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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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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.

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Partnership2 min read

Grief Coach welcomes new affiliate, Bevival

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

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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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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.

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Quote graphic featuring a photo of Stefanie Elkins: "As we enter into the Jewish High Holidays, we are presented with an opportunity to reflect on who is with us and who is not. Let this be an intentional time to honor your grief."

Bereavement2 min read

Grief Coach welcomes new affiliate, Be Present Care

Grief Coach is thrilled to announce our newest affiliate partner, Be Present Care. We first met Eldercare Coach and Consultant, Stefanie Elkins, at the 2020 Live Well, Die Well Tour, hosted by Death by Design Podcaster, Kimberly Paul.

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Quote graphic featuring a photo of Lucinda Koza: "I'm so happy to be working with Grief Coach to support grieving caregivers in this amazing new way. The text messages we're sending say exactly the things I wish every caregiver could hear, whenever their person dies."

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Specialized grief support now available for family caregivers

Grief Coach recognizes that caregivers are especially in need of grief support when their loved one dies. It was an honor to partner with I-ALLY to create a specialized text series for caregivers who give up so much to care for their loved ones.

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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.

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Grief Coach now available In Tagalog

Grief Coach's text-based grief support program is now available in Tagalog.

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Her dad is a funeral director and her mom works in hospice. She is a Help Texts subscriber

Help Texts subscriber, Ann, shared that she was 26 when her sister died. "My mother is a hospice nurse and my father is a funeral director," she said, "so I grew up knowing exactly what kinds of grief support were available in my rural community. None of those things felt right for me, so when I found Help Texts on Instagram I decided to try them out. I've renewed my annual subscription twice since then."

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Grief Coach2 min read

Grief Coach subscriptions now include text support from Megan Devine

Exciting news! Grief Coach has partnered with psychotherapist and grief advocate, Megan Devine, to bring deliver Megan's world-renowned grief support straight to your phones. All year long.

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Sarah Khatau, in a satin dress, smiling and embracing her father, who wears a navy suit and tie, at an evening event

Bereavement2 min read

When my dad died, Grief Coach helped me have open conversations with my husband

Sarah Khatau was only 25 when her Dad died. She felt as though her life had been turned upside down. "I didn't know what to do," Sarah shared with me.

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Recent blogs

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

Grief Coach's new text-based survey tool delivers strong results

Grief Coach welcomes new affiliate, Be Present Care

Specialized grief support now available for family caregivers

Grief Coach welcomes new affiliate: Black Dress Consulting

Grief Coach now available In Tagalog

Her dad is a funeral director and her mom works in hospice. She is a Help Texts subscriber

Grief Coach subscriptions now include text support from Megan Devine

When my dad died, Grief Coach helped me have open conversations with my husband

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