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Help Texts Grief is hard. Getting support shouldn’t have to be. No waitlists. Available in 28 languages. Subscribers in 59 countries. 📱

Sign up for clinically sound, tailored support for grief, burnout, and other life challenges sent straight to your phone.

1.85 million moments of support. Delivered quietly, received personally.Ongoing care, one message at a time.https://help...
01/30/2026

1.85 million moments of support.
Delivered quietly, received personally.
Ongoing care, one message at a time.
https://helptexts.com/

We're proud to have Grieve Leave as one of our expert contributors at Help Texts, and grateful to their team for leading...
01/29/2026

We're proud to have Grieve Leave as one of our expert contributors at Help Texts, and grateful to their team for leading the way when it comes to improving bereavement benefits for US employees. In this new research they highlight that many grieving employees return to work while still navigating the emotional, logistical, and physical impacts of loss. This of course impacts productivity, as well as absenteeism and turnover.

At Help Texts, we offer simple, expert grief support that fits into everyday life. Employees receive low-pressure, accessible guidance over time, while managers and colleagues can also receive practical suggestions on how to offer support. Text-based support is particularly effective for people who may be less likely to seek traditional counseling.

Read the full report from Grieve Leave: https://loom.ly/PtFcJEk Bates, Cassidie C. 2025. “Landscape Analysis of Bereavement Leave Policies in the United States.”

Learn more about Help Texts for your business: https://loom.ly/fPb8zzQ

Help Texts is now on YouTube! A space for video resources, learning, and longer conversations.youtube.com/
01/28/2026

Help Texts is now on YouTube!
A space for video resources, learning, and longer conversations.
youtube.com/

Help Texts is pleased to welcome Beth Cavenaugh, RN, BSN, MS as our newest Expert Contributor!Beth is a certified hospic...
01/28/2026

Help Texts is pleased to welcome Beth Cavenaugh, RN, BSN, MS as our newest Expert Contributor!

Beth is a certified hospice and palliative care nurse (CHPN), author and educator with 20 + years in nursing and 18 years in caring for patients at the end of their life. Compassion, patient autonomy, and transparent communication are the core of her care philosophy. Beth’s mission is to demystify death and dying so this powerful moment will be embraced as a normalized and celebrated life event.

To receive comforting texts from Beth and other world-leading experts, sign up for Help Texts at www.helptexts.com

Anyone caring for someone living with ALS or grieving after a loss, can receive three months of private, personalized te...
01/27/2026

Anyone caring for someone living with ALS or grieving after a loss, can receive three months of private, personalized text messages offering guidance, encouragement, and practical support—delivered directly to their phones. Messages are tailored to each person’s situation and grounded in evidence-based best practices. Signing up for Help Texts takes less than five minutes, and the service is FREE for the first three months as a gift from the ALS Association. Participants may choose to continue receiving messages beyond the initial three months if they find Help Texts helpful. Sign up for free support here 💚 https://helptexts.com/alsassociation

01/26/2026

Our CEO, Emma Payne, explains the power of one-way text support for people who "don't want to talk about it." She also talks about when and how our subscriber support team, made up of trained mental health professionals, will reach out. Especially if we see that someone may be in crisis or need some extra care.

01/23/2026

Earlier this week Help Texts' CEO, Emma Payne, joined Dr. David Schonfeld, Director at the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, and clinical psychologist, Solfrid Raknes on "A Dose of Optimism." The podcast interview was hosted by Omkar Kulkarni, Chief Innovation Officer at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), whose work focuses on highlighting innovation (and reasons for optimism) in healthcare. In this episode he talks with Emma, David, and Solfried about innovation and leadership in supporting children, families, teachers, and communities after loss.

🎧 Listen Here: https://loom.ly/ASlQZoA

Grief after the loss of a child does not happen in isolation. It ripples through families, workplaces, schools, and enti...
01/22/2026

Grief after the loss of a child does not happen in isolation. It ripples through families, workplaces, schools, and entire communities.

A new guide from Evermore highlights how compassionate, consistent, and informed support can meaningfully reduce the long-term impacts of child loss on grieving parents and caregivers. It also underscores why support must extend well beyond the early days.

At Help Texts, we see this reality every day. Our expert grief support offers parents a steady, gentle presence they can return to over time, as they navigate life after the loss of a child.

Read the full guide here: https://loom.ly/mdAojDI

We are honored to welcome Michelle D. Hord as our newest Expert Contributor at Help Texts!Michelle is a certified leader...
01/21/2026

We are honored to welcome Michelle D. Hord as our newest Expert Contributor at Help Texts!

Michelle is a certified leadership coach, strategic consultant, and author whose work helps people navigate sudden loss, grief, and major life transitions. She is the Founder of Gabrielle's Wings and the President of Hope Warrior, Inc. Michelle brings 30 years of experience as a TV producer and Fortune 100 HR executive, supporting individuals and organizations to build resilience and thrive through change.

Michelle’s book, The Other Side of Yet, (an Amazon best-seller) offers both story and practical guidance—inviting readers toward comfort, grace, and growth when adversity reshapes everything. Her voice is shaped by traumatic personal loss, including the murder of her daughter, Gabrielle, in 2017. Michelle has discussed her journey on national programs including Good Morning America and MSNBC, and written for Oprah Daily.

As a Help Texts Expert Contributor, Michelle offers grounded, compassionate language for traumatic grief—support for grievers, the people who love them, and workplaces navigating return-to-work after loss.

Sign up at helptexts.com

In this deeply moving episode of the "A Dose of Optimism" podcast, Help Texts' CEO, Emma Payne, joins Dr. David Schonfel...
01/20/2026

In this deeply moving episode of the "A Dose of Optimism" podcast, Help Texts' CEO, Emma Payne, joins Dr. David Schonfeld, Director at the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, and clinical psychologist, Solfrid Raknes to explore how parents, families, children and caregivers navigate trauma, grief, and loss .

Podcast host, Omkar Kulkarni, Chief Innovation Officer at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), leads this conversation about the the different ways in which children, families, teachers, and communities can access expert care after loss.

🎧 Listen Here: Trauma, Grief and Resilience https://loom.ly/ASlQZoA

Episode Resources:
- The Center for Good Mourning - Arkansas Children's
- The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families
- Help Texts
- Project Open Arms
- The Nevada Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Wendy G Lichtenthal - Miller School of Medicine
- Mary Frances O'Connor
- The Happy Helping Hand Manual - Dr. Solfrid Raknes (for teachers, psycho social staff, facilitators)

Why 45% of Men Drop Out of Therapy—and How We Can Do Better 🧠Research from Australia reveals that 44.8% of men drop out ...
01/20/2026

Why 45% of Men Drop Out of Therapy—and How We Can Do Better 🧠

Research from Australia reveals that 44.8% of men drop out of therapy without even discussing it with their therapist. Even more concerning? 26.6% of men never return after their first and only therapy experience.

The top reasons men leave therapy:
👉 54.9% cite lack of connection with their therapist
👉 20.2% feel therapy "didn't work" or "didn't feel right"
👉 18% struggle with cost or logistics

Who's most at risk? Young men, unemployed men, and those who feel "emasculated" by the therapy process are significantly more likely to drop out.

At Help Texts, men consistently give us our highest satisfaction ratings (over 95% say the texts are helpful). Text is a powerful, discreet, low-pressure form of support that works when used alone and when can be a good companion to therapy too.

A call to action for therapists: Consider offering Help Texts as a resource during first sessions, especially for male clients. When 26.6% won't return after one visit, having alternative support options isn't just helpful - it could be lifesaving. The research shows dropout rates are highest among men with depression and suicidal ideation (two things Help Texts has specific, expert, support for).

Read the full article here: https://loom.ly/9Tkg1Us

01/19/2026

Help Texts continues to build strong partnerships with hospices across the U.S. and Canada. Our CEO, Emma Payne, shares how Help Texts offers an easy, scalable, and affordable way to reduce strain on hospice teams—while ensuring families receive 13 months of clinically sound, expert grief support.

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