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SUMMARY:Dr. Shefali in Conversation with Allison Williams: Raising Conscio
 us Daughters and Raising Conscious Sons
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DTSTAMP:20260731T215000Z
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LOCATION:New Canaan Library, 151 Main Street, New Canaan, CT 06840, United
  States
ROOM: Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen
DESCRIPTION:Renowned clinical psychologist, bestselling author, and founde
 r of the Conscious Parenting movement Dr. Shefali presents TWO new hands-o
 n guides for 21st-century parenting: one provides a pathway forward to rec
 laim how daughters are seen, supported, and raised; and another radically 
 reimagines how boys are understood, nurtured, and raised. This program is 
 being co-sponsored by New Canaan CARES, and Dr. Shefali will be in convers
 ation with actor, parent, and New Canaan local Allison Williams. Raising 
 Conscious Daughters: Building Confidence, Courage, and Inner Power in an A
 nxious World, is a wake-up call to something unfolding in the inner lives 
 of girls today. On the surface, they are excelling and achieving in ways t
 hat would seem unimaginable to previous generations. Beneath this success,
  anxiety, perfectionism, and self-harm are surging, exposing a devastating
  paradox between the confident, high-achieving facade the world applauds a
 nd the fragile, unmoored self that struggles silently within.  Raising C
 onscious Sons: Cultivating Purpose, Connection, and Inner Power in a Chaot
 ic World explores the impossible and contradictory mandates with which tod
 ay’s boys are being bombarded: Be tough but never vulnerable; be sensiti
 ve but never weak; be strong but never domineering. Caught between these w
 arring expectations, boys are experiencing an unprecedented crisis of masc
 ulinity, marked by alarming rates of suicide, aggression, isolation, and a
 pathy. All of this is happening in a digital age that commodifies attenti
 on, comparison, and worth, and that amplifies disconnection and performati
 ve identity. Drawing on real-life clinical cases, interviews with children
  and parents, and deeply practical, prescriptive guidance, Dr. Shefali off
 ers urgently needed maps for helping our children thrive.  Dr. Shefali T
 sabary has redefined how families understand selfhood, connection, and the
  inner life of children. She works where psychology meets consciousness, t
 racing the hidden forces that shape identity, relationships, and the way w
 e inhabit the world. Trained at Columbia University, she has spent decades
  guiding families to move beyond patterns of control and fear toward prese
 nce and authenticity. Her work brings Western psychology and Eastern wisdo
 m into lived practice, creating a path for children―and the adults who r
 aise them―to know themselves fully. Allison Williams is most well-known
  for her starring turn as ‘Marnie’ on six seasons of HBO’s Emmy and 
 Golden Globe award winning TV series GIRLS, created and show run by Lena D
 unham. For her work on the series, Williams received a Critics' Choic
 e Television Award Nomination for “Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy S
 eries.” Beyond acting, Williams recently launched her new podcast, LANDL
 INES, alongside her lifelong best friends, Hope Kremer, an early childhood
  educator, and Jaymie Oppenheim, a therapist. Over 30 years of friendship 
 fuels their candid conversations, opening their shame-extinguishing group 
 chat to discuss moments of adulthood and parenting, blending humor, expert
 ise, and relatability. 
URL:https://www.newcanaanlibrary.org/Dr.%20Shefali-Raising-Conscious-Daugh
 ters-Sons
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