by griefcenterweb | Apr 7, 2025 | Exploring Loss, Grief, and the Odyssey Toward Self-Renovation, Grief, Self Care
by David Fireman, LCSW Life’s challenges often place us in a difficult tension between feeling helpless and trying to persevere. Grief can feel like a constant state of dislocation, a dizzying and porous frame of mind where one is rendered unable to focus and organize...
by griefcenterweb | Feb 27, 2025 | Exploring Loss, Grief, and the Odyssey Toward Self-Renovation, Grief, Self Care
by David Fireman, LCSW The role of hope in Greek mythology, particularly in the story of Pandora’s jar (commonly mistranslated as box), is puzzling at best. According to Hesiod, Pandora, the first woman created by the gods, opened a jar that released all the evils...
by griefcenterweb | Mar 27, 2024 | Grieving Adults, Resources, Self Care
If you are curious about the psychology of loss, cultural grief rituals practiced around the world, or how individuals can create personal grief rituals, check out this recent podcast interview with The Center’s assistant director, Dr. Paul M Martin! Listen to...
by griefcenterweb | Dec 17, 2022 | Grieving Adults, Grieving and the Holidays, Self Care
The holiday season can feel more like a storm to weather than a cheerful time brimming with love and light. In fact for some, it’s the first holiday season since a death and natural but painful upsurges of grief occur. For others, it may feel less acute in anguish,...
by griefcenterweb | Dec 13, 2022 | Communal Grief, Grieving Adults, Self Care
by David Fireman, LCSW This article is the first in a series on the subject of coping with precariousness and uncertainty. The Covid-19 pandemic and socio-political conditions are significant factors, which I attempt to take into account as part of the analysis. It...
by griefcenterweb | Dec 5, 2022 | Articles, Grieving Adults, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Resources, Self Care
PesiUK published Paul M Martin’s article, “Helping Clients Design Personal Grief Rituals” in December 2022. You can read it online at https://www.pesi.co.uk/blog/2022/december/helping-clients-design-personal-grief-rituals When working with bereaved...
