by griefcenterweb | Jul 14, 2026 | Exploring Loss, Grief, and the Odyssey Toward Self-Renovation, Grief, Grieving Adults, Self Care
By David Fireman, LCSW The Tribune’s article, “Grief is a beast”: Interventional care, palliative care. It’s time to consider bereavement care, speaks to something American society has overlooked for far too long. From the article: ‘Grief is a beast’ “The...
by griefcenterweb | Jun 16, 2026 | Exploring Loss, Grief, and the Odyssey Toward Self-Renovation, Grief, Grieving Adults, Self Care
By David Fireman, LCSW I have been thinking a lot about the Canadian rock band Rush—not only for their musical brilliance or the warmth and complexity of their sound, but also for their connection to grief and their ability to keep creating through devastation. As a...
by griefcenterweb | May 4, 2026 | Exploring Loss, Grief, and the Odyssey Toward Self-Renovation, Grief, Grieving Adults, Self Care
by Delaney Rice, Loyola University Intern I created this list because grief can feel isolating, and it is often hard to put what you are experiencing into words. I have found that movies, shows, books, and podcasts can help make those feelings more understandable or...
by griefcenterweb | Apr 14, 2026 | Communal Grief, Exploring Loss, Grief, and the Odyssey Toward Self-Renovation, Grief
by David Fireman, LCSW We’re living in a time where a lot of things feel unstable at once. Climate, politics, technology, the economy, wars—none of it feels cohesive. People sometimes call this a “polycrisis,” but in everyday life it doesn’t feel like a concept. It...
by griefcenterweb | Feb 4, 2026 | Communal Grief, Exploring Loss, Grief, and the Odyssey Toward Self-Renovation
by David Fireman, LCSW I decided to apply Parkes’ ideas to our current world situation. Therapy has always been a “space” for examining and working on personal problems. But it also has always been a container for world tension and weariness. These days the...
by griefcenterweb | Jan 27, 2026 | Death of a Parent, Death of a Partner, Exploring Loss, Grief, and the Odyssey Toward Self-Renovation, Grieving Adults
by David Fireman, LCSW When I think about grief in my work as a psychotherapist and social worker I sometimes return to the ideas of Colin Murray Parkes. His way of understanding loss feels grounded in what I see every day with clients. He does not treat grief as...
