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 · 17 September 2024
When Michele Rosdahl and Emma Payne first met in February 2022, they quickly discovered that - in addition to sharing a deep commitment to bereavement care - they had something else in common. They both lost their partners to suicide. That meeting, and the women's immediate connection, fueled a partnership that has been delivering expert grief care to bereaved family members in Tennessee, New Mexico, and California ever since.Read more
Rah Adams · 12 September 2024
Postvention is a vital component of suicide prevention.Read more
Melissa Lunardini · 26 August 2024
Palliative Veterinarian pioneer Dr. Lianna Titcombe teams up with Help Texts to transform the way we provide support after a beloved pet dies.Read more
Emma Payne · 1 August 2024
Tracey Piparo is a Physician Associate (PA) with RWJBarnabas Health in New Jersey. She's one of only 200 PAs in the US who specializes in palliative care. Tracey was happy to discover support from Help Texts in 2023, an innovative text-based service offering accessible, confidential, and convenient support via text message. "I believe that there is awesomeness in the simplicity of texts," she says. "As a PA with not only a demanding career but a hectic home life, I appreciate the ability to receive the info when I am able and also appreciate the succinct suggestions that arrive at just the right time."Read more