Stan Goldberg

Stan Goldberg, Ph.D.. author of 6 books,100's articles on end-of-life, grieving, and the recovery of joy. His book, Lessons for the Living was awarded the 2009 Best New International Book at the London Book Festival and an excerpt was the lead chapter in McClead's Best Buddhist Writings of 2010.

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Thoughts as You Approach Your Own Death

How do we “know” something How do we know anything

Chariots of Conscience

I stepped aboard the chartered bus and sat in a comfortable reclining cloth seat with a pull-down footrest It looked no different than thousands of other Greyhound buses in the 1960’s

When the Ground Shakes: A Need For Structure

Yes, I’ve become stuck in my morning routine of making coffee, reading emails and puttering around the house When everything else in my life is falling apart, it’s good to do the same thing every day

Memories: A Call to Reconnect

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

Caregiving: Dealing With Our Own Needs

I’ve been a bedside volunteer for more than five years; sitting with dying patients and their families once or twice a week for up to four continuous hours Sometimes I stay with patients overnight

Dying Stands Logic on Its Head

We often harshly judge behaviors we don't understand They can involve someone's ingratitude, anger, or actions we label as foolish

Choosing How to Die. Does it Make a Difference?

If you could choose the way you will die, what would it be” Many people cavalierly answer “old age” or “in my sleep,” as if either of these answers will offer relief from an event they’ll do almost anything to avoid thinking about

The Hard Work of Dying

Imagine that you’re preparing for a thirty-day trip to a foreign country and you’re limited to taking only what can be carried in a backpack Your decisions on what to take or leave behind will determine the quality of your experience

Am I Dying? A Child's Question

What would you say if a terminally-ill child asks the question Should you be honest, probing, or try to convince her this is just a passing illness

Dying the Way We Live

We layer death with a multitude of screens, hoping to hide the elephant in the room Today, instead of welcoming death as the greatest of all life coaches, we dread its appearance as if it is an embarrassing relative at a family gathering

What Makes You Think You'll Live Forever?

The opening line of the pamphlet was straightforward: Join us in a workshop where you will experience your own death Six months prior, I would have thought it an interesting exercise

The Zeniness Of Aging

It began when I dropped a ceramic pie dish for no apparent reason Expensive, but replaceable

Top 10 Insults For Old People

Incredible things are heard when nobody thinks you’re listening Recently in downtown San Francisco I was walking behind a twenty-something–year-old couple



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