Wellness
The internets queen of manifesting takes a refreshingly next-gen, no-nonsense approach to the practice.
Old-school wellness gurus mesmerize us with the siren song: Live like me and you will finally achieve happiness.
Theres Dr. Ozs well-nourished energy, Deepak Chopras virtuous calm, Gwyneth Paltrows Goop-ified version of self-care.
These are people thathave it all figured out.
Or maybe youre just a plain old-fashioned devotee whos hooked on one of the hundreds (thousands?)
of YouTube videos, books, and podcasts on the subject.
Whatever your preferred method of manifestation, there is a troop for you.
She sounded relieved to share that she was flying back to England later in the day.
Manifestbegins with a candid albeit brief look at the circumstances that led her here.
I hit so many rock bottoms, she says.
I think from like my earliest years, I felt very much like an outsider.
Looking back, that was where I really started to close off.
The morning after, she called a friend and confessed she was at breaking point.
Her friend recommended a self-help podcast on manifesting she had just heard.
Nafousi listened and says something just clicked.
After three months of dating, she discovered she was pregnant.
And while all this ties rather nicely together, its not exactly a happily ever after tale.
It was more like What the f*ck.
I was in a mental prison, she explains.
Then came the pandemic.
And yet, fame has drawbacks.
She and Briggs have parted, although she says it was amicable and they are actively co-parenting their son.
Nor is Nafousi immune to performance anxiety or crippling bouts of depression.
I have a lot of bad days, she admits.
January of this year, I basically had a breakdown.
It went viral, instantly taking Donovans company to the next level.
All admitted that a lot of hard work went into their success.
But she does insist that at the end of the day, thereissomething magical about that.
What if you dont achieve your goals?
Nafousi has just completed a follow-up calledManifest: Dive Deeper.
A wellness guru who admits to having good days and (really, really) bad days?
