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Breathing new life into death: five tech companies from female founders making sure no one grieves alone

After decades kept firmly backstage, people are talking about death and grief, and bringing difficult conversations into the limelight.

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Grief5 min read

Losing your dad as an adult

Grief looks different for everyone, and there is no right timeline. Our post on The Grieving Process has more on how grief actually works.

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Bereavement7 min read

Supporting families through loss: The need for bereavement care in fertility treatment

For the millions of intended parents pursuing fertility treatment, the journey toward parenthood often involves hope and anticipation but also profound loss and grief. While fertility clinics excel at providing medical interventions to help families conceive, many fall short in addressing the emotional aftermath when treatments don't succeed or pregnancies end in loss. Fertility clinics that recognize the inherent risk of disappointment and bereavement, and make it a priority to support their patients’ complete well-being with ongoing support, build trust with families, and optimize treatment outcomes, too.

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Grief Support3 min read

Keeping tender hearts healthy with grief support

Research shows that people who experience the death of a loved one face a significantly increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular events, particularly in the weeks and months following a loss. Acute stress, sleep disruption, and prolonged emotional strain can place measurable physiological stress on the heart, not just emotional distress.

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COVID-194 min read

I was already dealing with my mom’s death. Now a global pandemic has taken away my senior year

Our guest blogger is Renee, a high school senior in Vista, CA. Her Mom died, and now COVID-19 has taken away her senior year.

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Bereavement4 min read

Grief doesn't have a schedule

Grief doesn't wait for your next therapy appointment. It can hit you at 2 a.m., or show up in the middle of the afternoon, as you juggle errands. If grief doesn't follow a schedule, why should your support?

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Grief Support2 min read

Text Messages provide support after an addiction loss

Addiction is misunderstood and scary, which keeps people away after someone dies, just they're needed the most.

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Grief Support2 min read

Pinch me! Investors are flocking to these two Seattle start-ups, led by women who are re-imagining death and grief

Recompose and GiveInKind dominated Seattle start-up news on November 19th, with nearly $6M raised. And they're just getting started.

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Bereavement3 min read

Locks of Legacy 2025

Two weeks ago I had the honor of traveling to Sacramento, to speak with 400 family members whose loved ones died last year. In their deep grief they decided that their loved ones would become tissue and organ donors.

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Bereavement11 min read

I didn’t believe this was possible. My professional journey from seasoned skeptic to passionate believer in grief-informed texting.

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.

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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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Grief Coach6 min read

Grief Coach affiliates share four ways to love and comfort a grieving person

Valentine's Day—a holiday devoted to the celebration of love and romance—can feel like a sucker punch to grievers. We asked Grief Coach affiliates, "In this season that celebrates love, what's one way someone showed you love after a loss?"

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Most read blogs

Breathing new life into death: five tech companies from female founders making sure no one grieves alone

Losing your dad as an adult

Supporting families through loss: The need for bereavement care in fertility treatment

Keeping tender hearts healthy with grief support

I was already dealing with my mom’s death. Now a global pandemic has taken away my senior year

Grief doesn't have a schedule

Text Messages provide support after an addiction loss

Pinch me! Investors are flocking to these two Seattle start-ups, led by women who are re-imagining death and grief

Locks of Legacy 2025

I didn’t believe this was possible. My professional journey from seasoned skeptic to passionate believer in grief-informed texting.

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

Grief Coach affiliates share four ways to love and comfort a grieving person

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