Rah Adams · 31 August 2025
When someone dies of an overdose, grief is often met with silence or stigma. On Overdose Awareness Day, let us remember that addiction is a disease, not an identity, and every life lost deserves compassion.Read more
Rah Adams · 8 August 2025
When someone you love is grieving, it can feel impossible to know what to say. You don't want to say the wrong thing. You don't want to upset them. So you say nothing… or you wait too long… or you send something that doesn't quite feel right.Read more
Emma Payne · 29 July 2025
Since our launch in 2018, Help Texts has been breaking down the barriers to grief support.Read more
Melissa Lunardini · 28 July 2025
As someone who had been providing direct care for many years at that point, I was really skeptical. You might say that my protective "mama bear" came out, and I immediately scoffed at the idea that people could feel supported by simple text messages, especially considering my years of sitting with people in their darkest moments.Read more
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