In first part we discussed how critical it is to belong to groups as well as how to find groups that meet our needs. In this section we will look at a Case Vignette to give you a good example of how one woman found a group that she needed. We will also explore a […]
Monthly Archives: June 2005
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 […]
Gateway Four: Replenishment – Truly Coming Home to Our Enchanted Self
Replenishment, joy, pleasure and delight are all parts of truly coming home to our Enchanted Selves. If any gateway is the pivotal gateway for a woman, it is this gateway. This is the gateway that we must return to above all others, as frequently as possible. It is where we fuel up, where we energize. […]
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 […]
Gateway Three: Learning to Meet Our Needs and Negotiate Successfully
There’s nothing more demoralizing than a woman who does not know how to speak up for herself, who doesn’t have a voice for herself. When we feel ignored or not understood, we can feel rage and anger building. So often as women we find ourselves in a predicament where we don’t know how to speak […]
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 […]