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The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest: Review, Chapter Summary, Exercises and Books to Read Next

October 16, 2026 · Episode 62 · 12 min

Chapters

  1. Cold Open
  2. Welcome
  3. The Review
  4. The Summary
  5. Putting It To Work
  6. What To Read Next
  7. Outro

Why do we keep getting in our own way? Hailey reviews Brianna Wiest's The Mountain Is You, summarizes it chapter by chapter, shares six exercises to try this week plus two cautions, and recommends six books to read next. No spoilers, and this is a book review, not therapy or medical advice.

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Books mentioned in this episode
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
0:23 Welcome
1:05 The Review
4:45 The Summary
7:57 Putting It To Work
10:14 What To Read Next
12:15 Outro

Scores, the full written review and the videos

Narrated by Hailey, the Book Explained host voice (AI-generated with Kokoro TTS).

Music
"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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