A Radical Awakening: Turn Pain Into Power, Embrace Your Truth, Live Free

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Specializing in the integration of Western psychology and Eastern philosophy, she brings together the best of both worlds for her clients. Other 0 - namely the lack of accountability of presence for males and their sex drives and the seemingly self-indulgent parts on polyamory and monogamy. Human connection (and animals too) is much more compex than that, monogamy is not just imposed by society or a human invention, it also occurs in many other animal species. That's privilege I am extremely aware of, and goes entirely unaddressed in too many "this is how you can improve your wellness" books being published. A Radical Awakening (2021) shows you how to heal by connecting to your authentic self – the person you were meant to be before society’s lies and conditioning morphed you into something else.

A Radical Awakening lays out a path for women to discover their inner truth and powers to help heal others and the planet. Nothing in nature is this simple, there is context, there are layers, complexities, interconnectedness. And while I definitely think there are a TON of gold nuggets in this book, it was also a very long read, and a found a lot of things I didn't agree with (which is completely fine - we all have different views on things! Dr Shefali helps women uncover the purpose that already exists within them and harness the power of authenticity in every area of their lives. Indeed, if we could implement a fraction of what she teaches, society would see a radical overhaul for the better.

Definitely an Eastern philosophy vibe, with an emphasis on less patriarchal power, without emasculating males and masculinity. But don't be fooled: this book is just the first step, then a lifelong action follows- the work we need to do on ourselves. Shefali gives us a path to break free from our old patterns to arrive at a new destination: our truest, most authentic self. Shefali knew she was in trouble when she came to in a roadside ditch and had no clue how she’d gotten there. Absolutely not, it took a decade to finally come to terms that the abuse suffered from these men (and others) and it was NOT MY FAULT.

She even says gender is a construct and part of the ego (which we are supposedly dismantling in this book) then says she validates personal gender identities, as though they're above scrutiny and can't be examined. The New York Times bestselling author and renowned clinical psychologist teaches women how to transcend their fears and illusions, break free from societal expectations, and rediscover the person they were always meant to be: fully present, conscious, and fulfilled.Through my sharing, it is my hope that you will find your own courage to disrupt patterns that no longer serve you. They alone are the ones who would be able to dig in and utilize all of the pointers Shafali doses out en masse. She suggests that men simply cannot control their baser instincts and that monogamy is a literal prison for them because we are all no better than animals, but then in the same chapter says that we need to aspire to some kind of intimacy that transcends a purely physical experience.

I loved The Conscious Parent (and I should update my review on it, because there's a caveat to the 5 star rating I gave it). The New York Times bestselling author and renowned clinical psychologist teaches women how to transcend their fears and illusions, break free from societal expectations, and rediscover the person they were always meant to be: fully present, conscious and happy.She didn’t just “protect” her parents from the truth about her sexual abuse – she also went beyond healthy boundaries to care for her family, friends, and even strangers. There is an abundance of radical ideology in here, explained thoroughly and dissected for easier understanding. While I don’t agree with every concept in the books, it’s certainly Very enlightening and pushes one to awaken to their true self. If I read this book as a completely broke, disabled woman, living in an abusive environment, the implementation of three quarters of suggestions in Shefali's book would not be viable for me.