WILMINGTON, NC, November 11, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Bestselling author and award winning film maker Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein is pleased to announce that her film, 'Delight', took First Place honors in the Paris Cine Fiesta Film Festival in the Family Children's Film category. Delight, an Enchanted Self Production, encourages viewers to relax and take a dreamy trip down memory lane of a sweeter time of Delight. One can feel the delight of being a child again, dancing around a maypole and having the advantage of a Fairy Godmother using her magic wand to make all good again.
She has also announced that 'Looking Good Feeling Good', the fifth book in her Teen And Young Adult Self Esteem ebook series, will be available at no charge in ebook format November 16 through November 18, 2023 at Amazon. Secrets, the first book in the series, was a bestseller in that category. The series, written in workbook format, is designed to help girls create resilience and self esteem through a series of diary-style exercises. The hope is that these exercise will establish stronger communication between girls, parents, grandparents and educators.
Dr. Holstein was also featured in a Reader's Digest Article titled, 'Can You Make Your Own Luck? Experts Explain How to Stack the Odds in Your Favor'. The article is available at the Reader's Digest website at https://www.rd.com/article/how-to-get-good-luck/
Dr. Holstein hopes to bring parents, teachers, librarians, grandparents and media together to accomplish one goal: Change in the lives of young people who suffer from anxiety and a growing sense of hopelessness and despair.
Dr. Holstein wraps Positive Psychology concepts in forms of media that young people find engaging, relatable and inspiring. These include:
Five bestselling, award-winning books (perfect for school libraries)
Five self-esteem workbooks for girls 8 and up
Award-winning films and coming of age selfie films
Podcasts
Dedicated websites
Stage plays
A library of articles
Ted-style talks
As a school psychologist and in her private practice, Dr. Holstein has worked with many children and parents, helping them to develop life skills in decision-making, recognition of their own talents, feel more courageous, and helping both kids and parents develop more successful inter-generational skills. Her last book, 'Conflict and a Bit of Magic', helps kids build self-esteem though reading the journal of a girl, identifying with the girl, and understanding they have more courage and resiliency than they thought they had. The book is based on the experiences of the already famous "girl" from 'The Truth, Diary of a Gutsy Tween' and 'Secrets, Diary of a Gutsy Teen', and achieved bestseller status in the multi-generational families category.
Dr. Holstein's latest workbook for kids, 'Secrets' achieved bestseller status in the 'Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction on Depression' category.
Dr. Holstein's cutting-edge presentations, most recently based on the Covid-19 pandemic issues, can be found on both YouTube, Vimeo and on the Roku channel and Amazon Fire TV, titled as 'The Enchanted Self Presents'.
Dr. Holstein recently created The Selfie Showcase, a new project emerging from The Selfie Project, that allows young people to voice their opinions on subjects that matter to young people, including the pandemic.
The Selfie Showcase allows kids, teens, and young adults ages 13 to 18 to candidly express their concerns, worries, observations and possible solutions by creating selfie videos or films around important subjects using a smartphone. Dr. Holstein's mission is to help rectify, in several ways, some issues young people face by giving them a chance to engage with others in meaningful ways about the anxiety and stress they must grapple with constantly.
Dr. Holstein is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at [email protected] information about the Selfie Showcase is available at http://www.selfiefilmmakers.com. Selfie videos and selfie films can be uploaded at the site. Potential podcast guests can contact Dr. Holstein by email. More information is available at her primary website at http://www.enchantedself.com.
Profile:
Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, internationally known Positive Psychologist is the creator of The Enchanted Self ®, a positive psychology method for happiness and a pioneer in Selfies as Film. Dr. Holstein's Enchanted Self website was included as one of the best websites in positive psychology. She is in private practice in Long Branch, New Jersey with her husband, Dr. Russell M. Holstein.
Dr. Barbara can be found on the web, interviewed, writing articles and posting video 'TED' style talks on Happiness, Positive Psychology, Relationships and Parenting. Her Roku channel is: The Enchanted Self Presents.
She has been a contributor to Your Tango, Heart and Soul, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Honey Good, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Redbook, Real Simple, Women's World, The Wall Street Journal, Psychcentral.com, Time online, Readers Digest, the Today Show and Family Circle Magazine.
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