I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of

the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present.

Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right

now.

I've asked hundreds of mothers and fathers what do you really want? The answer I most often

here is I just want my children to be happy. But very often there are boxes that parents

want their children to check first, a college degree, a successful career, marriage, a nice

house, and then their own kids. Do you believe meeting parents expectations actually brings

happiness to a child? Trailblazing author Dr. Shafali Sabari urges parents to wake up and

ask themselves this pivotal question. Why are they trying so desperately to control their

child's destiny?

As an Ivy League train clinical psychologist Dr. Shafali lifted the veil on the deeper

meaning of parenting in her groundbreaking bestseller, The Conscious Parent. Today Dr.

Shafali integrates Eastern mindfulness with Western psychology in her work with families

around the world, as well as raising her 13 year old daughter Maya. In her book The Awakened

Family Dr. Shafali says, when our children challenge us, instead of getting triggered

to control them, we can think of it as an opportunity for our own evolution.

This is revolutionary. I think this is a revolutionary approach that really can change parenting.

How much so that I can see and feel that we're at the very front forefront of what will be

in revolution. Dr. Shafali Sabari.

Well, I do feel we're on a precipice and I do feel like, you know, it's a mission I

have to help parents reclaim their lost self so that then they can meet the spirit of

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