Brianna Wiest
Brianna Wiest is the author of I Am The Hero Of My Own Life, Salt Water, and 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think.
Latest Posts
This Year, Please Stop Fighting Battles You Can’t Win
Eventually, you have to decide that you care enough about yourself to stop fighting battles that are unfair to you.
Chrissy Stockton’s New Journal Is The Only Breakup Guide You’ll Ever Need
Over the many years I have been following Chrissy Stockton, her writing has done the rare magic of consistently opening my mind to new ways of thinking and guiding me at times when I couldn’t figure out which way was…
How Bec Hansen Is Using Her Platform To Promote Endometriosis Awareness
For Bec Hansen, a photographer from Brisbane, Australia, being diagnosed with Endometriosis didn’t quite come as a surprise — but that doesn’t mean it didn’t sideline her life.
Laverne Cox Says Her Work As An HIV+ Advocate Is About “Celebrating Everyone’s Humanity”
Laverne Cox has spent her life breaking through barriers. Now, she wants to help break another: the stigma and misunderstanding surrounding the HIV+ community.
You Aren’t A ‘Before’ Picture, You’re Worthy Of The Life You Want Right Now
Nothing convinces us of our worth until we make an intentional, daily commitment to seeing it.
Your Authentic Self Has No Competition, It’s Only A Struggle When You’re Trying To Be Someone Else
Remember That Everything Will Feel Impossible Right Before A Huge Shift Takes Place
When we hit our breaking point and assume we are more lost than ever before, it’s not because everything has spontaneously gone wrong.
The People You Envy Are Not Your Enemies, They Are Your Mentors
Instead of allowing their lives to be proof that what we want is possible, we instead deny that they could possibly have achieved that which we are so convinced we ourselves could never have.
The Honest Truth Is That Good Relationships Don’t End, And Romanticizing The Past Is Only Keeping You Stuck
If your relationship was everything you think it was, it wouldn’t have ended in the first place.
