Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein is the originator of The
Enchanted Self (R) a positive psychology method for increasing happiness. She has been a positive psychologist in private practice and licensed in the states of New Jersey and Massachusetts since 1981. She is currently in private practice in Long Branch, New Jersey with her husband, Dr. Russell M. Holstein.
The magic of the human spirit, with its capacity for survival, growth, and joy, has always intrigued Dr. Barbara. As years went by and her practice grew, she longed to explore adult development even further - specifically how to overcome obstacles and bring pleasure into one's life while living a life of meaning and purpose. She began to document certain steps necessary to rekindle our talents, strengths, and lost 
potential which she teaches and has labeled The Enchanted Self.
She discovered that her clients thrived when she helped them glean from their memories what was positive in their past, rather than focusing on the negative elements. She also discovered that affirming her clients' talents, coping skills, interests, longings, wishes, and even dormant potential, ultimately led to each client flowering, regardless of real problems and issues. She has helped many, many clients and the public overcome adversity and discover that life is worth living. Her methods help people have more positive emotions while understanding how to cope with daily living, so that it is indeed a good life. Mental wellness combined with a true understanding of how to retrieve and recreate positive states of mind again and again are top goals for Dr. Holstein.
Her book The Enchanted Self, A Positive Therapy was published in 1997 by Harwood Academic Publishers and is
now in its second printing through Brunner-Routledge. This book is Dr. Holstein's pathfinder book in which she outlines the best in Positive Psychology treatment techniques, two years before the term was coined! Her second book Recipes for Enchantment, The Secret Ingredient is YOU! has received rave reviews as a wonderful inspirational story book with space to journal.
There Comes A Time In Every Woman's Life for DELIGHT is Dr. Holstein's third book. This book takes the reader on a spiritual adventure with Dr. Holstein. Readers get to experience first hand celebrations and adventures that rekindle their own spirit of adventure. Dr. Barbara speaks regularly on radio programs around the country, and appears on television in New York and New Jersey. Her inspiring audio shows and podcasts can be found on the web. Her articles and stories appear on the web on hundreds of sites. She also gives lectures, seminars, and tele-classes on happiness. Listen to her archived e-radio show, Happiness for Women Only! on http://www.internetvoicesradio.com/ and her weekly radio program, Kids, Tweens and Teens, A Positive Psychologist Looks at all Three!, also on http://www.internetvoicesradio.com/
The Truth, I'm Ten, I'm Smart and I Know Everything! is another first in positive psychology, perhaps the first positive psychology fiction book. Written by a ten-year-old girl as a diary, Dr. Barbara has imbedded lots of positive truths that we all need to remember and live by, regardless of our age.
The girl's edition, titled: The Truth, (I'm a girl, I'm smart and I know everything) debuted February 2008 in bookstores nationwide. Edited for girls and moms, with a special introduction, and questions just for kids, the book is a great read for kids and their moms.
www.thetruthforgirls.com
www.positivepsychologyforwomen.com
