I write because I am alone and move through the world alone. No one will know what has passed through me... I write because there are stories that people have forgotten to tell, because I am a woman trying to stand up in my life... I write out of hurt and how to make hurt okay; how to make myself strong and come home, and it may be the only real home I'll ever have.

Goldberg is a teacher who lives in Santa Fe New Mexico. Natalie Goldberg (born 1948) is an American popular New Age author and speaker She is best known for a series of books which explore writing as Zen practice. Her 2013 book The True Secret of Writing is a follow-up to that work.

Natalie Goldberg (born 1948) is an American popular New Age author and speaker She is best known for a series of books which explore writing as Zen practice. Her 2013 book The True Secret of Writing is a follow-up to that work.