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Roxie Nafousi10 August 2023

Why Manifestation Isn’t Just A Trend: How To Manifest - Roxie Nafousi

3Frameworks
15Insights

Frameworks in this episode

Insights & moments

The myth-busts, hot takes, explainers, and tools worth keeping.

Myth Buster· 2

Myth Buster07:00

Three misconceptions: it's woo, it's about stuff, it's for young women

“I feel like I'm almost the pr of manifesting trying to do damage control”

Roxie Nafousi · 07:00

“it is a practice that is absolutely for everybody men women old young whatever demographic”

Roxie Nafousi · 08:00
Myth Buster55:30

Gratitude has hard evidence behind it, not just good vibes

“Dr Joe dispenza did that Amazing Experiment where he got participants to practice gratitude three times a day for four days in a row and…”

Roxie Nafousi · 56:00

Hot Take· 2

Hot Take06:00

Manifestation isn't new — it predates TikTok by a century

“if you think about you know Napoleon Hill Think and Grow Rich that was in 1917 it was like one of the first books of…”

Roxie Nafousi · 06:00
Hot Take43:00

Against the Buddha: desire isn't suffering if you hold it right

“step five is Embrace gratitude without caveats and this is about I call this The manifesting Sweet Spot knowing what you want whilst being entirely…”

Roxie Nafousi · 43:30

Explainer· 4

Explainer05:30

What manifestation actually is — and why it got devalued

“manifesting is using the power of your mind to change and create the reality you experience”

Roxie Nafousi · 05:30

“the problem with when something becomes a trend is it becomes really devalued”

Roxie Nafousi · 06:00
Explainer08:30

Manifestation as a self-development practice, not a ritual

“manifesting is essentially a way of living and for me my book isn't just a guide to manifestation but it's a life guide”

Roxie Nafousi · 09:00
Explainer21:30

What self-love actually means, day to day

“it's about being able to check in with yourself constantly and know what how you're feeling physically energetically mentally and offering yourself what you need”

Roxie Nafousi · 22:00
Explainer40:00

Energy, synchronicity, and where the skeptics switch off

“everything in the universe is made of energy okay we are all energy our thoughts emotions who we are the sky above us this chair…”

Roxie Nafousi · 40:00

“it wasn't like completely fluke so there's this balance of things being like drawn through this energetic force and you having to take action”

Roxie Nafousi · 41:00

Story· 2

Story10:30

Rock bottom in May 2018: addiction, a phone call, and a podcast

“actually I'm going to stop being the victim of my own life and I'm going to take responsibility and I'm going to take charge”

Roxie Nafousi · 12:30
Story13:00

Body dysmorphia, the inner critic, and why drugs were the only escape

“my inner critic was there every moment of every day um and controlling my life”

Roxie Nafousi · 13:30

“the reason I was taking so much so many drugs is because it was the only time I had an escape from that kind of…”

Roxie Nafousi · 13:30

Q&A· 2

Q&A15:00

Who is manifestation for if you don't hate yourself?

“really anybody that is looking to make a positive change in their life you know to whatever degree that might be”

Roxie Nafousi · 15:00
Q&A1:00:00

Roxie's own goal-setting cadence — and why she's stopped for now

“I'm not constantly setting myself new goals because actually I'm in a chapter right now of my life where I'm just really enjoying being”

Roxie Nafousi · 1:01:00

“remember the time you ha you wish for the things you have now”

Roxie Nafousi · 1:01:00

Tool· 1

Tool42:30

Visualization meditations before bed

“I love doing them before bed I still do them before bed I just sink into my future self what I want into the feeling…”

Roxie Nafousi · 42:30

Takeaway· 2

Takeaway45:30

The holiday analogy: the journey is part of the holiday

“that for them the whole experience becomes part of the holiday rather than just waiting to get to the destination”

Roxie Nafousi · 46:30
Takeaway50:30

Ali: strip the spiritual layer and it's still evidence-based

“even if we take away all of that all of the spiritual component this is also evidence-based in terms of you know totally set a…”

Ali Abdaal · 50:30