Positive Psychologist and award-winning filmmaker Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein has announced a free ebook giveaway of her bestselling historical fiction book, Women's Freedom, Unfinished Love Stories, available on September 22 and 23, 2026. The book explores the struggles and desires of young women in the 1960s, delving into sexuality, identity, and self-discovery through the stories of three college students. By offering this book for free, Dr. Holstein aims to make historical perspectives on women's journeys accessible to a wider audience, fostering understanding of the universal challenges that have shaped generations.
In addition to the giveaway, Dr. Holstein has released two new books now available in print on Amazon. The King of the Numbers is a children's book that emphasizes the importance of the number zero. While zero can signify nothing, it also dramatically increases the value of any number it pairs with, earning Zero the title of King of numbers. The story is designed to help children enhance their self-esteem by recognizing their own unique value. The second book, Poetry by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, was written by Dr. Holstein as a young person during a fragile and exciting period in her life. She notes that "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," highlighting poetry's power to articulate deep emotions.
Dr. Holstein is known for integrating Positive Psychology concepts into engaging media. Her body of work includes six bestselling, award-winning books, four self-esteem workbooks for girls aged eight and up, award-winning films and coming-of-age selfie films, podcasts, dedicated websites, stage plays, a library of articles, and TED-style talks. As a school psychologist and in private practice, she has worked with children and parents to develop life skills in decision-making, recognize talents, build courage, and improve inter-generational skills. Her previous book, Conflict and a Bit of Magic, helps kids build self-esteem by reading a girl's journal and identifying with her, showing them they have more courage and resiliency than they thought. It achieved bestseller status in the multi-generational families category. Her latest workbook for kids, Secrets, achieved bestseller status in the 'Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction on Depression' category.
The ebook version of Women's Freedom, Unfinished Love Stories will be available at Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Barbara-Becker-Holstein/author/B001JXEZ8U.
Dr. Holstein's cutting-edge presentations, most recently based on the Covid-19 pandemic issues, can be found on YouTube, Vimeo, and on the Roku channel and Amazon Fire TV, titled 'The Enchanted Self Presents'. She created The Selfie Showcase, a project emerging from The Selfie Project, which allows young people to voice their opinions on subjects that matter to them. The Selfie Showcase enables 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 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.
More information about the Selfie Showcase is available at http://www.selfiefilmmakers.com. Selfie videos and selfie films can be uploaded at the site. More information is available at her primary website at http://www.enchantedself.com.
