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Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
Author of
"The Enchanted Self"
 

Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein's enlightening column, The Enchanted Self, appears every Thursday.


 

Joy and happiness often elude us. THE ENCHANTED SELF teaches how to access joy by recalling positive memories, recognizing our potential, and realizing what gives us pleasure. 



I am Dr. Holstein, a psychologist, life coach, author, and originator of THE ENCHANTED SELF: A Positive Therapy.  Through the private psychology practice that I share with my husband, Dr. Russell Holstein, we have created a long overdue shift in psychology by emphasizing what's right with us, rather than what's wrong.

Creating a shift in psychology that encourages hope and optimism, while teaching methods of recognizing our strengths, talents and potential, with strategies that help each person achieve positive states of being, again and again, (what I call THE ENCHANTED SELF) was so important to me, that I immediately took my material out of the treatment room, to reach many others.  In essence, I took THE ENCHANTED SELF 'on the road', via the web with both written material and audio, television, radio, seminars, workshops, newsletters, and books.

This led to me developing many ways of teaching the core concepts of enchantment and to give others courage to move forward themselves in leading more positive lives.  I teach others how to use the positive powers that rest within each of us for personal good and the greater good.  I love working with the core principles of Positive Psychology. To find out more about the Enchanted Self  Positive Psychology concepts and how you can personally access them, you may want to read my series of articles in my e-mail newsletter, which you can subscribe to by going to www.enchantedself.com.  While you're there, check out my books, CD's, and the Enchanted Self necklaces.

 You can also go the 'The Enchantress Within' audio show at:  www.ladybuglive.com/enchanted.htm
 


Or chat with on my blog at:
http://www.enchantedself.typepad.com/

Or listen to my newest e-radio show, Happiness for Women Only, at www.internetvoicesradio.com.  This show is live on Friday's at 2:00 PM and then available as a download or podcast, 24/7. 

Lest, I forget my dear husband.  While I became the ENCHANTRESS, he became the DISENCHANTED PSYCHOLOGIST fighting managed care and helping many clients and others receive the health care they rightly deserve. So you see, enchantment takes many forms.  Let me continue to give you a little background on this major shift in positive psychology that THE ENCHANTED SELF is all about.

I have listened to many of my clients mention and then discount the positive events and memories they had experienced in the past and present. This made me realize that psychotherapy, as it is commonly practiced today, focuses almost exclusively on the client's 'pathology'. I concluded that clients cannot feel complete until their strengths, rather than their problems, become the fulcrum for therapy. My book, THE ENCHANTED SELF, A Positive Therapy describes how getting in touch with one's 'Enchanted Self' promotes positive change.  To locate a copy of the book go to my online catalog.

THE ENCHANTED SELF is a way of seeing the glass half full and yourself as extraordinary rather than ordinary. It's also a way of recognizing the hero or the heroine within yourself and recognizing that your own personal memories contain not only your life story, but a wealth of wisdom with which to reinvent yourself again and again. You are the only person who has had your unique experiences, human reactions, and thoughts. You are the holder of the key to your own Enchantment. It is out of your past that you can find coping skills, ability, talent and lost potential. It is a paradigm shift that teaches how to focus on the positive rather than the negative. You can determine what you enjoy, what gives you pleasure, and brings more joy into your life.  Get my free white paper on The Seven Gateways to Happiness by going here.

Don't forget, I have been hosting an audio magazine on www.ladybuglive.com since 2001.  You can hear it shows from my latest magazine anytime at http://www.ladybuglive.com/enchanted.htm Come and enjoy!

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ANNOUNCING MY NEWEST BOOK:

THE TRUTH: I’m Ten, I’m Smart and I Know Everything


Click the title above to order your copy today


 


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ANNOUNCING MY NEWEST BOOK:

THE TRUTH: I’m Ten, I’m Smart and I Know Everything


Click the title above to order your copy today!
 



 

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The Enchanted Self,  A Positive Therapy ,
is available in the SFPNN bookstore or click on the book title to link directly to Amazon.com!

 

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Also, take a look at
R
ECIPES FOR ENCHANTMENT,  The Secret Ingredient is YOU! 
My second book is bound to captivate you with inspirational stories and lots of follow-up activities and journaling space. 
You can find it here.

 


Or order the CD-ROM, tape version, or ED-ROM version of
R
ECIPES FOR ENCHANTMENT,  The Secret Ingredient is YOU!
at http://www.enchantedself.com/ordering/ordering.htm

 


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To order Delight, paperback version or CD-ROM version



 

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To order Feel Good Stories, paperback version or on CD
 


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"We need to give Life to our Dreams, Else the Soul’s Wing Stay Broken."

---- © Sori Guttdenker


You can E-Mail Dr. Holstein at: DrBarbara@Enchantedself.com 

Or visit Dr. Holstein's website at: http://www.enchantedself.com






 

The Enchanted Self ®

The following of  The ENCHANTED Self  have appeared in SFPNN IN 2008.
 
05/22/08


Bliss Is Everywhere!

05/15/08


A Blessings to End the Work Week

05/08/08


BEING IN THE NOW -- 
How Sweet that Can Be

05/01/08


THE OLDER WE GET THE HAPPIER WE ARE --
Yes, If We're Willing to Practice Happiness Techniques!

04/24/08


PURITY OF HEART: A Discussion of THE TRUTH -
I'm a Girl, I'm Smart, and I Know Everything

04/17/08


The Harder I Work the Luckier I Get

04/10/08


Bullying

04/03/08


An Indian Elder Knows What's Real. Do You?

03/27/08


Using Our Memories for Rediscovering the Positive in Ourselves

03/20/08


Teach Him to Fish
And He Will Have Food for a Lifetime

03/13/08


Women and Girls and Personal Happiness

03/06/08


Happiness as a Gross National Product

02/28/08


We All Have a Sweetheart

02/21/08


Finding Happiness Even After Valentine's Day has Passed

02/14/08


Secret Entry Never Seen Before

02/07/08


A Sandbox Blessing

01/31/08


Why "THE ENCHANTED SELF"

01/24/08


MY MOTHER'S FRIEND REMEMBERS
And Her Memories Bring Me Happiness

01/17/08


Gratitude Verses Positive Action as a Path to Happiness


 


 




 

The Enchanted Self ®

The following of  The ENCHANTED Self  have appeared in SFPNN IN 2007.
 
12/13/07


Recipe for a Happy New Year

12/06/07


Blessing In a Tea Bag

11/29/07


A PLAY-DATE WITH ENCHANTMENT:
Using the Past to Your Pleasurable Advantage

11/15/07


Recipe for Enchantment: Don't Honk

11/08/07


Sing Unto Him a New Song

11/01/07


A New Entire from 'The Girl'

10/25/07


Share Your Heroine --
The TRUTH: I'm 10, I'm Smart and I Know Everything

10/18/07


Enchanted Memories That I Treasure

10/11/07


Treasures in One's Home:  Look to the Elderly

10/04/07


THE TRUTH About Some Adults

09/27/07


A Blessing to Help Ease Us into Autumn

09/20/07


THE TRUTH: The Virtual Book Tour

09/13/07


BALLROOM DANCING: A Favorite Recipe for Enchantment

05/24/07


Happiness, For Women

05/17/07


Comfort Foods -
by Guest Author, Bernice Becker

05/10/07


THE TRUTH: I'm Ten, I'm Smart, and I Know Everything

05/03/07


Keep an Inventory

04/26/07


Easy Recipe for Happiness

04/19/07


Finding Happiness: Share Your Strengths

04/12/07


Recipe for Happiness: 
Personal Interests

04/05/07


Another Recipe for Happiness

03/29/07


Recipe for Happiness:  Keep Up

03/22/07


It's Time to Celebrate!

03/15/07


Recipe for Happiness and Self Esteem

03/08/07


Looking for Small Miracles

03/01/07


Celebrating THE ENCHANTED SELF

02/22/07


A Special Announcement form Dr. Barbara

02/15/07


PB & J

02/08/07


Perfect Valentine

02/01/07


Letting The Sparks Fly

01/25/07


Enchantment on an Airplane

01/18/07


Exciting News


 


 




The Enchanted Self ®

The following of  The ENCHANTED Self  have appeared in SFPNN IN 2006.  
 
12/14/06


Enchanted Blessings: Pt 4 of 4

12/07/06


Enchanted Blessings: Pt 3 of 4

11/30/06


Enchanted Blessings: Pt 2 of 4

11/16/06


Enchanted Blessings: Pt 1 of 4

11/02/06


Recipe for a Full and Satisfying Life

10/25/06


A Dark and Stormy Night - by Bernice Becker

10/19/06


The Enchanted Self Visits New Orleans: Pt 3 of 3

10/12/06


The Enchanted Self Visits New Orleans: Pt 2 of 3

10/05/06


The Enchanted Self Visits New Orleans: Pt 1 of 3

09/28/06


AN OLD LOVE RETURNS:
The Real Story Behind the Enchanted Self Necklaces

09/21/06


Learning the Value

09/14/06


SONG OF THE SOUL: A Full Tank of Emotional Energy

05/25/06


RECIPE FOR ENCHANTMENT: Internet Gems

05/18/06


A Special Treat - Part 2 of 2

05/11/06


A Special Treat - Part 1 of 2

05/04/06


LEARNING - That Ain't Worth Nothin' to You

04/27/06


How the Enchanted Self Came to Be

04/13/06


Visiting the Matzo Factory

03/30/06


RECIPE FOR ENCHANTMENT - Dr. Holstein's Gift for You

03/23/06


The Enchantment of Tribes to Belong to:  A Soldier's Return Home

03/16/06


RECIPE FOR ENCHANTMENT - Take a Virtual Retreat

03/09/06


Recipe for Enchantment:  A Hug

03/02/06


Tread Lightly - A Recipe for Enchantment by Charles Chase

02/23/06


A Love Story

02/16/06


Everyone Loves a Good Story - Pt 2 of 2
Throwing Tennis Balls of Goodness

02/09/06


Everyone Loves a Good Story - Pt 1 of 2
Throwing Tennis Balls of Goodness

02/02/06


Recipe for a Fulfilling and Satisfying Life

01/26/06


The Communal Sharing of Enchantment

01/19/06


This Year Give Yourself Permission to Love

01/12/06


RECIPE FOR ENCHANTMENT:  The Secret Ingredient is YOU


 






The Enchanted Self
®

The following of  The ENCHANTED Self  have appeared in SFPNN IN 2005 

12/15/05


The Temple Sinai Teddy Bear Project -
by Ellen Saposnik

12/08/05


The Affair with 'Promise' -
By Bill Dolan

12/01/05


Recipe for Enchantment # 51

11/17/05


The Grocery Store -
By Bernice Becker

11/10/05


A Blessing and A Prayer

11/03/05


Recipe for Enchantment # 50
By Jill H. Lawrence of Ruby Slippers

10/27/05


I Stood My Ground - Pt 2 of 2

By Bernice Becker

10/20/05


I Stood My Ground - Pt 1 of 2

By Bernice Becker

10/13/05


Recipe for Enchantment:
The Secret Ingredient is Right in Front of Your Nose!

10/06/05


A Walk Beyond the Disenchanted Forest

09/22/05


My Most Expensive Purchase
by Bernice Becker

09/15/05


Recipe for Enchantment # 49

05/26/05


Moving, We All Do It But...

by Doreen Laperdon Addison

05/19/05


Enchanted Coupling Pt 2 of 2 -
by Russell Holstein Ph.D.

05/12/05


Enchanted Coupling Pt 1 of 2 -
by Russell Holstein Ph.D.

05/05/05


Recipe for Enchantment #43

04/28/05


Recipe for ENCHANTMENT # 42

04/21/05


What's In a Name? - Pt 2 of 2

Moving Toward the Promised Land

04/14/05


What's in a Name?  Everything! - Pt 1 of 2

04/07/05


Recipe for Enchantment #37

03/31/05


An Enchanted Experience Pt 2 of 2 -
by Guest Author Bernadette Hoyer

03/24/05


An Enchanted Experience Pt 1 of 2 -
by Guest Author Bernadette Hoyer

03/17/05


Recipe for Enchantment # 41

03/10/05


Recipe for Enchantment # 40

03/03/05


Group Work-Enchantment was all Around These Women!
by DR. Barbara Becker Holstein and Doreen Laperdon Addison

02/24/05


Still Being a Kid -
by Dr. Michael Brickey

02/17/05


Searching for Early Traces of Talent
by
Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D.

02/10/05


Recipe for Enchantment # 45 -
Excerpts from Robert Fulghum

02/03/05


The Ice Cream Parlor - Pt 2 of 2
by Bernice Becker

01/27/05


The Ice-Cream Parlor - Pt 1 of 2
by Bernice Becker

01/20/05


A Bird's Eye View of THE ENCHANTED SELF and What it Means to You - Pt 2 of 2

01/13/05


A Bird's Eye View of THE ENCHANTED SELF and What it Means to You - Pt 1 of 2



 





The Enchanted Self ®

The following of  The ENCHANTED Self  have appeared in SFPNN IN 2004

12/16/04


Coming of Age  Pt 2 of 2
by Bernice Baker

12/09/04


Coming of Age  Pt 1 of 2

by Bernice Baker

12/02/04


One Teacher Can Make a Difference
by Bernice Baker

11/18/04


A Short Dance With Life

11/11/04


Recipe for Enchantment # 38

11/04/04


When Saturday was Really Saturday  Pt 2 of 2
by Bernice Baker

10/28/04


When Saturday was Really Saturday  Pt 1 of 2
by Bernice Baker

10/21/04


Recipe for Enchantment # 37

10/14/04


Waiting to be Born  Pt 2 of 2
by Bernice Baker

10/07/04


Waiting to be Born:  Pt 1 of 2

by Bernice Baker

09/30/04


The Movies:  Pt 2 of 2
by Bernice Baker

09/23/04


The Movies:  Pt 1 of 2
by Bernice Baker

05/20/04


GATEWAY SEVEN:  Pt 2 of 2
Positive Action, Remember the Notion of a Good Deed

05/13/04


GATEWAY SEVEN:  Pt 1 of 2
Positive Action, Remember the Notion of a Good Deed

05/06/04


GATEWAY SIX:  Pt 2 of 2 
Sharing Our Wisdom, Mentoring, and Being Mentored - A Case Vingette