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Four ways Grief Coach (Help Texts) texts help hospice organizations support bereaved families after a death

We were recently highlighted in a Hospice News article called "The Rise of Tech-Enabled Grief Care." Here are four ways Grief Coach helps hospice organizations and their bereavement teams support people grieving a death.

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Grief Coach2 min read

Grief Coach now available In Tagalog

Grief Coach's text-based grief support program is now available in Tagalog.

Grief Coach4 min read

Six pain points grievers have after a death... and how HelpTexts (Grief Coach) texts can help

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.

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Media2 min read

Grief Coach welcomes new affiliate: Black Dress Consulting

Grief Coach is thrilled to announce our newest affiliate partner, Black Dress Consulting. Black Dress Consulting clients can now receive a discount on Grief Coach subscriptions, giving them immediate access to personalized, year-long texts for grievers and tips and date reminders for their supporters too.

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Hospice3 min read

How Oceanside Hospice delivers grief support across remote communities

When Oceanside Hospice Society needed to reach bereaved families scattered across Vancouver Island's remote communities, they found their small part-time team couldn't deliver consistent grief support manually. Since launching Help Texts in July 2025, they've seen month-over-month enrollment growth and a 94.6% active rate, with 100% of surveyed families finding the content helpful.

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Entrepreneurship3 min read

Would you like to invest in Help Texts and contribute to our mission?

At Help Texts we're on a mission to make mental health and bereavement care accessible and affordable for all. As we look to scale our impact as a public benefit corporation, we're considering launching a community raise with Wefunder, a crowdfunding platform that will give our community an opportunity to own part of our company. If you think this is something you might consider, please take 30 seconds (literally!) to complete this survey. There's no commitment but hearing from our community will help us decide whether or not to raise money this way.

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Grief Coach2 min read

Grief Coach's new text-based survey tool delivers strong results

Within moments, we received our first responses, and within the first 24 hours, we had nearly a 50% response rate.

Sample Grief Coach support text: "Tomorrow will mark the 3-month anniversary of Jamie's death, and may be a
particularly difficult day for Ally. Reach out to Ally tomorrow if you can, and give her the opportunity to talk about Jamie if she wants to."

Hospice6 min read

How text messages can help hospices — and all of us — support our grieving loved ones

Now hospices can meet the growing demand for bereavement support with regular tips and reminders delivered via text Since launching Grief Coach, I’ve been asked time and time again if I find it depressing doing this work. The answer is always, always no. I don’t find this work depressing — in fact, I’ve never been happier at work than I am today.

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Partnership2 min read

Grief Coach welcomes new affiliate, Dr. Karen Wyatt, creator of End-of-Life University

Dr. Wyatt is looking forward to sharing Grief Coach with people, especially those supporting grievers. She says, "I value the fact that Grief Coach allows each person grieving to name supporters who will also receive text messages. Many times I see friends and loved ones who have the best intentions of offering ongoing support to the griever, but day-to-day life gets in the way and they simply don't remember important anniversaries and occasions."

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Loss of a Parent3 min read

5 Reasons Help Texts Is the Most Meaningful Mother’s Day Gift for Someone Grieving

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.

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Grief Support1 min read

Virginia Mason's Grief Services team now offering Grief Coach subscriptions to their clients

Virginia Mason's Grief Services clients in Seattle can now receive personalized, text-based support from Grief Coach.

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Partnership2 min read

Grief Coach (Help Texts) welcomes new affiliate, Amy Fabian-Crump, CEO and founder of Dragonfly Vibes

Amy personally receives Grief Coach texts and knows the value of having simple, easy access to help after a loss. She says: "Support is critical to our healing journey and it can take many forms. The more we can make getting support easy for those grieving the more likely people are to take advantage of it."

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