Brianna Wiest
Bestselling Author
Speaker
Brianna is the bestselling author of the books 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, The Mountain Is You, The Pivot Year, and more. Her books have sold millions of copies, regularly appear on global bestseller lists, and are currently being translated into 40+ languages. She has a B.A. in English and an Honorary Doctorate in Literature, both from Elizabethtown College.
After working as a journalist as a post-graduate, writing for publications such as Forbes and Teen Vogue, Brianna began sharing her creative writing and personal reflections gained from years of self-inquiry and meditation practice. Over time, her work was shared around the world, and has since touched millions with messages of empowerment, self-reflection, and hope.
Today, Brianna is a partner at Thought Catalog, where she first published her books and began sharing her personal writing. She lives and works in Northern California, and travels to speak at businesses, conferences and bookstores worldwide.
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Author Brianna Wiest on how to navigate change in life and overcome personal doubt — The Today Show
Discover ‘The Life That’s Waiting‘ — Good Morning Texas
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
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.
You Are Allowed To Let Go Of Your Old Dreams, Don’t Let Anybody Tell You Differently
If you’re like most people, there will probably come a time in your life when you are faced with the realization that the things you once wanted in the past are not the things you want for the future, and…
How To Stop “Uprooting,” The Self-Sabotaging Behavior That Prevents You From Really Blossoming
It takes courage to wipe the slate clean. In many cases, people struggle more with not being able to change than they do changing too often.
One Day, You Will Look Back On This Time, And All You Will See Is Magic
One day, you will look back on this time, and all you will see is magic. You won’t remember how stuck you felt, or how far behind you thought you were, or what you wished you had done differently.
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.
If You Ever Feel Lost, Please Remember That You Can Make A Home Within Your Own Heart
Until you are at home in your own heart, you will never make peace with the world.
If You Think You Might Be Sabotaging The Very Dreams You Desire More Than Anything, Please Read This
Self-sabotage is an act of self-love.
This Is What Self-Care Really Means, Because It’s Not All Salt Baths And Chocolate Cake
Did you use the right filter for that ‘gram of your impeccably prepared acai bowl?
7 Morning Rituals That Will Help You Become Your Best Self In 2022
This post is sponsored by Nature’s Way® 1. Get ready every day.
May 2020 Be The Year You Decide To Create Your Own Beauty
This post is sponsored by Ulta Beauty ® I believe that how you show up in the world is who you become in the world, and that your routine needs to reflect who you want to be — that’s why…
Joy Will Find You
Joy will find you. It will find you when you least anticipate it. It will find you when you have all but given up hope that it still exists.
