Brianna Wiest
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Pennsylvania, United States
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Recent articles by Brianna:
7 Signs You’re Emotionally Exhausted And Don’t Even Realize It
Emotional exhaustion is no joke — and it can disguise itself as a variety of other stressors. It’s time to recognize when you’re at your edge, and how to see through the fog once and fo… → Read More
11 Signs You’re Healing Past Trauma You Didn’t Even Know You Had
Trauma is likewise not always what we think it might be — we’re all traumatized from a variety of experiences, ranging in intensity. These are a few of the signs that you’re beginning t… → Read More
How Your Environment Is Influencing Your Motivation While Working From Home
Environment is the "invisible hand" behind human behavior — this is how to control yours better. → Read More
If Your Biggest Relationship Challenge Is Deciding Whether Or Not You Should Be Together, You Are Not Actually In Love
Instead of acknowledging that this is the case, we set up unconscious barriers. → Read More
This Is Why It’s So Dangerous To Confuse Maladaptive Behavior With Your Actual Personality
Your maladaptive behaviors and your actual personality are not the same thing — and differentiating the two is essential to healing. → Read More
The Honest Truth About Following Your Dreams That Almost Nobody Is Willing To Swallow
It’s not your willingness to take the first steps that will get you the life your dreams, but your willingness to wake up every single day and keep building in the direction of your deepest a… → Read More
This Is Why You’re Most Likely To Fall In Love With Someone Whose Self-Esteem Matches Yours
They say we accept the love we think we deserve, but we also accept the partners we think deserve us. → Read More
Not Everybody Is Going To Grow—It’s Not Your Job To Force Them
Throughout your life, you will look back and realize that there are many people who you used to know who have stayed precisely where they’ve always been. → Read More
8 False Beliefs You Need To Eradicate If You Want To Become Your Mentally Healthiest Self
Life doesn't get easier, we get stronger. → Read More
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 wor… → Read More
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. → Read More
How To Maintain Your Mental Health While Working From Home
Dr. Nicole LePera shares her insights for staying mentally healthy at your home office. → Read More
Raif Derrazi Is Living Proof That It’s Possible To Thrive With An HIV+ Diagnosis
“HIV is just a silly little virus,” Raif Derrazi begins. “It consists of tiny specks of organic matter trying to live just like any other kind of life. That’s it. It’s not … → Read More
7 Ways You’re Probably Traumatized By Modern Dating
Connection is obstructed, you’re chastised for getting attached, and the sheer availability of an entire sea of dating apps, profiles and potential mates is enough to drive anyone to the edge… → Read More
How Yalon Hutchinson Turned A Decade-Long Battle With HS Into Her Life Purpose
Yalon Hutchinson’s battle with Hidradenitis Suppurativa started when most people’s do, around age 15. As a sophomore in high school, Yalon was on a field trip when she recalls fe… → Read More
Even When It Feels Endless, Please Remember That This Will Pass
This will pass and the world will be different, but it is always changing. → Read More
3 Things Couples Who Successfully Work At Home Together Always Do
A relationship expert explains all. → Read More
It’s Not Naive To Be Positive, It’s Naive To Be A Defeatist Right Now
The truth is that life will never unfold perfectly, the world will never function seamlessly, and the darkness will always be a possibility. → Read More
How Selina Ferragamo Is Using Humor To Raise Awareness For Hidradenitis Suppurativa
For Selina Ferragamo, being diagnosed with Hidradenitis Suppurativa was not a straightforward task. The 25-year-old native Long Islander, who is currently a student and graphic artist, first starte… → Read More
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. → Read More