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.

12 Reasons Women Who Put Themselves First Are Happier (And More Successful)

You teach people how to treat you by how you treat yourself.

16 Things You Realize When You Travel While You’re Young

How much harder you make things in your head.

15 Common Qualities Of People Who Don’t Realize They’re Unhappy With Themselves

They keep going back to the things that hurt them and the people who don’t want them. Even if it’s subconscious, they try to prove that they are worthy — even for just a second, even if only on the surface.

17 Signs You're What's Known As An 'Indigo Child'

10 Small Things That Will Expand Your Consciousness In Big Ways

Don’t be afraid of feeling: no feeling will last, but it will return until you take what you need to learn from it.

15 Unexpected Ways To Get Out There (And Do Something Great)

Invest in active clothing — not necessarily workout clothing, but something you can move in. Get a water bottle, a backpack, sneakers and a first aide kit. Pack up and go adventure.

If You Want To Know Someone, Watch The Way They Fight

When Your Idea Of Yourself Is Lost In Someone Else

Sometimes the whole of who we perceive ourselves to be is nothing more than how we fit into the contexts of what we mean to other people.

17 Essential Ingredients For Being A Happy Person

People think that they can only be grateful for the things they want, but gratitude is something you cultivate.

7 Books That Will Change The Way You See Everything

There’s something about seeing how ancient wisdom applies to a modern life that makes everything seem that much more connected.

There’s No Such Thing As Letting Go, There’s Just Accepting What’s Already Gone

We say we want unconditional love and happiness, but we don’t behave as though we do. We want love and happiness when we get someone or something. Why? Because it puts the responsibility of choosing happiness, working on it, and toward it, on something else.