Dr. Barbara Holstein here

Dear Friends,  I don’t know if you realize that there is an ENCHANTED SELF necklace to wear and to remind yourself that you are an enchanted self.  There is!  I am so eager to get women to wear the necklace and to feel special about themselves while passing the word along about how each woman […]

Gateway Five: Coming Home or Going Away, Finding Tribes in Which to Belong – Part One

All of us find ourselves automatically belonging to certain groups. There’s the family we’re born into, the family we may have created through marriage, and all sorts of other groups going on in our lives: PTA groups, office colleagues and church affiliations, etc. Continue reading, please click here Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend […]

Hi again from Dr. Barbara Holstein

This is a great place to communicate.  I am a Positive Psychologist with several self-help books as well as an academic book in my field.  My first book, THE ENCHANTED SELF, A Positive Therapy really got me going.  This was my brainchild of early mid-life-based on interviewing women not in my practice and discovering an […]

Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein

If one thing doesn’t work – something else will… Life is so funny!   This quote is from my wonderful friend and colleague Coach Karin!  She just interviewed me for her telelvision show in Manhattan that will air in July- I’ll get back with more details!  Barbara Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook […]

Inspirational Remarks

Chofetz Chaim, a wonderful Jewish teacher, told others that he initially wanted to change the world, but found he couldn’t. Then he wanted to change his family, but he couldn’t. Finally he realized that he could only work on himself! And he did. He spent years studying the negative effects of gossip and hurtful talk […]

Hi to all my Enchanted friends

In this world of fast paced communications, it’s very easy to become sidetracked when it comes to finding our Enchanted Self. We are constantly bombarded with images from TV, radio, magazines and newspapers telling us what to wear, how we should look and smell, or what car to drive. According to these outside options, if […]