Melissa Lunardini · 12 June 2025
The lesson isn't that AI is replacing human connection, but rather that AI is showing us (or reminding us) exactly what human connection should look like. Every feature that makes grief-focused AI effective is something humans can do better, with the added benefit of genuine empathy, shared experience, and authentic, in-person care.Read more
Sarah Khatau · 11 June 2025
For more than five years, Help Texts has been working with hospices across the US to provide compassionate, clinically sound support to bereaved families. Now this support is available in Canada, and leaders at hospices including Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and Vancouver Hospice Society have adopted Help Texts as a new way to provide year-long support to the families in their care.Read more
Melissa Lunardini · 26 May 2025
As veterinary professionals, you chose this field because you care deeply about animals and the people who love them. Help Texts for Pet Loss is simply an extension of that same compassion you show every day in your practice.Read more
Melissa Lunardini · 16 May 2025
Unlike many support tools, Help Texts didn’t require Mark to schedule anything, talk to anyone, or carve out time he didn’t have. “That’s the thing. For men, especially, and I’m generalizing here, if you make it too complicated or too emotional upfront, we check out. This was low-pressure but high-impact.”Read more
Melissa Lunardini · 13 May 2025
Losing a job is hard. Grieving the loss is a part of healing. And with the right support, that grief can also lead to growth.
Help Texts is here to walk alongside you as you move through the emotions, regain your footing, and start again—on your terms.Read more
Melissa Lunardini · 8 May 2025
Mother’s Day is a beautiful time to celebrate motherhood, but for people who have lost their moms, and mothers who have lost a child, it can also be one of the most painful days of the year.Read more
Melissa Lunardini · 29 January 2025
Healthcare providers are suffering from compassion fatigue and burnout. Gina Kornfeind, a Bereavement Coordinator and Social Worker at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, is using Help Texts' grief support program to help her keep up with the growing need for resources for patients' family members, colleagues, and her friends and neighbors too.Read more
Emma Payne · 7 April 2023
April 3-9 is National Public Health Week, and an opportunity to recognize that bereavement care is healthcare. When we're grieving we're at increased risk for negative health outcomes such as depression, anxiety, sleep issues, illness, suicidal ideation and behaviors, and more. But when we receive even a small amount of support and understanding, many of us can avoid those negative outcomes. Here at Help Texts we are honored to be working with leading researchers around the world who recognize that grief-informed text support is an effective public health intervention.Read more
Shelby Forsythia · 14 November 2022
Nearly 50% of Americans are grieving a recent death. Help Texts allows you to support bereaved employees with no integration, installation, download, or smartphone required. See examples of Help Texts messages and find out more about how our service helps you provide meaningful, empathetic support to your employees.Read more
Shelby Forsythia · 19 September 2022
Grief Coach founder Emma Payne and Head of Bereavement Melissa Lunardini sat down with UK psychotherapist Liz Gleeson on her podcast, Shapes of Grief. Throughout their conversation, they touched upon six pain points grieving people have and the unique ways Grief Coach texts offer support.Read more