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 | Jul 10, 2025 | Exploring Loss, Grief, and the Odyssey Toward Self-Renovation, Grief, Grieving Adults
by David Fireman, LCSW Loss shatters the world as we know it. Whether through death, divorce, illness, or the ending of something once cherished, loss disrupts the internal systems that give us coherence and vitality—our assumed structure of things, the expected...
by griefcenterweb | Apr 24, 2025 | Exploring Loss, Grief, and the Odyssey Toward Self-Renovation, Grief, Grief in the Workplace, Grieving Adults
by David Fireman, LCSW Losing a mentor, one who plays a central role in your life—a person you rely on for self-esteem, stability, and identity—is a unique form of grief. A mentor is someone we idealize, attach to, lean on, and draw strength from. The Pain of Losing a...
by griefcenterweb | Feb 6, 2025 | Articles, Death of a Parent, Death of a Partner, Death of a Sibling, Exploring Loss, Grief, and the Odyssey Toward Self-Renovation, Grieving Adults, Grieving Children, Resources
By David Fireman Grief is one of life’s most complex emotional experiences, which profoundly shapes our understanding of love, loss, survival, and recovery. It is often discussed through the lens of stage models, which attempt to describe the psychological and...
by griefcenterweb | Jan 23, 2025 | Grieving Adults, Resources
By David Fireman Grief is among the most profound and universal experiences of being human. At some point in life, everyone encounters its power—an anguish so deep it feels as though the very foundation of one’s identity is under siege. While grief manifests...
by griefcenterweb | Jan 6, 2025 | Exploring Loss, Grief, and the Odyssey Toward Self-Renovation, Grieving Adults, Notes from the Center
By David Fireman Welcome to a renewed chapter of this blog, where we explore the profound, complex, and deeply human experiences of loss, trauma, grief, mourning, and self-renovation. These topics are universal, yet they touch every person differently. Our refreshed...
