by griefcenterweb | Sep 17, 2026 | Exploring Loss, Grief, and the Odyssey Toward Self-Renovation, Grief, Grieving Adults, Self Care
by David Fireman, LCSW There are times when pain becomes more than pain. For purposes of this essay my synonyms for pain are: aching, yearning, emptiness, bewilderment, despair, suffering. Pain can become a kind of identity or a way of knowing who we are when...
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 | 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...
by griefcenterweb | Jan 1, 2026 | Exploring Loss, Grief, and the Odyssey Toward Self-Renovation, Grief, Grieving Adults
by David Fireman, LCSW Grief is not a moral lesson. It is not a test. It is not a blessing in disguise, or a path chosen by a wiser universe. Grief is what happens when someone who mattered is no longer here, and the world strangely keeps going along anyway....
