Today's Hot Topic theme addresses the relationship you have with yourself—your deepest desires, your beliefs, and what might be getting in the way of your own goals and happiness. Our guest, Roxie Nafousi, wrote THE book on manifesting and has been hailed “the manifesting queen” by Forbes and “the face of manifesting” by The Times. While the idea of manifesting might seem surprising for longtime Shandies, we were truly blown away by the ideas and perspectives Roxie shared in this delightful conversation. If you've ever felt your dreams were too lofty or have struggled with fear and imposter syndrome, trust us, this episode's for you. Thanks to our sponsor! - Go to https://dailyharvest.com/SHANDY to get up to $40 off your first box! More Roxie: Book "Manifest: 7 Steps To Living Your Best Life" - https://amzn.to/3Fgu5GV Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roxienafousi/ Website - https://www.roxienafousi.com Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome To Roxie Nafousi! 1:13 - What Motivated Her To Write A Book About Manifesting 4:52 - What Is Manifesting And How Is It Scientific? 8:31 - What Are The Top Misconceptions About Manifesting? 11:22 - Is The Term “Manifesting” Overused? 12:53 - How Should One Get Started? 19:38 - Sharleen’s Q: What If You Don’t Even Know What You Want? 25:33 - Andy’s Q: What About Misdirected Talent? 30:59 - Are There Certain Areas Of Life That Are “Easier” To Manifest? 33:40 - How Does She Reconcile Manifesting And The Adage “You’ll Find It When You Stop Looking”? 37:59 - Thoughts On Realism, Entitlement, And Toxic Positivity 44:28 - What About True Skeptics? 45:56 - Tips For Recovering When What You Manifested Didn’t Come To Be? 51:31 - How Do You Know What You *Think* You Want Will Actually Make You Happy? 54:00 - If There’s One Takeaway She Wishes The Shandies Would Have From This Conversation, What Would It Be? 56:09 - Shandy Debrief Sharleen is wearing: - top: https://bit.ly/3zjRyDg - leggings: https://bit.ly/3TID6Nc If you have a relationship question, write us at: dearshandy@gmail.com Support Dear Shandy: https://redcircle.com/dear-shandy/donations Subscribe - https://bit.ly/SubscribeDearShandy Listen on iTunes - https://bit.ly/DearShandyiTunes More Dear Shandy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dearshandy Facebook - https://fb.me/dearshandy More Sharleen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sharleenjoynt Blog - http://www.alltheprettypandas.com More Andy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/machinelevine Produced by Gabrielle Galon - https://www.instagram.com/gabsamillion