Brandon Bays (born August 21, 1953) is an American motivational author and speaker. She has authored New Thought self-help books, and is arguably best known for her 1999 book, The Journey, which became a bestseller in England and Australia.Prior to her fame, she worked for self-help guru Tony Robbins. In 1992 she was faced with a basketball-sized tumor and decided to heal it without using conventional medicine.