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.
11 Reasons Why Women Who Wear All Black Are Never To Be Messed With
They care more about being themselves than buying into trends.
15 Ways Intelligent People Approach Love Differently
They differentiate choosing a feeling and choosing an action.
A Soulmate Is Someone Who Heals You, Not Someone You Need Healing From
These are the simplest facts of love. Love is not supposed to hurt you more than it heals you. The right person makes the timing right. Indecision is a decision, and that decision is no.
12 Signs You Are The “Wounded Healer” Personality Archetype
Of the 12 archetypes Carl Jung identified, the “wounded healer” is perhaps one of the best known. It is the idea that those who seek to help others are doing so because they are, in turn, helping themselves.
15 Things Emotionally Strong People Do Not Do
1. They do not believe every feeling they have means something. They don’t assign value to everything they feel. They know that conviction doesn’t make something true. 2. They aren’t threatened by not being right.
8 Reasons Why Being An Idealist Is A Strength, Not A Weakness
Because they immediately see the humanity in everyone, they are able to love others unconditionally. They are more forgiving, accepting and open-minded.
8 Signs You’re Not Unhappy – You’ve Just Outgrown Your Current Life
Your fear-thoughts motivate you.
16 Uncomfortable Feelings That Actually Indicate You’re On The Right Path
Feeling “lost,” or directionless.
15 Things You Need To Know About People Who Have Concealed Anxiety
They don’t hide their anxiety, they hide their symptoms.
Goals To Set That Are More About Enjoying What You Have Than Chasing What You Don’t
A few ideas on how to set goals, and inspiration for goals to set for yourself. Milestones are markers that you’re evolving—they do not create emotional fulfillment in the way we think they will.
10 Reasons Why Smart Women Usually Have The Hardest Time Finding Love
Smart women are intimidating, and whether by virtue of feeling threatened or unworthy, people have a lot of strong feelings about them – good and uh, not so good.
5 Signs You’re In A Relationship That Will Last – According To Psychology
You approach issues with “here’s how we got into this, and here’s how I’d like us to get out.”
A 9 Step Guide To Emotional Housekeeping, Because Feelings Won’t Kill You, But Running From Them Will
Change the way you think by learning about why you think the way you do.
7 Actual Reasons Why Your 20s Are The Most Emotional Time Of Life (It’s Not Just You!)
We no longer strictly follow the milestones what sociologists refer to as the official “transition to adulthood.”
8 Things You Need To Know If You’re The Person Who Always Wants To Fix Everyone’s Problems
You cannot fix people who do not want to be fixed.
12 Daily Routines Of Famous People In History – And What You Should Take From Each
Here are the self-described daily routines of some of the most famous people in history – past, present, writers, presidents, CEOs and developers among them.
8 Cognitive Biases That Are Creating The Way You Experience Your Life
There are psychological biases that prevent us from seeing an objective reality. In a sense, our collective reality is nothing but subjective experience vs. subjective experience.
