Gabby Bernstein (Gabrielle Bernstein) is a spiritual teacher, motivational speaker and #1 New York Times bestselling author, best known for her books on manifesting and inner peace. Through her books, the Dear Gabby podcast and talks around the world, she has reached millions of people with practical methods for faith, healing and manifesting. [1]
Who is Gabby Bernstein?
Gabby Bernstein describes herself as a lifelong spiritual seeker. Her journey began meditating beside her mother in an ashram in upstate New York, and as a teenager she developed her own faith and meditation practice. [1]
She has spoken openly about her own healing journey, and about how a renewed spiritual practice and a commitment to personal development changed her life. Over years of trial and error she developed the methods she now teaches for manifesting and inner peace. [1]
For nearly two decades she has shared her work through bestselling books, podcasts and live talks. Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday called her “a thought leader from the next generation of soulful thinkers”, and she was named one of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100. Her Dear Gabby podcast reaches over a million listeners a month. [1]
On her own path she discovered Internal Family Systems (IFS) and went on to complete IFS Institute practitioner training, with the goal of making the model more widely accessible. [1] IFS founder Richard Schwartz wrote the forewords to her books Happy Days (2022) and Self Help (2024). [2]
Her approach in brief
- Choose faith over fear. Notice fearful thoughts and gently choose a more loving perspective.
- Feel good first. Raise your mood and energy before you focus on what you want.
- Surrender. Set your intention, then let go of how it will happen.
- Meditate and pray. A daily spiritual practice keeps you connected and calm.
- Heal what holds you back. Meet old patterns and protective parts with compassion.
At a glance
Profession: Spiritual teacher, author and speaker
Podcast: Dear Gabby
Recognition: Oprah’s SuperSoul 100
Recent book: Self Help (2024)
Website: gabbybernstein.com
Good fit if
You are drawn to manifesting and the law of attraction, you want a gentle spiritual practice that supports calm and confidence, or you are curious how parts work like IFS can support personal growth.
Our take
A warm, down-to-earth teacher who brings manifesting, meditation and inner healing together. Start with the short Super Attractor video on this page, then read The Universe Has Your Back.
Gabby Bernstein’s key ideas
Her teaching weaves together spiritual principles, manifesting and practical healing tools. Tap a card to read more.
Super Attractor
In Super Attractor (2019), she sets out methods for manifesting that centre on feeling good, staying aligned and trusting that what you desire can come to you. The idea will be familiar to readers of the law of attraction, and she has spoken about the influence of Abraham-Hicks on her thinking. Our manifestation guide covers the wider practice.
The Universe has your back
The Universe Has Your Back (2016) teaches readers to transform fear into faith: to notice fearful thoughts and choose a more loving, trusting perspective. Many readers start here, and her own book guide suggests it as a strong introduction to her work. [3]
Surrender
A recurring theme in her teaching is surrender: setting a clear intention, then releasing the need to control exactly how and when it happens. She pairs this with meditation and prayer as ways of building trust.
Self energy and IFS
In Happy Days (2022) and Self Help (2024), she draws on Internal Family Systems to help readers meet their protective parts with compassion and reconnect with what IFS calls Self energy, an inner source of calm and clarity. [3] Our IFS guide explains the model in full.
Meditation
Meditation has been part of her life since childhood, and she shares many short guided meditations for letting go, trusting and feeling calm. One of them appears on this page. Our meditation guide is a good place to begin your own practice.
Videos with Gabby Bernstein
Hand-picked and checked one by one: short practices from Gabby’s own channel, plus longer conversations.
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From Gabby’s channel
Conversations
Articles about Gabby Bernstein
Books by Gabby Bernstein
She has written a number of bestselling books on spirituality, manifesting and healing. Her own book guide explains where each one fits. [3]
Buy The Universe Has Your Back in your country: US · UK · Canada · Australia · India.
Podcast, membership and free resources
Her YouTube channel has many free guided meditations and talks, a good way to try her approach before choosing a book. [1]
What the Research Shows
Her recent books draw on Internal Family Systems, an approach that researchers have begun to study.
- IFS in a clinical trial. A 2013 randomised controlled trial of an IFS-based programme for people with rheumatoid arthritis found improvements in overall pain and physical function compared with an education group, and improvements in joint pain, self-compassion and depressive symptoms were still seen a year later. [4]
Frequently asked questions
Who is Gabby Bernstein?
A spiritual teacher, motivational speaker and #1 New York Times bestselling author known for books on manifesting and inner peace.
What is Gabby Bernstein’s best-known book?
The Universe Has Your Back (2016) and Super Attractor (2019) are her best-known books on faith and manifesting.
What is a Super Attractor?
Her term for someone who feels good, stays aligned and trusts, so that they naturally attract what they desire.
What is the Dear Gabby podcast?
Her podcast offering real-time guidance, with over a million listeners each month.
Is Gabby Bernstein trained in IFS?
Yes. She completed IFS Institute practitioner training, and IFS founder Richard Schwartz wrote forewords to Happy Days and Self Help.
Which Gabby Bernstein book should I read first?
The Universe Has Your Back is a popular starting point; Super Attractor goes deeper into manifesting.
Where can I find Gabby Bernstein’s meditations?
Her YouTube channel and website share free guided meditations and talks.
Sources
- Gabby Bernstein: About
- Google Books: Self Help, Gabrielle Bernstein (Hay House)
- Gabby Bernstein: A Guide to Gabby's Books
- Shadick et al., A randomized controlled trial of an Internal Family Systems-based psychotherapeutic intervention, Journal of Rheumatology 2013
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