Mastering the art of storytelling to drive change.

Staying Alive

"Michael Golden is that rare writer who approaches his subjects with both a critical eye and a hopeful heart. If you want a ‘one-stop-shop’ that engages the reader as it explores today’s political and cultural dynamic, this collection is for you."

— CHRISTIE HEFNER, Former President and CEO of Playboy Enterprises

STAYING ALIVE is an anthology of Michael Golden’s columns from 2021 to 2024. In this sequel to WRITE OR DIE, Michael focuses more narrowly on his experiences with mental health issues and shares some of the lessons he’s learned about managing his manic mind…

“In that painful moment, I was reminded of the earliest bouts I’d fought against acute depression. I focused on the fact that even when I’d plummeted to the lowest bottom I could imagine — it turned out to be a temporary feeling. Back then, it was all so new and scary that it felt like I might never find the surface again. But I did. And knowing that I could feel better has become an incredibly powerful tool over the years. Not just in staying alive — but in taking joy in the living part. In feeling alive.”

– Excerpt from STAYING ALIVE

Praise

“Just as the mavens of past millennia translated the stories of Torah so that they could be understood by the Jewish people, Joanna and Michael have written the digital road map for all of us to translate the stories of Israel and Jewish life for the Next Generation. We should be grateful to them and follow that road map.”

JEFFREY SOLOMON, President, Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies

 

“Finally, a smart, methodical and well thought out marketing strategy for strengthening Israel and the Jewish people in the age of social media!”

FLEUR HASSAN-NAHOUM, Deputy Mayor, Jerusalem

 

“In many ways, Israel is a misunderstood country. Landau and Golden do a masterful job of laying out a doable social media plan to attract young people around the world to the real Israel. There is no question that Israel needs this kind of more proactive approach to improve its national brand image.”

DAVID J. REBSTEIN, William S. Woodside Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School

 

“In a Jewish world too caught up in yesterday’s paradigms, Landau and Golden boldly take the Israel Conversation into the 21st century. Their vision of Ethical Tribing is thoughtful, compelling, inspiring and well-suited to an increasingly lost next generation — as well as their parents.”

GIL TROY, Author, The Zionist Ideas