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Gabrielle Bernstein

Born: November 01, 1979 – New York City, New York, United States

Gabrielle Bernstein is an American self-help author, speaker, and podcast host focused on spirituality, meditation, anxiety, and personal growth. Her notable books include The Universe Has Your Back, Judgment Detox, and Super Attractor. A frequent New York Times bestselling author, she has built a broad audience through books, talks, and digital media.

Biography & Author's Journey

Gabrielle Bernstein’s career took shape at the intersection of spirituality, performance, and recovery. She has described herself as a spiritual seeker from childhood, recalling meditation with her mother in an upstate New York ashram and a teenage practice built partly to cope with anxiety and depression. After earning a BFA in theater from Syracuse University in 2001, she moved into early professional life in New York, but her twenties also brought addiction. In her own account, the defining turning point came on October 2, 2005, when she got sober and began rebuilding her life around spiritual study, service, and communication. ((https://gabbybernstein.com/about-gabby/))

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Quotes

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I need a miracle
-My Spiritual Path From Addiction To Sobriety
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All obstacles that are perceived with love can be transformed into the greatest life lessons
-Turn Obstacles Into Opportunities and Shift Your Mindset Forever
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Whatever your relationship to the Universe is today, that’s exactly what it needs to be
-How to Trust the Universe
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Joy is the ultimate creator
-How to Trust the Universe
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One moment of happiness is enough
-Manifesting Lessons I Learned From an Influencer
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Limitless guidance is available to you when you surrender to receive it
-5 Ways to Align Your Energy With the Universe
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I believe that simple, consistent shifts in our thinking and actions can lead to miraculous changes in all aspects of our daily lives
-May Cause Miracles
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Judgment Detox is my clear, proactive, step-by-step program to help you heal judgment and rediscover your oneness with others
-Judgment Detox
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What's meant for me will come to me and it will be very clear
-Stop Blocking What's Meant for You

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Community Voices

"Gabrielle Bernstein, spiritual guru to the young, professional, and plugged-in, is conquering the business of joy"

Bloomberg

"Oprah-Certified Self-Help Maven Gabrielle Bernstein: ‘Happiness Isn’t for Dabblers"

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Arielle Ford

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Marianne Williamson

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"The New York Times has called motivational speaker, life coach and author Gabrielle Bernstein the next-generation guru"

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"Mistress of Miracles, Gabrielle Bernstein, offers the compelling message that anything is indeed possible"

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