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Grief3 min read

Grieving through the holidays: a decision tree for every invitation

If you’re grieving, you don’t have to say yes or no to the whole holiday season.

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Grief4 min read

How to honor a loved one at Thanksgiving

If someone in your family has died, the most important thing you can do at Thanksgiving is say their name.

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Bereavement8 min read

Is bereavement leave required by law in the US?

No federal law requires private employers in the US to give employees time off after a death.

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Grief5 min read

Rituals that help: small ways to remember

Grief rituals are small, intentional actions that help you honor someone who died and stay connected to them.

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Burnout6 min read

Feeling Overwhelmed? Try One of These

You're here because you're overwhelmed and need something that helps right now. Here are 12 things you can try. Pick whichever one feels doable.

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Employee Support14 min read

Supporting a Grieving Employee: The Connect, Collaborate, Cultivate Framework for Managers

A grief-informed guide for managers on supporting a grieving employee, from the day you hear the news through the first anniversary. Includes what to say at every step.

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Holidays2 min read

Halloween and Grief: When a Fun Holiday Feels Hard

Halloween may be an unexpected grief activator for you.

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Grief Support6 min read

What to say to a grieving employee (and what to avoid)

When an employee experiences a loss, your first thought is probably about what to say.

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Flower on headstone
Grief5 min read

How to get through your first death anniversary

Ideas for the days leading up, the day itself, and the days after your first death anniversary.

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Employee Support3 min read

94% of Help Texts subscribers are referred to additional resources matched to their loss. Here's why that matters.

Learn how Help Texts matches 94% of subscribers with personalized grief resources, improving care access and driving benefit utilization for organizations.

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Grief9 min read

Grief after a drug or alcohol related death

If you have lost someone to substance use, you are carrying something that few people fully understand. The grief is real and immense.

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Dates in the calendar that are unexpectedly hard
Bereavement4 min read

The dates you didn't circle

You're doing fine. Then, on a random Tuesday in October, for no reason you can point to, you can't get out of bed. Grief isn't supposed to work like this.

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