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.
This Is For Anyone Who Feels Like They’re Never Going To Find Their Own Path In Life
The truth is that what you’re looking for isn’t outside of you, but buried deep within.
This Is Your Evergreen Reminder That Slowing Down Is Not Falling Behind
You do not exist on a single schedule, your fate is not to arrive at each set point at precisely the second you think you should. That’s not what you’re here for. That’s not what this whole thing is about.
This Is How To Start Over, Even If You’re Staying Right Where You Are
When it’s time to start over, you won’t know you’re at the start of a new beginning, because all it will feel like is an overwhelming end.
10 Things You Will Start To Feel When A Big Life Change Is Around The Corner
We don’t snap out of denial one day, we slowly come out of it in phases, and eventually, we arrive at acceptance that we weren’t happy before.
7 Signs You’re Growing As A Person, Even If It Doesn’t Feel Like You Are
This means that you’re coming home to yourself.
9 Uncomfortable Feelings That Actually Indicate You’re A Really Good Person Deep Down
The truth is that it is unhealthy to ignore our failures, shortcomings and weaknesses. It takes a strong heart, brave mind, and true soul to not only admit that you have them, but be willing to work on them, too.
Please Remember That People Do Not Need To Be Perfect Before They Can Be Loved
The truth is that learning to love an imperfect person is also how we learn to love ourselves.
Even Here, Even Now — You Are Still Exactly Where You Are Meant To Be
Your growth as a person is not contingent upon everything unfolding perfectly.
Deep Rest Is Also A Form Of Productivity, And Maybe That’s What You Need Right Now
Maybe the most productive thing you can do right now is grant yourself a period of deep rest.
There Is No Such Thing As Falling Behind, There Is Not Just One Way Your Life Can Unfold
When we are young, and before we really have a sense of autonomy, our lives are governed by a process, a specific order.
Read This When You Know What You Need To Heal, But Don’t Know How
There’s nothing that’s going to hold you back more than getting discouraged because your entire life doesn’t change in a week.
You Will Start Feeling Like Enough When You Decide What Is Enough For You
You’ve had less and still the sun shined every morning.
Your Authentic Self Has No Competition, It’s Only A Struggle When You’re Trying To Be Someone Else
I know it’s easy to feel like it’s you against the world.
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.
There’s A Difference Between Healing And Recovering, And Only One Of Them Is Permanent
It matters what the people in your close circle think.
If You Don’t Know What You Want In Life, Start With What You’re Most Afraid Of
There is nothing more important than knowing what you want in life, and there is almost nothing that is more difficult to figure out.
The Harsh Truth About Healing That They Will Never Tell You In Therapy
What they don’t tell you about healing is that it isn’t peaceful.
The Psychological Trick That Will Help You Release Old Experiences For Good
Instead of accepting the ways we think life did not work out, we have to be able to see what was at the core of our desire, and figure out a way to still give ourselves that experience now.
