logo
episode-header-image
Mar 2024
35m 3s

Brianna Wiest on Her Inspiring Books & M...

HODA KOTB, TODAY
About this episode
Bestselling author Brianna Wiest has touched millions of readers with her books and quotes featuring messages of empowerment, self-reflection and hope. Wiest joins Hoda Kotb to discuss her own journey inward, the impact she hopes her words have and her latest book “The Pivot Year: 365 Days to Become the Person You Truly Want to Be”. 
Up next
Mar 2024
Keith Morrison Opens Up About Dateline, His Career in True Crime and the Loss of His Stepson, Matthew Perry
<p>Keith Morrison is an award-winning correspondent for Dateline NBC, beloved journalist and host of several #1 podcasts. He’s made a speciality of true crime mysteries, and after more than five decades in the business, he’s gained status as a pop culture icon. Morrison joins Hod ... Show More
30m 21s
Mar 2024
Viola Davis On Overcoming Trauma and How To Shape Your Own Future
<p>It’s hard to imagine Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis survived the childhood she did. Bullied at a young age for being different, Davis now realizes the power — and the potency — of those differences. Davis sat down with Hoda Kotb in spring of 2022 for an intimate con ... Show More
37m 6s
Mar 2024
Arthur C. Brooks on How to Be Happier
<p>Arthur C. Brooks is a bestselling author, acclaimed public speaker and professor at the Harvard School of Business, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. Brooks joined Hoda Kotb for a conversation on the art and science of getting happier, and how to build the ... Show More
42m 5s
Recommended Episodes
May 2023
A Journey to Sobriety with Laura Cathcart Robbins
Meet Laura Cathcart Robbins, an inspiring writer and speaker who advocates for representation and inclusivity in addiction recovery for people of color. Laura has transformed her personal journey into a message of hope and resilience that has touched the lives of countless indivi ... Show More
1h 10m
Nov 2023
The Flickering Flames of Betrayal
In this special episode of Get Your Rear in Gear with Lori, host Lori McAfee takes listeners on a journey through the pages of her new book, "Burning Hope." This book explores themes of longing for love, feeling abandoned and ashamed, and finding redemption and hope through facin ... Show More
7m 41s
Sep 2023
Colleen Hoover: "Make Every Book Better Than the One Before It"
<p>Colleen Hoover is a publishing phenomenon. While she didn’t necessarily set out for fame, she has achieved literary super-stardom, becoming one of the bestselling authors in the world and the top-selling author in the United States. In 2022, she outsold the Bible. She continue ... Show More
32m 31s
Apr 2023
Sarah Bakewell on Humanism and The Power of Connection
<p>Ryan speaks with Sarah Bakewell about her new book <a href="https://geni.us/DaRRAyO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Humanly Possible: seven hundred years of humanist freethinking, inquiry, and hope</em></a>, how growing up surrounded by books shaped her philosop ... Show More
1h 3m
Jun 2021
Dr. Shefali Awakening Yourself Up From The Beliefs That Are Holding You Back
Dr. Shefali Tsabary, a renowned clinical psychologist, joins Kelly to share how women can transcend their fears, turn pain into power, break free from societal expectations and cultural prisons, and rediscover their authentic, empowered, conscious self. Listen at your own risk as ... Show More
48m 34s
Jan 2024
This Episode Will Change the Way You Think With Brianna Wiest
<p>Brianna Wiest is the bestselling author of groundbreaking self-help books such as <em>101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think</em>, <em>The Mountain is You</em>, <em>The Pivot Year</em>, and more. Her books have sold over 1 million copies worldwide, regularly appear on g ... Show More
1h 3m
Jun 2020
Ann Patchett | On Solitude, Writing & Indie Bookstores
<p>A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the Iowa Writer’s Workshop, Ann Patchett is the multi-award-winning and <em>New York Times </em>Bestselling author of eight novels, including <em>The Patron Saint of Liars,&nbsp;</em><a href="http://www.annpatchett.com/bel-canto" rel="n ... Show More
53m 58s
Aug 2022
Discovering my love of words | Jacqueline Woodson
<p>Jacqueline Woodson writes books to be savored. She is best known for her memoir "Brown Girl Dreaming" along with her works "After Tupac and D Foster," "Feathers" and "Show Way." Her accolades include the MacArthur "Genius Grant" and the National Book Award. In this excerpt of ... Show More
32m 46s
Oct 2023
The Rebel's Guide to Writing with Author Chloe Caldwell
<p>Today on the show I have the absolute pleasure of chatting with my writing coach and mentor, Chloe Caldwell about her unconventional path to becoming a writer. We talk about the power of choosing yourself, how Chloe and I never finished college but managed to become published ... Show More
38m 31s