour Dates
Please join Brianna Wiest to celebrate the release of her latest book, The Life That’s Waiting.
New York, NY – SOLD OUT
Feb 28th at 7pm
Toronto, ON
Mar 1st at 7pm
Indigo at Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Live Event Tickets / Virtual Event Tickets
Kitchener, ON – SOLD OUT
Mar 2nd at 3pm
Leesburg, VA
Mar 4th at 5pm
Wldwst Shop
Chicago, IL – SOLD OUT
Mar 6th at 7pm
Ottawa, ON
Mar 9th at 3pm
Victoria, BC
Apr 4th at 7pm
San Francisco, CA
Apr 11th at 7pm
Austin, TX
Apr 17th at 6pm
Dallas, TX
Apr 18th at 5pm
Denver, CO – SOLD OUT
Apr 19th at 6pm
Events & Appearances
Jul 11-13, 2025 — Workshop: Letters From Your Future Self with Brianna Wiest, Omega Institute, Rhinebeck NY
Sep 11-13, 2025 — Speakery Summit, Bavarian Alps, Germany
Sep 27-28, 2025 — Dragonfly Lead Well Summit, Bangkok, Thailand
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Free Book PDFs / Summaries
- The Mountain Is You — Book Summary
- The Pivot Year — Book Summary
- The Mountain Is You PDF
- The Pivot Year PDF
Articles by
Brianna Wiest
16 Very Unconventional Ways To Make Your Daily Life More Peaceful
When all is said and done, my life is pretty relaxed. People don’t expect me to say that, but it’s true. The only stress I have is the unnecessary stress I make for myself.
13 Ways Artistic People Show Their Love Differently
1. They share everything they’re feeling. (Everything.) There’s nothing more loving and engaging to an inherently creative person than letting you into their emotional lives, and their emotional lives include how they felt about their morning coffee. 2.
Read This When You Don’t Yet Have The Life You Want
A beautiful life is not stumbled upon, it is built. It is chosen. It is nurtured over the years. A beautiful life is made from the heart, not the head.
Read This When You Don’t Understand Why People Are So Unkind
People take on the characteristics of those who have most deeply hurt them. Within their unkindness, they are actually revealing to you the shape of their wound.
The Psychological Reason Many Women Love Wearing All Black
In color psychology, being drawn to the color black – especially in clothing – often signals a desire to reclaim one’s power.
11 Struggles Of Being An Ambitious Introvert
1. It’s not even just easy to let work take over your life, it’s the default you revert to if you aren’t careful. It’s hard to strike a balance when you kind of don’t care about your social life as much…
30 Things I Am Grateful For Today (And Always)
1. That humans are a self-healing species. 2. The infinitude of people wiser and more talented than I, because of whom I will always be able to learn more, see differently, understand better, and generally be entertained. 3.
Read This When You Don’t Understand Why People Are Unkind
People take on the characteristics of those who have most deeply hurt them. Within their unkindness, they are actually revealing to you the shape of their wound.
24 Signs That People Who Self-Doubt & Second Guess Are Powerful Beyond Belief
1. The day you stop doubting yourself is the day you stop growing. 2. Self-doubt is not the enemy. The willingness to be unsure is the openness to learn. 3.
I Am Slowly Learning That I Don’t Have To Be Confrontational To Have Self-Respect
I used to think that to have self-respect, you had to be aggressive about it.
What Self-Care Really Means, Because It Is Not All Salt Baths And Chocolate Cake
It is making a spreadsheet of your debt and enforcing a morning routine and cooking yourself healthy meals and no longer just running from your problems and calling the distraction a solution.
What Self-Care Really Means, Because It’s Not All Salt Baths And Chocolate Cake
It is making a spreadsheet of your debt and enforcing a morning routine and cooking yourself healthy meals and no longer just running from your problems and calling the distraction a solution.
10 Concrete Signs You Have A Soul Connection To Your Lover
Are you and your lover soulmates? Here the 10 signs that will indicate whether or not you are your partner have a soul connection and are soulmates. 1.
The Psychological Trick That Permanently Frees You From Old Experiences
Just because an experience has ended doesn’t mean it’s over. We store unfinished and unresolved emotional experiences within our bodies.
This Year, Let Go Of The People Who Aren’t Ready To Love You
Decide you’re deserving of real friendship, true commitment and complete love with people who are healthy and thriving.
This Is What Self-Care Really Means, Because It’s Not All Salt Baths And Chocolate Cake
Sometimes self-cares is about getting deeper and healing what hurts. Don’t use shallow techniques to avoid what’s really wrong.
On The Days It Feels Like You’ll Never Move Forward, Just Remember How Far You’ve Come
Whether you realized it or not, the time passed. Without you having to even try, joy emerged from your days.
When You’re Ready, This Is How You Heal
It takes time to heal, and sometimes you need to go on that healing journey with intention.