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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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Text Messaging4 min read

Crisis Text Line vs. Help Texts: Which is right for you?

When you're feeling overwhelmed, text-based support can feel like a lifeline. Two services, Crisis Text Line and Help Texts, both deliver text support, but serve fundamentally different needs. Here's how to know which one is right for you.

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Grief2 min read

New research proves the power of the humble text message for health intervention

Text messaging is the most accessible, effective, and evidence-based digital health intervention available.

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Banner reading "Grief Support Is Heart Health Prevention" over a photo of a person resting a hand on their chest

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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Illustration of two text bubbles hugging

Grief Support3 min read

Six text messages you can send right now that will feel (almost) like a hug

Words can create connection, and even help us fight infection. Here are six texts you can send right now, to give friends and family a dopamine boost.

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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.

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Bereavement7 min read

What actually mattered in 2025

Everything became uncertain in 2025. But, as in grief, challenges can often give us a chance to test our mettle. When things turn upside down, we see what we’re capable of, and what our teams and companies are capable of, too.

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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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Bereavement2 min read

Help Texts: radical bravery in action

Radical bravery means showing up for the hardest conversations, meeting people in their darkest moments, and refusing to let anyone navigate death or grief alone—especially those whom our systems have overlooked.

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Grief2 min read

Suppressing emotions in grief

Grief isn't just an emotional experience—it's a whole-body response. Supporting bereaved individuals means normalizing the full range of physical and emotional reactions they may experience.

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A silhouette of a person walking along a narrow concrete ledge next to water, surrounded by heavy mountain fog, symbolizing the complex and unresolved path of grieving a complicated relationship.

Grief3 min read

Grief is love with nowhere to go. Except when it isn't. Grieving a complicated relationship.

Grief is often called "love with nowhere to go"—but what if the relationship was painful, conflicted, or marked by harm? Explore why grieving a complicated relationship is different, and how to find self-compassion when your loss doesn't fit a tidy narrative.

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Bereavement5 min read

New Bereavement Cost Calculator shows that grief is expensive

Health plans, particularly Medicare Advantage plans, are using the new bereavement cost calculator from Help Texts to estimate the true cost of bereavement and their cost savings when grief support is provided.

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Recent blogs

Grief doesn't have a schedule

Crisis Text Line vs. Help Texts: Which is right for you?

New research proves the power of the humble text message for health intervention

Keeping tender hearts healthy with grief support

Six text messages you can send right now that will feel (almost) like a hug

The Ones Who Know Us Best: Sibling Losses

What actually mattered in 2025

The Swiss Army Knife approach to grief support: why one size never fits all

Help Texts: radical bravery in action

Suppressing emotions in grief

Grief is love with nowhere to go. Except when it isn't. Grieving a complicated relationship.

New Bereavement Cost Calculator shows that grief is expensive

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