Dr. Shefali in conversation with Sara Blakely - Raising Conscious Daughters and Raising Conscious Sons
Bestselling author Dr. Shefali offers a powerful wake-up call, practical resource, and hopeful pathway forward to reimagine how daughters and sons are seen, understood, supported, nurtured, and raised in the 21st century.
A Cappella Books and The Chapel on Sycamore welcome Dr. Shefali for a discussion of her new books, “Raising Conscious Daughters” and “Raising Conscious Sons.” She will appear in conversation with Spanx founder and philanthropist Sara Blakely.
Tickets are available in three options:
-Admission + “Raising Conscious Daughters”
-Admission + “Raising Conscious Sons”
-Admission + both “Raising Conscious Daughters” and “Raising Conscious Sons”
Please note: Although tickets are non-refundable, if you cannot attend, your ticket still entitles you to a signed copy of the book(s). A Cappella Books will hold your book(s) for one month from the event date. You may arrange for pick up in-store or call us to request shipping.
About the Books
"Raising Conscious Daughters: Building Confidence, Courage, and Inner Power in an Anxious World”
Something unprecedented is unfolding in the inner lives of our girls today. On the surface, they are excelling and achieving in ways that would seem unimaginable to previous generations. Yet beneath this success lies a far more urgent and unsettling truth: Girls are unraveling at alarming rates. Anxiety, perfectionism, and self-harm are surging, exposing a devastating paradox between the confident, high-achieving facade the world applauds and the fragile, unmoored self that struggles silently within. In a digital age that commodifies attention, comparison, and worth, this inner fracture is no longer slow or subtle.
Into this urgent moment comes “Raising Conscious Daughters,” the groundbreaking new book from clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Shefali, founder of the revolutionary Conscious Parenting movement. Drawing on real-life clinical cases, interviews with children and parents, and deeply practical, prescriptive guidance, Dr. Shefali offers a radical reorientation of how we understand girls today.
In this book she shows parents how to raise daughters who:
-Trust their inner voice
-Set boundaries with confidence and clarity
-Stay emotionally connected to their authentic self
At a time when girls appear more capable than ever yet feel more fragile within, Raising Conscious Daughters stands as a one-of-a-kind guide for helping them grow into empowered, worthy and resilient beings.
“Raising Conscious Sons: Cultivating Purpose, Connection, and Inner Power in a Chaotic World”
Boys today are standing at a critical crossroads unlike any generation before. They are bombarded with impossible and contradictory mandates: Be tough but never vulnerable; be sensitive but never weak; be strong but never domineering.
Caught between these warring expectations—and shaped by a digital world that amplifies comparison, disconnection, and performative identity—boys are now experiencing an unprecedented crisis of masculinity, marked by alarming rates of suicide, aggression, isolation, and apathy.
In “Raising Conscious Sons,” clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Shefali—founder of the revolutionary Conscious Parenting movement—offers a bold and urgently needed map for helping boys reclaim their sense of purpose and their capacity to engage meaningfully with life.
Drawing on real-life clinical cases, interviews with children and parents, and practical, prescriptive guidance, she shows parents how to raise sons who:
-Feel emotionally secure and connected to their inner world
-Develop confidence grounded in integrity rather than dominance
-Step into purpose with clarity, empathy, and self-discipline
At a time when boys are flooded with messages about masculinity yet lack guidance on how to embody it, Raising Conscious Sons stands as a one-of-a-kind guide for helping them stay emotionally connected, authentic and grounded in who they are.
About the Author
Dr. Shefali is a clinical psychologist, New York Times bestselling author, and the founder of the Conscious Parenting movement. Blending Western psychology with Eastern wisdom, she has redefined how families understand selfhood, connection, and the inner life of children.
Trained at Columbia University, Dr. Shefali has spent decades guiding parents beyond patterns of fear and control toward presence, authenticity, and inner transformation. Her groundbreaking work explores the hidden forces that shape identity, relationships, and the way we inhabit the world—creating a path for both children and the adults who raise them to awaken and evolve.
About the Conversation Partner
Sara Blakely is the founder of Spanx and Sneex. She is an inventor, a category creator and an industry disruptor who asks for signs from the Universe… and gets them. She is an intuitive brand expert who can embody the heartand mind of the consumer through putting herself in their shoes… literally. She spends an unusual amount of time daydreaming in her car, sometimes just parked in the driveway. She’s a seeker of ideas who has spent her life building the courage and mindset to pursue them. She may be a legendary entrepreneur, but she doesn’t take herself too seriously and she believes it’s her calling to support and elevate women.
She was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the world and was featured on the cover of Forbes Magazine as the youngest self-made female billionaire. She’s also a Guinness World Record holder for climbing the side of a hot air balloon and having tea on top. Yup. And she’s afraid of heights.
When she’s not disrupting industries, setting world records, or making pancakes in crazy shapes for her four small kids… she dreams of a world where the feminine and masculine energy is more balanced. She has donated millions of dollars to support and elevate women and girls around the world through her foundation and in 2012, she signed The Giving Pledge, committing half her life’s wealth to philanthropy.
