Episodes

  • Are Parental Pressures Too Much?

    Are Parental Pressures Too Much?
    Mar 11 2025
    Parenting today is harder than ever. It is filled with so much pressure from the external world. We grapple with how much influence we should exert on our children while we guide and shape them. We wonder about the best way to help our children manifest their highest potential. Dr Shefal shares solutions to these struggles. If you would like to be a guest on this podcast and receive parenting advice from Dr. Shefali, please go to www.drshefali.com/podcast. You can also email us at team@maiawisdom.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Are You A SuperParent?

    Are You A SuperParent?
    Mar 4 2025
    Are you a parent that is so competent that you end up doing everything for everyone and trying to fix everything? In this episode, Dr Shefali helps parents control their strong desire to fix everything and release their children into greater autonomy and empowerment. If you would like to be a guest on this podcast and receive parenting advice from Dr. Shefali, please go to www.drshefali.com/podcast. You can also email us at team@maiawisdom.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • Parental Disconnection

    Parental Disconnection
    Feb 25 2025
    You think you are being a good parent but your kids are telling you that you are not! If you have been in this situation where you feel like you and your child are from different worlds there is a reason why. In this episode Dr Shefali helps reconnect parents with their kids and get to the core of their misunderstandings. If you would like to be a guest on this podcast and receive parenting advice from Dr. Shefali, please go to www.drshefali.com/podcast. You can also email us at team@maiawisdom.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Revisit: Eva Mendes on Parenting & You

    Revisit: Eva Mendes on Parenting & You
    Feb 18 2025
    In a special new episode of Parenting & You, Dr. Shefali has a conversation with her dear friend, Hollywood star and author, Eva Mendes. Eva and her husband, Ryan Gosling, have two daughters who are 8 and 10 years old. Eva discusses how Dr. Shefali’s conscious parenting has helped her become a better mom. In this exclusive, raw interview she opens up about parenting traps she falls into, dealing with mommy guilt and her perspective on aging. She also reveals the inspiration of her new children’s book Desi, Mama, and the Never-Ending Worries.  If you would like to be a guest on this podcast and receive parenting advice from Dr. Shefali, please go to www.drshefali.com/podcast. You can also email us at team@maiawisdom.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • How To Avoid Judging Our Kids

    How To Avoid Judging Our Kids
    Feb 11 2025
    Have you gotten stuck in the mode that everything your child does frustrates you? Do you find yourself judging everything they do and dislike how they are acting? In this episode Dr Shefali shows why this can create conflict and exactly how you can turn this around. If you would like to be a guest on this podcast and receive parenting advice from Dr. Shefali, please go to www.drshefali.com/podcast. You can also email us at team@maiawisdom.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • How to Successfully Connect With Your Teenager

    How to Successfully Connect With Your Teenager
    Feb 4 2025
    When parents learn what their children need from them at different developmental stages, it reduces conflict and increases connection. For example, the teen years require a very different set of strategies than others which most parents don’t know. In this episode Dr. Shefali discusses how you can connect with your teen in a more mindful and positive way. If you would like to be a guest on this podcast and receive parenting advice from Dr. Shefali, please go to www.drshefali.com/podcast. You can also email us at team@maiawisdom.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Gabby Bernstein on Parenting & You

    Gabby Bernstein on Parenting & You
    Jan 28 2025
    In a special new episode of Parenting & You, Dr. Shefali has a conversation with renowned spiritual teacher and New York Times bestselling author, Gabby Bernstein. Gabby says her willingness to heal changed her life forever and made her a better mom. In this episode, Gabby talks about her new book “Self Help” and shares her 4-step process to transform patterns that have held you back. If you would like to be a guest on this podcast and receive parenting advice from Dr. Shefali, please go to www.drshefali.com/podcast. You can also email us at team@maiawisdom.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • How Do We Parent Adult Children?

    How Do We Parent Adult Children?
    Jan 21 2025
    What do we do when our kids become adults? Our parenting techniques need a new strategy and approach. Even though we perceive them as our babies, we also want them to grow up. This can often feel like a double message for our children leaving them confused. In this episode, Dr Shefali helps two parents find the right way forward. If you would like to be a guest on this podcast and receive parenting advice from Dr. Shefali, please go to www.drshefali.com/podcast. You can also email us at team@maiawisdom.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 mins