“I Have Cancer” is an Amazon #9 Best Seller Today, But What About Tomorrow? Stan Goldberg December 1, 2014 Cancer, Thoughts of the Day My new book “I have Cancer” 48 Things to Do When You Hear Those Words, has a Kindle #9 rank in cancer today—the day of it’s release. So why...
Bill Cosby and Cancer: The need to believe Stan Goldberg November 21, 2014 Cancer, Thoughts of the Day Living with cancer
Aging and a Shrinking World Stan Goldberg November 20, 2014 Aging, Thoughts of the Day When friends die death comes closer to us
Life Lessons From Roadside Wood Stan Goldberg November 19, 2014 Aging, Thoughts of the Day 06/23/14 A few months ago I began doing wood sculpting. The first few pieces were done from blocks of kiln-dried wood. The desired object was...
Aging: Others But Not Me Stan Goldberg November 19, 2014 Aging, Thoughts of the Day 06/04/14 I recently met a friend who I hadn’t seen for 10 years. Looking at him I thought, “My God, he’s gotten old!” Of course in my...
Aging and Self-Image Stan Goldberg August 5, 2014 Aging 8 Comments Many people pretend they bathe daily in the Fountain of Youth. While the delusion may be soothing for those who are aging, the gap between self-image...
Joyful Aging—Adapt, Don’t Fight Stan Goldberg June 24, 2014 Aging 19 Comments When I see commercials on how to recreate the body I had at 20-years-of-age by applying a magical cream that isn’t sold in any regulated stores and...
Aging and Identity Part III: We’re Not Dead Yet Stan Goldberg May 12, 2014 Aging 24 Comments We may be changing, but we’re not dead yet. I think people who are younger than us—like our adult children—are often confused about how to react to our diminishing abilities.
Aging and Identity Part II-When the Ground Shakes Stan Goldberg April 15, 2014 Aging 9 Comments In 2009 I wrote, When the Ground Shakes, an article in which I described finding my mother coming out of a forested area holding a bunch of sticks...
Aging and Identity: Part I-The Perfect Storm Stan Goldberg March 12, 2014 Aging 11 Comments In 2010, I wrote Top 10 Insults for Old People, a tongue-in-cheek article about an insensitive young couple I watched making fun of an older man as...
Few Insights Drinking Mai Tais on the Beach Stan Goldberg January 29, 2014 Aging, Workshops and Presentations For more than 30 years I've been brought, kicking and screaming, to the sharp points of life. What I've learned is instead of running away, bring them closer and you'll enrich your life and ease your death
End of Life: Terminal Sedation and Politically Correct Words Stan Goldberg November 13, 2013 End of Life 6 Comments In 2011 I wrote Shoot Me Please: The Right to Die, where I described my reactions to a patient who asked me to help him die. I recently received a...
Now the Bad News:Living With Chronic Illness Stan Goldberg June 10, 2013 Chronic illness 18 Comments I was asked to join Thich Nhat Hanh, Jane Goodall, Norman Fischer, and other writers I have long admired in contributing to Shambhala Sun’s July...
Why “Truth” is Always Relative: A Lesson on Understanding Stan Goldberg November 28, 2012 Aging, Grieving and Recovery, Life 16 Comments We move in a world created by our history and often pretend the past and present aren’t connected. A partner becomes annoyed at what we do or say,...
Understanding Aging: We’re Not Children Stan Goldberg July 18, 2012 Aging 22 Comments The good news is we are living longer. The bad news is it’s taking us longer to die. Soygul Rinpoche, the Tibetan monk and philosopher said that “Death is no big deal. You breathe in, you breathe out, and then you don’t breathe in anymore.”
Leaning Into Sharp Points: Practical Guidance and Nurturing Support (Video) Stan Goldberg April 3, 2012 Interviews Simon Singh and Stan Goldberg have a conversation about...
Want Enlightenment? Think Less, Do more Stan Goldberg March 30, 2012 Grieving and Recovery, Life 12 Comments When I gave a workshop on change at a well-known retreat center, one participant told me that this was the tenth week-long workshop he attended in...
Feeling like a 1960 Edsel?-You’re Just Aging Stan Goldberg March 1, 2012 Aging 14 Comments When I was in college I would take whatever I was driving and offer it and $50 to a used car dealer for anything that ran on his lot with a current...
I’m Different: Illness-based Identity Stan Goldberg February 15, 2012 Chronic illness 24 Comments How we view ourselves—our identity—is based on what we do, the roles we play, activities we enjoy, affiliations we have, the values that...
Saying Goodbye to Your Dying Loved One: A Tribute Party Stan Goldberg February 1, 2012 End of Life 22 Comments Excerpt from Leaning Into Sharp Points" Practical Guidance and Nurturing Support for Caregivers. One of the first things Dean did when I entered his...
