Sons Are Struggling. Here’s What They Need from Us with Psychologist Dr. Shefali

BUY THE BOOKS! Raising Conscious Sons Raising Conscious Daughters Oprah speaks with New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned clinical psychologist Dr.

Shefali for a powerful two-part conversation about her new books, Raising Conscious Sons: Cultivating Purpose, Connection, and Inner Power in a Chaotic World and Raising Conscious Daughters: Building Confidence, Courage, and Inner Power in an Anxious World. Drawing on decades of clinical experience and her groundbreaking work on conscious parenting, Dr.

Shefali explores the urgent challenges facing children today and offers a new vision for raising the next generation with emotional security, confidence and compassion. In part one, Oprah and Dr.

Shefali discuss Raising Conscious Sons and the conflicting messages boys receive in today’s world: from the pressure to be tough, the expectation to suppress vulnerability to messages around identity and male sexuality. Shaped by a digital world she explains how we are experiencing a parental and cultural emergency.

She believes we are in a crisis where our sons are losing the essential ingredients of what make a healthy boyhood: wellness, movement, tribe, adventure, risk, connection and sovereignty. Dr.

Shefali reveals what sons want most from their fathers and mothers and how parents can help their sons build a deeper connection to their emotions and discover their own sense of purpose. Oprah and Dr.

Shefali are joined by three mothers who share their questions about raising sons. 00:00:00 Welcome Dr. Shefali, author of “Raising Conscious Sons” 00:04:30 - The concept of conscious parenting 00:06:45 - Parents wakeup call 00:09:45 - The isolation of boyhood 00:13:00 - We are moving away from a shared reality 00:18:30 - Movement helps regulate boys 00:24:00 - What sons want most from their fathers 00:27:00 - What moms can do for their sons 00:34:00 - Teaching boys to express feelings 00:36:40 - Raising boys with empathy 00:39:30 - Talking to sons about sex 00:41:40 - Understand what your kid is exposed to online Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: Listen to the full podcast: