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Supporting Grieving Employees: How the LCBO is leading the way in Canada

When Lilian Riad-Allen’s mom died in 2021, she felt as though everything she knew about the world was completely upended. Feeling lost, she sought out grief support and came across a company called Help Texts, which provided ongoing, expert bereavement care via text message. Lilian signed up for support from Help Texts and found the messages really helpful, with powerful reminders and suggestions, personalized and tailored to the loss of her mom. As the Senior Director for Workplace Health, Safety & Wellness at the LCBO, Lilian openly shared about her experience with grief, and before long, she found that others started sharing as well.

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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.

Grief Support2 min read

Grief Coach and Keeper partner across borders to support people after a death

A new cross-border collaboration between Grief Coach and Keeper, makes it easy for people to share memories and support each other in their grief, safely and from a distance.

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Grief Support4 min read

Grief Around Job Loss: How Support Can Help You Heal and Rebuild

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.

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Pet Loss3 min read

Pet Loss Grief Support

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.

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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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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.

Bereavement2 min read

The Ones Who Know Us Best: Sibling Losses

When a sibling dies, it's not just the physical separation. It's also the removal of daily moments. The calls, texts, laughs, and reassurances go away. It’s the conversations that only your sibling would understand, that are lost. For adults, losing a sibling means losing a retirement buddy, support taking care of aging parents, and the ability to share childhood memories. For children and adolescents, losing a sibling young can create losing a playmate and someone to read stories and share childhood with.

A sample text message reading "Hi, Abby. Today would have been Jason's birthday. Take a minute to send a favorite memory or story to Julie. She'll appreciate hearing a happy story, and it will be good for you too."

Death5 min read

Making difficult conversations easier: text messages and card games that help us talk about death

Whether it’s a card game or text messages, I love that there are new ways to take the awkwardness out of the moments in our lives when we most need each other.

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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.

Pyramid diagram of a public health approach to grief: Level 0 societal grief literacy and awareness at the base, then Level 1 general support and information, Level 2 extra support, and Level 3 therapy support at the top

Bereavement9 min read

The Swiss Army Knife Approach to Grief Support: Why One Size Never Fits All

Adopting a Swiss Army knife approach means embracing a public health approach to grief care that recognizes different levels of need and different points of entry.

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Janae Sharp now offering support for healthcare workers via text

Janae Sharp believes that healthcare can be the healthiest place to work. She is a suicide loss survivor, and nonprofit founder, and mother of four children.

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