9 Ways to Prepare for Gut-Wrenching Coronavirus Losses Stan Goldberg April 4, 2020 End of Life, Grieving and Recovery 8 Comments Officials from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) assert--with absolute certainty--that I and millions of others will experience soul-crushing...
Coping With Anger: Why You Should Substitute Forgiveness With Understanding Stan Goldberg March 27, 2017 Caregiving 1 Comment Rarely do we think about how our anger hurts ourselves. We hold on to anger as if it was life-sustaining rather than destructive, believing we can throw hot coals without getting burnt.
Becoming Something Different Stan Goldberg June 25, 2010 Grieving and Recovery 2 Comments In Tibetan Buddhism the word “bardo” refers to a transition or a gap between the completion of one situation and the beginning of another. That gap can occur between life and death, ignorance and understanding, or in the case of speech-language pathology, between who we were and what we are becoming.
Memories: A Call to Reconnect Stan Goldberg April 26, 2010 End of Life 2 Comments Did you ever have a memory that rode into your consciousness on the back of a passing odor, object, or random word? Something you desperately tried to forget? But despite your best efforts, it still seeped through your emotional protective wall as if the wall was made of cheesecloth.
Has the Music Stopped? Life After a Loss Stan Goldberg May 29, 2009 Chronic illness, Grieving and Recovery 5 Comments When a sleep disorder forced me to retire at 57, and six months later I developed prostate cancer, I reacted to life as if the music had stopped.
There’s an Elephant in the Room:Issues in Death and Dying Stan Goldberg January 24, 2007 End of Life 2 Comments Death is the ugly relative we don’t talk about. It’s hidden from our thoughts as if it doesn’t exist. Worse, we carry our perceptive blinders into our clinical practice. Entering a patient’s room, we tell them how good they’re looking, despite sunken cheeks and a sallow complexion. We may even make the mistake of asking how they feel. “Lousily,” they answer incredulously. “I’m dying you know!” We stare at them and mutter something later regretted, such as, “Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.”
