Compassion and Cancer: Part I-Why Compassion Isn’t Enough Stan Goldberg February 23, 2015 Cancer, Thoughts of the Day1 CommentWe have an inherent desire to be compassionate. In the misery of another person, we see ourselves, if not in the present, than in the past or future....
Living With A Chronic Illness: Creating a Legacy Stan Goldberg December 22, 2014 Chronic illness, Thoughts of the DaySomeone living with a chronic illness often can't think past today's pain or discomfort. If they can, their focus may be on wondering when the...
Why Being a Cheerleader for Cancer Survivors May Not Be Helpful. Stan Goldberg December 11, 2014 Cancer, Thoughts of the Day4 CommentsA few days ago I discussed the tricky balance between accepting the realities of cancer vs. the need for hope with Joni Aldrich on The Cancer...
Coping With Cancer; It’s a Journey, Not Just An Event Stan Goldberg December 10, 2014 Cancer, Thoughts of the DayThought of the Day-Cancer; It’s a Journey, Not Just An event. We often think of illnesses, especially cancer, as if it’s just a tragic event....
Thanksgiving and Gratitude: When Just a Little is Enough Stan Goldberg November 27, 2014 Thoughts of the DayIt’s Thanksgiving and yesterday I promised myself I wouldn't think today. But I woke up, and there they were--those pesky thoughts of the...
When a Friend Wants to Talk About Something Uncomfortable Stan Goldberg November 19, 2014 Chronic illness, Thoughts of the Day06/09/14 A friend I know for more than 20 years asked to speak with me about a life-threatening illness. He didn’t want medical advise. He was...
Aging: In Praise of Adaptation Stan Goldberg November 19, 2014 Aging, Thoughts of the Day06/09/14 As I age and read books on how I can recreate the body I had when I was 20 by just buying a jar of this newly developed elixer that...
When They Don’t Stop Talking Stan Goldberg November 19, 2014 Thoughts of the Day06/06/14 Did you ever have that uncomfortable feeling that maybe you aren’t as important to someone as they are to you? I recently I spent eight...
Caregiving: Why Change is Difficult Stan Goldberg May 18, 2013 Caregiving10 Comments(An Excerpt from Leaning Into Sharp Points). Change is analogous to a large boulder balanced on a precipice. It looks like it could tumble off the...
Want Enlightenment? Think Less, Do more Stan Goldberg March 30, 2012 Grieving and Recovery, Life12 CommentsWhen 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...
10 Suggestions for Living: Advice from a Tibetan Hermit and My Mother Stan Goldberg November 1, 2010 Grieving and Recovery, Life20 CommentsIn the 19th century, the hermit Patrul Rinpoche wrote, Be like a cow. Eat, defecate, and sleep. Everything else is none of your business. After...
Helping Our Loved Ones Die-2: Sitting Stan Goldberg December 29, 2009 End of Life, Helping Our Loved Ones Die Videos2 CommentsLessons for the Living-2: Sitting. Few people understand the importance of sitting down next to a person who is dying rather than standing at the...
Helping Our Loved Ones Die-7: Talk About Death Stan Goldberg December 24, 2009 End of Life, Helping Our Loved Ones Die VideosHelping Our Loved Ones Die: 7-Talk About Death. People who are dying usually know it and if given permission to talk about it, will want...
Helping Our Loved Ones Die-9: Give Thanks Stan Goldberg December 22, 2009 End of Life, Helping Our Loved Ones Die VideosHelping Our Loved Ones Die: 9-GiveThanks. People who are dying want to know they've made a difference in the lives of their loved ones and...
Helping Our Loved Ones Die-12: Final Thoughts Stan Goldberg December 19, 2009 End of Life, Helping Our Loved Ones Die Videos2 CommentsHelping Our Loved Ones Die:12-Final Thoughts. Some final things to think...
View From the Bay-KGO (ABC), Janelle Wang/Spenser Christian (video) Stan Goldberg December 2, 2009 InterviewsKGO (ABC) View From the Bay Janelle Wang and Spenser Christian Stan talks about his book, Lessons for the Living: Stories of Forgiveness,...
Cudos to 60 Minutes Stan Goldberg November 23, 2009 End of LifeThe 60 Minutes segment on end of life expenses did more than highlight inappropriate medical costs. It spoke to the role of medical technology in our...
Njideka-The Wellness Experience (audio) Stan Goldberg November 19, 2009 InterviewsThe Wellness Experience Njideka Stan and Njideka discuss ways to approach life positively, regardless of the physical and emotional problems one...
Faces of Grief Stan Goldberg November 13, 2009 Grieving and RecoveryAlthough there are many approaches to grief counseling, most focus directly on the grief we experience over the death of a loved one. But what about the unexplainable, and often embarrassing grief experienced over the death of someone we never knew?
Cyrus Webb (audio) Stan Goldberg September 28, 2009 InterviewsCyrus Webb How Stan's book Lessons for the Living can be used throughout one's life. September 28,...
