Valentine’s Day is coming up. What does that mean to you? I have found that as a psychologist I hear many different reactions to Valentine’s Day. Some women love the day. Usually they are women with a significant other than remembers special days, like birthdays. Some women hate the day. Sometimes they have a partner […]
Author Archives: Barbara Holstein
Dr. Holstein talks about ‘Staying Upbeat in a Down Economy’ on www.mainstreet.com on Jan. 29, 2009
Stacy Baker interviewed me for a major article on www.mainstreet.com on Staying Upbeat in a Down Economy. Here is the first point I made in the article: 1. Do a self-check. When your financial state hits rock bottom, so can your self-esteem, outlook and mood, says Holstein. This is the ideal time to evaluate […]
I’ve been quoted in Family Circle Magazine
February 2009, Family Circle Magazine Above It All by Meredith Janson (pg 124) Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein says in the last paragraph: Stress Less Do a good deed……”an everyday quick good deed can also be a powerful tool by taking the focus off you own problems,” says clinical psychologist Barbara Becker Holstein. Send an encouraging e-card […]
I’m quoted in February’s Cosmopolitan Magazine
I’m quoted in February’s Cosmopolitan Magazine on page159 in the article, When Your Friends Start Having Babies. The quote is “She will appreciate your making the effort to spend time with her and the child…and will likely return the favor by carving a few hours out of her schedule for just the two of you,” […]
Four Great Personal Accomplishments That can come out of conquering worry about Financial Loss!
I’ve been talking about the 7 Pointers to remember if you are dealing with anxiety and worry around financial loss, be it job loss, loss of home and/or retirement funds. In my last post I talked about the first three Pointers for Surviving the Worry and Anxiety of Financial Loss. Before I continue with the […]
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 […]
RECIPES FOR ENCHANTMENT, part 3
In my new book RECIPES FOR ENCHANTMENT, The Secret Ingredient is YOU!, I talk about so many occasions when people took positive actions and then had the pleasant rewarding experience of positive feelings. These positive feelings varied from person to person yet included the whole spectrum of well being, including joyousness, contentment, satisfaction, pleasure and […]
RECIPES FOR ENCHANTMENT, part 2
How do we take all the moments of life that are often repetitive and ordinary, and turn them into captivating personal times? One way is through optimizing our own sense of well being. This internal state is particularly reactive to our emotional and physical states of health. For instance, I remember occasions when good things […]