Dr. Holstein, an internationally known Positive Psychologist, is the creator of The Enchanted Self ®, a positive psychology method for happiness, and is a pioneer in Selfies as Film.
Bestselling author and award-winning film maker Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein has announced her latest film, I Had An Affair With My Husband, has received 3 new awards. The awards were bestowed by the Mei International Film Festival, The Los Angeles Short Film Awards And the Singapore Film and Script Festival
A special screening of the film was held July 1, 2026 at Basie Center Cinemas Theatre in Red Bank, NJ and opened to rave reviews, due to the film's clever and emotionally rewarding premise.
The story explores a unique and humorous dynamic between a married couple. The wife finds herself falling in love with a new voice her husband has developed, which leads to an improved intimate life but also triggers intense jealousy in the husband toward his own voice. The narrative follows their journey as they navigate these unusual feelings, eventually seeking help from a therapist to address the disconnect between the husband's persona and this new "identity."
Ultimately, the couple reaches an honest understanding. They realize that while the voice is a fantasy they can occasionally enjoy—and perhaps even expand upon with other personas—their real love for one another remains the foundation of their relationship.
The film is a lighthearted romp that uses an unusual scenario to explore real themes of honesty and fantasy within a marriage.
The film will be released later in 2026.
“We are excited about this film as it explores many facets of marriage in a way that is not only funny but can inform people about the many aspects of having a partner,” Holstein stated. “In fact, many people have been suggesting we develop this film into a series that continues to present issues that couples deal with in interesting and humorous ways. Both my husband and I look forward to developing it as a series.”
She also announced two new books, now available in print form on Amazon.
The King of the Numbers is a children's book that stresses the importance of the number zero. While zero can mean nothing, it is also one of the most important numbers, as when paired with other numbers, it greatly increases the value of the paired number. This gives Zero, the hero of the story, his well-deserved reputation as the King of numbers,
The second book, Poetry by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, was penned by Dr. Holstein as a young person during a fragile and exciting period in her life. In her words, "poetry tells us in a few words what we feel and see often in our lives that we don't really know how to put into words."
“I wrote the first drafts many years ago,” she said, “and then put them aside. Recently I decided to make them public.”
Both books are now available at Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Barbara-Becker-Holstein/author/B001JXEZ8U.
Dr. Holstein is known for wrapping Positive Psychology concepts in forms of media that people find engaging, relatable and inspiring. These include:
Six bestselling, award-winning books (perfect for school libraries)
Four 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 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 barbara.holstein@gmail.com.More 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, Parade, The Today Show and Family Circle Magazine.
Contact:
Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
barbara.holstein@gmail.com
http://www.enchantedself.com
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