Mom’s Book
It Was Never About the Grief
Through words, music, and memory, love continues to speak.
Mom’s Book is a memoir-in-essays about motherhood, loss, and the bond that endures beyond grief.
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE BOOKS ARE SOLD.
Upcoming Event
Join Wendy at the Edgar Cayce A.R.E. Library for Love Beyond Loss
An intimate conversation inspired by Mom’s Book: It Was Never About the Grief. The event will include a moderated conversation, audience Q&A, and book signing.
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 1:00–2:30 p.m.
Edgar Cayce A.R.E. Library
215 67th Street, Virginia Beach, VA
NOW AVAILABLE TO CHECK OUT IN THE A.R.E LIBRARY.
What Readers Are Saying
READ AN ESSAY FROM MOM’S BOOK
A Grieving Mother Caught Between Worlds
Featured by Zibby Owens
Adapted from the essay “Between Worlds.”
This book is an invitation to meet Ben
Ben was young, but there was something ancient in him. His gaze was steady, drawing you in with a quiet gravity that needed no effort or explanation.
Those who knew him remember his love of music and dance, and even more, how he made them feel. Some bonds don’t end. They change form.
The Story Behind the Book
When Wendy Goldberg’s son, Benjamin “Ben,” was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, everything changed. What began as a private journal became a story of motherhood, caregiving, and the bond that endures beyond loss.
Through hospital rooms, memories, music, and moments left unspoken, Ben’s presence remains at the heart of the book and the inspiration behind a broader movement of healing and care.
Meet Wendy
Wendy Goldberg is a writer whose work explores how we live and love in the presence of loss. Her writing is rooted in lived experience most profoundly as the mother of her late son, Ben, whose brief and beautiful life continues to shape her purpose. Through the BGF and as host of The BGF Podcast, Wendy advocates for the healing arts and engages others in conversations about grief, meaning, and what endures through story.
Wendy is also an entrepreneur and CPA, and president of W.C. Goldberg & Co. Across her work, she is devoted to transforming loss into connection and love into action.
Speaking and Media
Mom’s Book opens conversations about love, loss, caregiving, healing, the arts, continuing bonds, and the ways we make meaning from profound life experiences. Wendy is available for book clubs, community discussions, healthcare organizations, podcast interviews, speaking engagements, and educational events.
To inquire about events, interviews, or appearances:
"I would love our staff to read Mom's Book as a reminder of the profound impact our work has on families. Your story helps keep the experiences of our families front and center and serves as a powerful testament to why we strive every day to make the House a place of comfort, care, and hope.”
—Elyse, Ronald McDonald House Norfolk
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE BOOKS ARE SOLD.