The Mountain Is You

An international bestseller published in more than 30 languages 

“If you’ve ever resisted good changes, you’ll find out why with Wiest’s assistance.”– Forbes

 “Wiest is realistic. The Mountain Is You is best approached as an exercise in harm reduction rather than a recipe for perfection. Even if you never reach the top of your mountain, you’ll gain grace, resilience, and introspection that define modern leadership as you climb.”– Inc. 

This is a book 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.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1

THE MOUNTAIN IS YOU

CHAPTER 2

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS SELF-SABOTAGE

CHAPTER 3

YOUR TRIGGERS ARE THE GUIDES

TO YOUR FREEDOM

CHAPTER 4

BUILDING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

CHAPTER 5

RELEASING THE PAST

CHAPTER 6

BUILDING A NEW FUTURE

CHAPTER 7

FROM S E L F-SABOTAGE TO SELF-MASTERY

About the Author

Brianna Wiest is the international bestselling author of 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, The Mountain Is You, This Is How You Heal, two poetry collections and more. Her books have sold 1M+ copies, regularly appear on global bestseller lists, and are currently being translated into 20+ languages worldwide.