Transcript
0:01 hi everyone it's Dr shaali clinical psychologist conscious parenting teacher and author of books on conscious parenting my most recent book that I'm so um humbled to call my own is the awakened family a revolution in parenting I wrote this book to offer a road map to parents a transformative Journey that they can undertake to move from anxiety to True Liberation and when
0:32 parents undertake this journey what happens is that their children suddenly become Unshackled from the burdens of their parents' past and get liberated to move into their most authentic selves I'd like to read to you a passage here that I believe if you can truly integrate in your own lives you will immediately begin to see a shift in how you encounter painful moments within
1:02 yourself and within your relationship with your family it's on page 290 uh it's in the chapter from judgment to empathy it's called decluttering your inner landscape anxiety drives the majority of our Behavior learning to deal with our fear as parents is the real challenge since it's what enables us to equip our children to deal with their own fears the way out of fear isn't to try to
1:33 anihilate it which will only serve to increase it instead The Way Forward is to accept and befriend our fear as I have said before those who are fearless are those who have learned to tolerate their anxiety it is not that they don't have anxiety but instead that they fully expect their anxiety and once it is experienced they fully allow it to sit beside them without overwhelming them I
2:05 offer clients the visual image of taking the fear out of the driver's seat and placing it on the seat beside them allowing it to sit beside us while we go about our tasks despite its presence provides an opportunity for us to accept it and integrated to make sense of your fear ask yourself the following kinds of questions what is this fear I'm experiencing right now what is this moment bringing up for
2:35 me right now what's this feeling trying to tell me what I try to show in this book all throughout is that we cannot deny or resist the as is whatever is coming up for us or our children in the present moment it is only when we can enter the present moment and fully experience it that we will experience the deepest communion not not only with ourselves but also and most importantly with our children I hope you will join
3:06 me to raise your family into its most awakened State of Consciousness possible thank you for supporting the movement of Awakened consciousness
Summary
- The book offers a roadmap for parents to transition from anxiety to liberation.
- Children benefit when parents confront and integrate their own fears.
- Accepting fear rather than trying to eliminate it is crucial for personal growth.
- Visualizing fear as a passenger rather than the driver can help manage anxiety.
- Engaging with present emotions fosters deeper connections with oneself and children.
- The journey involves recognizing and accepting the "as is" of current experiences.
- The ultimate goal is to raise families into a state of awakened consciousness.