Seven Secrets to Living a Miserable Life! You know that I usually talk about the secrets to living a great life. After all, I am a positive psychologist and originator of THE ENCHANTED SELF. But I’ll talk negatively also, if I think I have a chance at convincing my audience to start to look at […]
Category Archives: Positive Psychology for Women
FIVE EASY STEPS FOR INVOKING YOUR ENHANCEMENT IN MIDLIFE
I am always so excited when I find a true kindred spirit. Isn’t it a wonderful feeling? Daina is one of mine. You will see why when you read her inspiring five easy steps below for living an enchanted life. Isn’t that what we all want? Isn’t that what my work is all about? Let’s […]
The Girl in The Truth (I’m a girl, I’m smart and I know everything) shares her secret entry about Valentine’s Day!
February 14 Today was Valentine’s Day. I was so worried. Valentine’s Day is almost the worst day of the year for me. That’s because the day can be terrible. There is nothing worse in the world than not getting enough Valentine’s in class. And being in love makes it even worse. All I could think […]
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,” […]
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 […]