After I interviewed women outside of my practice, I realized that we do not reinforce, nor encourage the capacities for joy and pleasure that we really have. Often, the media further encourages a negative view of ourselves and our world. How could I begin to capture and teach others about the capacities for personal joy […]
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Worrying about Financial Loss? Seven Pointers to Still Sleep at Night and Be Happy
Lots of people are worried in today’s economy. Some are faced with actual loss of jobs and/or houses, or retirements, while others are trembling about what might happen. None of this makes for restful sleep or an upbeat demeanor, nor feelings of hope and optimism, let alone feeling ‘happy’. So as a positive psychologist who […]
The Truth is that The Truth (I’m a girl, I’m smart and I know everything) contains within it The Enchanted Self.
The Truth is that The Truth (I’m a girl, I’m smart and I know everything), my new book, contains within it the same truths that make up The Enchanted Self. At first you might not believe that, as my first book The Enchanted Self, A Positive Therapy was for women and clinicians. This book is for […]
Wisdom Secrets to Happiness Brought to you by The Enchanted Self
If we can find the wisdom secrets to happiness, and we can also learn how to integrate them into our lives, how to practice them, find the recipes that go with them and stir that wonderful pot, we can end up much happier. We do know as women that happiness is sometimes something […]
Check out Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein quoted in a major national article on Happiness, On The Edge: The Happiness Craze
On The Edge: The Happiness Craze August 20, 2008 by Linda Formichelli A new wave of books about a timeless topic hope to help you—and their eclectic authors—live a better life. Happiness isn’t a new concept—Aristotle wrote about the topic more than 2,300 years ago and Thomas Jefferson included the “pursuit of happiness” as an […]
Wow! So many of us went on Mystery Rides as Kids!
On July 5th, 2008 I’m the guest on The Puddle People Hour on BlogTalkRadio. The two hosts are Beth Marino and Pam Sargant. That show will be archived and available 24/7. We pre-recorded the show tonight and of course talked quite a bit about my first book, THE ENCHANTED SELF, A Positive Therapy and my […]
Divorcing Daze, Laurie, interviews Positive Psychologist Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
Come and listen to the latest podcast on www.divorcingdaze.com I’m interviewed by Laurie and we discuss divorcing from a positive psychology perspective. I share information about the Seven Gateways to Happiness and basic components necessary to handling stress and conflict when we are dealing with difficult situations. And of course, we discuss the children also. […]