As a positive psychologist I have been battling 15 years to help women and girls in the United States have the courage and know how to stop internalizing the materialistic, looks oriented messages of our culture that in most cases can only led to frustration and personal disappointments! Happiness as a gross national product is […]
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Finding Happiness even after Valentine’s Day has passed!
Happy Post Valentine’s Day to all of you! For those who would like to review how you wish to be loved and to practice getting the love you need by better connecting with the deepest positive facets of yourself, feel free to jump into Martha Trowbridge’s wonderful mental exercise from her new book. Enjoy! Dr. […]
Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein talks about Women and Girls and Personal Happiness
Adult women have much better capacities for personal happiness than has been appreciated or documented by the public, by mental health professionals, or by the women themselves. This capacity is critical to women. It gives women a way to re-fuel and replenish, to experience joy. It is the gateway for women to come into their […]
The Truth, I’m a girl, I’m Smart and I Know Everything-Secret Entry never seen before and with a Chinese translation.
It is almost Valentine’s Day and the girl in my new book is just as excited as we all are about getting a Valentine. She is soooo in love with Paul, so this is really a big day for her. Will he remember? This is one of the secret passages from the book that is […]
Chinese New Year Evokes Good Memories!
The Chinese new year is tomorrow and the day after tomorrow! Two days. Tomorrow is the end of the Year of the Pig (2007), according to the Chinese lunar calendar, and the day after tomorrow is the first day of the Year of the Mouse(2008). So we have two days for celebration. At this moment […]
Wisdom from Eva Longoria Parker
I heard Eva Longoria Parker say on morning TV that sometimes "playing in a different sandbox for awhile" is so important. In fact, I would say, as a positive psychologist, that often it is just what the ‘Doctor’ ordered. It helps us get our minds off of ourselves. It gives us a chance to meet […]