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 | Sep 24, 2025 | Articles, Death of a Parent, Death of a Partner, Death of a Sibling, Grief in the Workplace, Grieving Adults, Grieving After a Miscarriage or Still Birth, Grieving Children, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Resources, Self Care, When Someone Dies by Suicide
As part of our nonprofit status we’re constantly searching for and providing relevant and updated resources for our readership. Here is an excellent Chicagoland Counseling Resource list. The list below includes organizations that accept Medicaid. Highlighted (*** and...
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...
