Author Interview with Dan Mariani

Hey, Readers! I’d love to introduce you to author Dan Mariani and his non-fiction work, Manifesting Joy. Dan is a multi-genre author who specializes in Wellness and has worked in the healthcare industry for 30 years interfacing with doctors, nurses, and hospitals throughout the NY Metro area. Wellness is always at the top of his mind and his current projects include a release of five children books that stimulate the imagination and promote mental fitness. While also President of the Long Island Author’s Group, he has an incredible list of achievements under his belt. A stint in the Air Force as a navigator trainee, participating in a cross-country trip from Dallas to Boulder that ended with the author sleeping in a public park and nearly getting frost-bite, spelunking in freezing temperatures in an underground cave during the worst of winter, a tour guide at the NY Aquarium where he learned about whales and was entranced by Belugas while educating the public on the vanishing wetlands and their threat to fisheries. Talk about an eclectic list of accomplishments! And now to his book, Manifesting Joy.

Manifesting Joy tries to address some of the mental health wellness issues that have been plaguing adults and children since the COVID crisis. Many people have retreated into what he would call “safety bubbles” and still live to various extents in a state of fear. They have withdrawn to the point where they can no longer realize higher levels of happiness and joy in their lives.

Dan had to know more about this concept, because he personally knows people that seem to have retreated into this “safety bubble” since Covid hit.

Elyse: Dan, what inspired you to write this book?

Dan: The desire to get people to think more about what inspires them, what brings greater joy into their lives, and what mechanisms can you use to bring more happiness in their lives.

Elyse: Are there any personal experiences or real-life events that influenced the story?

Dan: Yes. Memories of moments of great joy and disappointment in my own childhood. I focused on those events and analyzed how they shaped me into the person I am today. I mention personal experiences in the book that were learning moments and how I grew from them.

Elyse: What message or theme do you hope readers will take away from your book?

Dan: I hope people make better choices in their own lives that can bring them to higher levels of joy. We seem to concentrate less on what makes us happy and more on just keeping busy.

Elyse: Are there any specific challenges you faced while writing this book?

Dan: Getting people to really open up about what the drivers of joy are and what grieves them. I found out most people live in a neutral state, having episodes of happiness, but there isn’t always a balance.

Thank you so much for sharing your work, Dan. If anyone would like to learn more about Dan and his works, please check out his amazon page here. Or his Webpage here: https://danmariani.com