This interview was originally published in January 2023
“From the ages of 23 to 27, I couldn’t tell you what I did, other than take drugs and party.” Author and development coach Roxie Nafousi is reflecting on how her life has transformed in just a few years. “I hit my lowest point at about 28. I’d just completed a month-long yoga teacher training in Thailand, thinking that it would be the thing to save me.” Within 24 hours of being back in London, though, the one-time girlfriend of Damien Hirst was taking cocaine again. “I went on a two day bender — and when I woke up from that, I just thought ‘oh god, I’m never going to change. There’s no hope for me.’”
