BRIANNA WIEST

"You start to let go on the day you take one step toward building a new life and then let yourself lie in bed and stare at the ceiling and cry for as many hours as you need."

"It is very hard to show up as the person you want to be when you are surrounded by an environment that makes you feel like a person you aren’t."

Brianna Wiest

"Being mentally strong is a process, and it is a practice. This is where you can begin."

Brianna Wiest

In The Mountain Is You, Wiest tackles self-sabotage and how we can get out of our own ways. Here are the deepest quotes from The Mountain Is You that will inspire you to confront the mountain and finally climb to your new life.

"You don’t change in breakthroughs; you change in microshifts."

"One day, the mountain that was in front of you will be so far behind you, it will barely be visible in the distance. But who you become in learning to climb it? That will stay with you forever. That is the point of the mountain."

Brianna Wiest

"Our internal guidance systems whisper until they scream."

Brianna Wiest

"Your feelings are not intended to guide you throughout life; that is what your mind is for."

Brianna Wiest

"Healing is going to be hard at first. It is going to mean looking at yourself honestly, maybe for the first time ever. It is going to mean stepping out of your comfort zone so you can leap toward the person you want to be. It is not what makes you more comfortable and idle. It is what condit...

"To trust your gut is not to treat it as an oracle."

Brianna Wiest

"Your new life is going to cost you your old one. It’s going to cost you your comfort zone and your sense of direction. It’s going to cost you relationships and friends. It’s going to cost you being liked and understood. It doesn’t matter. The people who are meant for you are going to meet yo...