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Text support now available for healthcare workers

Here at Help Texts we've been providing ongoing, expert text-based grief support for four years. We’ve seen how helpful and impactful text support can be when people are grieving, and have also been listening to our healthcare clients who are looking for affordable, easy ways to support their employees, many of whom are experiencing burnout and fatigue, and are looking for training and support as they care for grieving patients and family members.

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We make it easy to support your employees around grief

Nearly 50% of Americans are grieving a recent death. Help Texts allows you to support bereaved employees with no integration, installation, download, or smartphone required. See examples of Help Texts messages and find out more about how our service helps you provide meaningful, empathetic support to your employees.

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Three texts to send a friend grieving the sudden, unexplained death of an infant or child, in partnership with Red Nose Australia

Losing a baby or young child with no explanation is devastating, and leaves parents and caregivers lost for answers. If you're unsure of what to say to someone whose infant or young child died with no explanation, these helpful suggestions from Red Nose Australia are a great place to start.

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Three ways Grief Coach texts help organizations deliver support for alzheimers and dementia

Losing someone to Alzheimer's or dementia is a heartbreaking, multi-faceted experience. Make sure your organization supports relatives and friends of people with Alzheimer's and dementia not only while their loved one is alive... but also after their death. Consider using Grief Coach text messages for bereavement support! Here's why: 1. We offer specific texts for death related to Alzheimer's and dementia. 2. We coach their family and friends with tips how to be there for them. 3. We save you time and postage by texting bereaved families reminders of your organization's events and updates.

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Grief Coach welcomes new affiliate, The Grateful Death

Crystal Cannon Flores is an end-of-life doula who chose to pursue death care after being a caregiver for both of her parents. She says, "I confidently and wholeheartedly recommend Grief Coach to my clients because grieving is complicated and unique for each individual. Grief Coach teaches us how to support each other, how to speak to the grieving person, how to honor the departed and how to normalize the process—what a gift!"

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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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Partnership2 min read

Grief Coach welcomes new affiliate, Educator's Heart Consulting

Educator's Heart Consulting uses emotional management strategies and trauma-informed teaching to help educators support their students, especially those who are at-risk, underprivileged, and under-resourced. Founder Cathy Peters also reminds teachers to tend to themselves through self-care, which is important now more than ever.

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Grief Coach affiliates share small but meaningful ways to remember a loved one during the holidays

For many grieving people, the holiday season is a far cry from “the most wonderful time of the year.” The seemingly never-ending stream of parties, parades, and to-dos can make it harder than usual to set aside time to honor your grief.

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Bereavement4 min read

Five tips for supporting your grieving loved one over the holidays

Happy Holidays! Or are they? The holiday season is filled with twinkling lights and cheerful music, but this may not be reflective of how your grieving loved one is feeling. In fact watching people planning social gatherings and family parties may make your loved one painfully aware that someone who used to be part of their celebrations, is no longer here. It is normal to feel helpless when you’re trying to support someone who is grieving during the holiday season. We hope these 5 tips will help!

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Grief Support4 min read

Five things to consider when adding a supporter

So you’ve signed up for a Grief Coach subscription and now you have the opportunity to add supporters to your subscription. What does this mean? Who should you add? Maybe the idea of adding supporters sounds great, but you’re unsure of who to add and how to ask them. We can help.

Partnership2 min read

Grief Coach welcomes new affiliate, Bevival

Bevival is part of a global movement aimed at increasing death literacy for the living.

Pro tip quote graphic featuring a photo of Emma Payne, CEO of Grief Coach: "As you prepare for death, know that the people who love you will grieve, and that's OK. Instead of telling them to 'be strong' give them permission to feel sad sometimes, and to get help if they need it."

Grief3 min read

How to include a grief plan in your end of life plan

During the end-of-life planning phase, we can give grief permission to exist. Giving a voice to the grief that is present can create a sacred space where feelings and thoughts can be shared, absorbed, and in some cases released.

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Most read blogs

Text support now available for healthcare workers

We make it easy to support your employees around grief

Three texts to send a friend grieving the sudden, unexplained death of an infant or child, in partnership with Red Nose Australia

Three ways Grief Coach texts help organizations deliver support for alzheimers and dementia

Grief Coach welcomes new affiliate, The Grateful Death

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

Grief Coach welcomes new affiliate, Educator's Heart Consulting

Grief Coach affiliates share small but meaningful ways to remember a loved one during the holidays

Five tips for supporting your grieving loved one over the holidays

Five things to consider when adding a supporter

Grief Coach welcomes new affiliate, Bevival

How to include a grief plan in your end of life plan

Our clinical review process

Our editorial team

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