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

by Shefali Tsabary

Overview

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.

A Radical Awakening lays out a path for women to discover their inner truth and powers to help heal others and the planet.

Dr. Shefali helps women uncover the purpose that already exists within them and harness the power of authenticity in every area of their lives. The result is an eloquent and inspiring, practical and accessible book, backed with real-life examples and personal stories, that unlocks the extraordinary power necessary to awaken the conscious self.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062985903
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	05/17/2022
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	64,528
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.86(d)

About the Author

Dr. Shefali received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University. Specializing in the integration of Western psychology and Eastern philosophy, she brings together the best of both worlds for her clients. She is an expert in family dynamics and personal development, teaching courses around the globe. She has written four books, three of which are New York Times bestsellers, including her two landmark books The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

The Time of the Awakened Woman xi

A Love Note to My Sisters Before You Begin This Book xiii

Disclaimer xv

Part 1 Asleep in the Matrix

1 Soul Erosion 3

2 The Idea of That Woman 21

3 Do We Dare to Own Our Part? 33

4 Unmasking the Lies We Have Been Told 43

5 Deconstructing Patterns 53

6 Shedding Skin 63

Part 2 Confronting the Shadow

7 The Many Faces of the Ego 87

8 The Controllers 107

9 The Takers 123

Part 3 Back to Nature

10 Nature's Design of Our Body 139

11 Two Different Biopsychologies 151

Part 4 Cracking the Matrix

12 Fact or Fiction? 171

13 The Lies About Love 181

14 The Lies About Marriage and Divorce 193

15 The Lies About Our Sexuality 205

16 The Lies About Motherhood 231

17 The Lies About Beauty and Youth 245

18 The Lies About Niceness 259

Part 5 Awakening from the Matrix

19 Embracing Fearless Boundaries 273

20 Embracing Sovereignty 285

21 Embracing Accountability 295

22 Embracing Purpose 303

23 Embracing Compassion 309

24 Embracing the Inner Parent 317

25 Embracing Detachment 331

26 Embracing Emptiness 343

Index 351

Editorial Reviews

A Radical Awakening will be of great help to anyone who is ready to transcend the limitations of their personal as well as cultural conditioning and awaken to their true nature as the eternal presence of consciousness itself.” — Eckhart Tolle, bestselling author of A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose

“The awakened woman breaks free from the clutches of fear and rises in her authentic power. These pages speak to this process and highlights how every woman can get there – step by step. Profoundly inspiring, this book will spark you to reach toward and step into your greatest freedom.”  — Alicia Keys

“Dr. Shefali’s latest book is a powerful call for women to divest themselves of their patriarchy-imposed roles of automatic and compulsive caregivers at the cost of their physical health, emotional freedom, and spiritual awareness.”  — GABOR MATé, MD, international bestselling author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

“Simply brilliant! Step by step and chain by chain, Dr. Shefali gives us a path to break free from our old patterns to arrive at a new destination: our truest, most authentic self." — MARIE FORLEO, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Is Figureoutable

From the Publisher

Simply brilliant! Step by step and chain by chain, Dr. Shefali gives us a path to break free from our old patterns to arrive at a new destination: our truest, most authentic self."

MARIE FORLEO

A Radical Awakening will be of great help to anyone who is ready to transcend the limitations of their personal as well as cultural conditioning and awaken to their true nature as the eternal presence of consciousness itself.

Eckhart Tolle

The awakened woman breaks free from the clutches of fear and rises in her authentic power. These pages speak to this process and highlights how every woman can get there – step by step. Profoundly inspiring, this book will spark you to reach toward and step into your greatest freedom.” 

Alicia Keys

Dr. Shefali’s latest book is a powerful call for women to divest themselves of their patriarchy-imposed roles of automatic and compulsive caregivers at the cost of their physical health, emotional freedom, and spiritual awareness.” 

GABOR MATé

Dr. Shefali’s latest book is a powerful call for women to divest themselves of their patriarchy-imposed roles of automatic and compulsive caregivers at the cost of their physical health, emotional freedom, and spiritual awareness.” 

GABOR MATÉ