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b"To have children or not to have children is a choice that you as an empowered woman gets to decide for herself. The problem is that it\\u2019s hard to distinguish between where you stand on the topic apart from your family and social pressures.\\nDr. Shefali is the bestselling author of the book, The Conscious Parent, the book that Oprah herself sends to anyone she knows even considering being a parent. Dr. Shefali\\u2019s no holds barred approach to parenting is the thing you need whether you\\u2019re leaning towards having kids or trying to steer clear from the conversation for another several years.\\nThis is the episode where Dr. Shefali is debunking myths of motherhood and exposing unrealistic expectations of stepping into or away from your maternal instincts. Your bandwidth and capacity to become a mother, an entrepreneur, a career woman, or stay at home wife doesn\\u2019t fall into a group decision, it\\u2019s a decision for you alone first, and a conversation with your partner second.\\nDr. Shefali reveals what a powerful teacher parenting can be for us as individuals, but she also exposes how giving birth can be psychological death for women that\\u2019s a huge impact and traumatic experience in anyone\\u2019s relationship.\\nIf you\\u2019re on the fence of having children or not wanting to have them, give yourself grace and time to make an accurate assessment of how you really feel about having a child. If your pressure to decide is coming from cultural beliefs, wanting to fit in with your social circle of friends all having children, or you think a child will bring you and your partner closer together, then stop everything and take heed to Dr. Shefali\\u2019s fire advice.\\n\\nCheck out her latest book, The Parenting Trap: https://www.amazon.com/Parenting-Map-Step-Step-Parent-Child/dp/0063267950\\n\\nFollow Dr Shefali:\\nWebsite: https://www.drshefali.com/\\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrShefali\\nTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doctorshefali/\\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorshefali/\\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctorshefali\\n\\nWomen of Impact Podcast is sponsored by Growthday Network: https://growthday.com/podcasts\\nDownload For FREE: The Most Important Questions You MUST Ask Your Partner here! - http://bit.ly/412oInk\\nFREE 4-Part Confidence Workshop: https://bit.ly/3fZcbO5\\n\\nAre You Ready for EXTRA Impact?\\nCalling all Badasses!! If you really want to level up your confidence game, check out the WOMEN OF IMPACT SUBSCRIPTION, specially designed to turn you into the badass you were born to be!\\xa0\\nWomen of EXTRA Impact Subscription Benefits:\\n\\nNew episodes delivered ad-free\\n\\nExclusive access to listen to Women of Impact round table discussions, weekly motivation, previously unreleased episodes, and more!\\xa0\\n\\nSubscriber-only access to an additional 4 podcasts with hundreds of archived Women of Impact episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists, and updated weekly.\\n\\nLooking to boost your confidence? Check out the Get Confident playlist.\\xa0\\n\\nWant to repair and heal your relationships? Start with Love Lab.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nCurious about your health? We\\u2019ve got you covered in Health Hub.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nAnd of course, weekly boosts of mini-motivation from Lisa herself that'll have you strutting through life with your head held high on the Badass Boosts playlist\\xa0\\n\\nDon't settle for mediocrity when you can be extraordinary!\\nSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/457ebrP\\nSubscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"