I am thrilled to share with you some of the article that is now appearing in the Winter edtion of the American Psychological Association’s Independent Practitioner Journal. The article appears on p.17 and soon it will be on line. I will post the on line connection when I have it. “The famous novelist, Proust stated, “The real voyage for discovery is not in seeking new landscapes, but having new eyes.” In the 1990’s as a psychologist, I sought new landscapes, and was blessed instead with new eyes to see past the disease model, to the world of human potential that was right in front of me all the time. I had been researching, via case study methods, women outside of my practice to see how women handle childhood messages carried inside ourselves, such as, “You’re dumb but beautiful” or “Make sure you get married before your beauty fades. These are discouraging, judgemental messages,… (I’ll be back with more of this article soon.)
Writing for Positive Psychology, Case Book, Fiction for Girls, What’s Next is the question for Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
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