It’s not always easy to find and open the Seven Gateways to Happiness. Not because they are locked or giant heavy gates. The reason it isn’t easy is that opening them means giving some value to ourselves. This sounds so simple, but so many of us women have trouble valuing ourselves. We may value our […]
Author Archives: Barbara Holstein
Writing as a Positive Psychologist: Part 2
Let’s move ahead to the publication of THE TRUTH (I’m a girl, I’m smart and I know everything. How in the world as a psychologist as a psychologist and a writer, did I end up with my 4th book being fiction, designed for girls, tweens, teens, moms and women, and how does it dove-tail […]
Writing as a Positive Psychologist: Part 1
It is always interesting to learn about the writer behind the book. For example, I was delighted to find out that the passionate woman behind the memoir I am currently reading, Silver Pages on the Lawn, is well into her 90’s! Somehow that reassures me about my own aging. I was also delighted to find […]
Amazing Women of Power
Spring is in the air! We are now entering Spring and so much has happened already. I have been participating in radio shows with AWOP (Amazing Women of Power). AWOP is under the umbrella of Raven International Media Productions as: “Amazing Women Power Talk 24.7 Radio Network.” I am thrilled to be a host on this station with […]
Sunny The Cat
I thought it would be such fun to put my cat on my lap and talk to him about the truth. After all, cats, like most or all animals, have an uncanny sense of the truth. They know if you don’t like them. They also often sense what is about to happen before it does, […]
New Year’s Resolutions, Oh No! Not Again!
Once again that time is approaching when we are called upon to make promises to ourselves. Supposedly in our best interest, we are bombarded with encouragements from the press and each other to list our resolutions for the New Year. If we don’t come up with at least three or four, we may feel guilty […]
Boredom, NO, Stimulation and Friendship, YES!
Do you know that there is a part of each of ourselves that needs adventure and daring. Boredom is not a healthy state. We all need change and variety. The question is how can we get changes in our lives without disrupting our personal apple cart or taking unnecessary risks? Sometimes we are hampered by […]
The Loss of A Mother, My Mother
Some of you know that my mother passed away last November 11th. It is now almost a year. I miss her so much. Sometimes I feel she is right here still with me. One example is when I sit down to write my latest book, a romance-mystery novel for women, I feel often that she […]