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The Mountain Is You

  • 248 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 2020
  • 7 editions

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1 About this book

This book is about self sabotage. Why we do it, when we do it, and how to stop doing it-for good. Coexisting but conflicting needs create self-sabotaging behaviors. This is why we resist efforts to change, often until they feel completely futile.

But by extracting crucial insight from our most damaging habits, building emotional intelligence by better understanding our brains and bodies, releasing past experiences at a cellular level, and learning to act as our highest potential future selves, we can step out of our own way and into our potential.

For centuries, the mountain has been used as a metaphor for the big challenges we face, especially ones that seem impossible to overcome. To scale our mountains, we actually have to do the deep internal work of excavating trauma, building resilience, and adjusting how we show up for the climb. In the end, it is not the mountain we master, but ourselves.

  • Self-help
  • Mind and body
  • Personal growth
  • Self-esteem
  • Self Concept

2 What to expect

A reflective self-help book on self-sabotage and emotional healing. Gentle and direct.

Good for readers who want: self-improvement, and emotional healing.

3 About Brianna Wiest

Born 1992

Brianna Wiest is an American author who writes about personal growth, emotional healing and self-awareness. She began by publishing essays on Thought Catalog, many later collected into books. Her international bestsellers include 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think, The Mountain Is You, When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal and The Pivot Year, which help readers recognize self-sabotage and embrace change.

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