Dr. Shefali on Conscious Parenting, Childhood Wounds & Emotional Triggers

Dr. Shefali joins me for a powerful conversation on conscious parenting, childhood wounds, emotional triggers, and the patterns we unconsciously pass on to our children. If you’ve ever wondered why your child triggers you so deeply, this episode is an invitation to heal, awaken, and parent with more presence and love. In this deeply moving episode of A Caminho de Casa, I welcome a teacher who has profoundly shaped my own journey: @doctorshefali , clinical psychologist, global speaker, and one of the world’s leading voices on conscious parenting, human awakening, and breaking generational patterns. This conversation goes far beyond parenting. It is about waking up to the ways our childhood wounds, inner child, and emotional triggers shape the way we love, react, control, project, and connect. Together, we explore how children become mirrors for the parts of us that still need healing, why so many parents unconsciously repeat the patterns they suffered as children, and what it truly means to move from reactive parenting to conscious parenting. In this episode, we speak about: • conscious parenting and generational healing • childhood wounds and emotional triggers in parenting • projection, guilt, and the parent ego • how children mirror our unhealed pain • technology, distraction, and what children truly need • Dr. Shefali’s own story of fear, rage, growth, and awakening • a message to Portugal and the future of parenting This is not a conversation about perfect parenting. It is an invitation to look in the mirror with compassion, honesty, and courage — and to begin again. May this conversation bring you a little closer to yourself, a little closer to your children, and a little closer to home. Welcome to A Caminho de Casa — On the Way Home. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:00 What children really need 06:00 Overmanaged childhood and the loss of magic 11:00 The parent ego and cultural conditioning 17:00 Breaking generational patterns 22:00 Victimhood vs responsibility in parenting 27:00 Projection in parent-child relationships 33:00 Education, conditioning, and conformity 38:00 Shame, wounds, and inherited pain 43:00 The wounded inner child in adulthood 47:00 Parenting in a distracted world 51:00 Technology and conscious parenting 56:00 Boundaries, presence, and social pressure 01:00:00 Dr. Shefali’s childhood and conditioning 01:05:00 Growth, healing, and imperfection 01:11:00 Final reflections and message to Portugal 💬 What part of this conversation resonated most with you? 💌 Share this episode with a parent, friend, or partner who may need it. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations on conscious parenting, healing, spirituality, and awakening. 🎧 Also available on Spotify. About Dr. Shefali Tsabary Dr. Shefali Tsabary is a clinical psychologist, global speaker, and three-time New York Times bestselling author. Praised by Oprah Winfrey as a leading voice in conscious parenting, she blends Eastern mindfulness with Western psychology to help parents heal themselves, break generational cycles, and raise children with presence, freedom, and authenticity. About Cristiana Vaz Franco Cristiana Vaz Franco is the host of A Caminho de Casa, a podcast devoted to conscious living, inner healing, spirituality, and the journey back to the heart. Trained in Dr. Shefali Tsabary’s Conscious Coaching Institute, Cristiana supports parents and seekers in breaking generational patterns, cultivating self-awareness, and embodying a more loving way of being. 🔗 Follow Cristiana Vaz Franco Instagram: @cristianavazfranco Website: cristianavazfranco.com Dr. Shefali Tsabary Instagram: @doctorshefali Website: coaching.drshefali.com 🎥 Production Credits Direction: Carlos Ferreira @carlosferreira_ @videoart_brandstories Cinematography: Rui Vaz Franco @ruivazfranco @love.is.my.favorite.color Production: Ana Salgado @anasalgado009 · Rodrigo Moretti @rvmoretti Camera Operators: Diogo Jervis Athouguia & Tomás Almeida Furniture: Rental Collection @rentalcollectionpt Hair & Makeup: Joana Moreira @joanamoreira_makeup #DrShefali #ConsciousParenting #ParentingTriggers #ChildhoodWounds #GenerationalHealing #InnerChildHealing #EmotionalHealing #ParentingPodcast #ConsciousParenting #ParentingTriggers #ChildhoodWounds #GenerationalHealing #InnerChildHealing #EmotionalHealing #ParentingPodcast