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The Zoe Report
Here’s The Best Way To Support A Grieving Partner25 June 2022
Grief Coach CEO, Emma Payne, along with neuropsychologist Dr. Sanam Hafeez and best selling author Marisa Renee Lee, share suggestions for how to support a partner who is grieving.
Hospice News
The Rise of Tech-Enabled Grief Care24 June 2022
Grief Coach founder & CEO, Emma Payne, speaks with Hospice News about Grief Coach's service for hospice providers and the recent surge in start up activity as new companies enter the death and grief care space.
Dee Dee Jackson Foundation
The Power of Love1 June 2022
Grief Coach founder, Emma Payne, chats with TJ and Taj Jackson (yes, Tito's kids!) about love, loss, and how we can help each other when someone dies. This inspiring, uplifting conversation was live streamed and syndicated across all major platforms, with cool questions from TJ and Taj who know a thing or two about grief themselves. Thanks to The Dee Dee Jackson Foundation for supporting this interview.
End Of Life University
Grief Coach: How Text-Based Support Can Help with Grief4 April 2022
In this interview with author and hospice physician, Karen M. Wyatt, MD, Grief Coach founder, Emma Payne, talks about the research behind text-based grief support and why it is effective. She and Karen talk about the Grief Coach model that includes text messages for supporters of the bereaved. They also talk about how Grief Coach works with hospices to offer support to bereaved family members, as well as how they're helping clinicians manage end-of-life situations and deal with their own grief on the job.
The Grief Coach Podcast
Meeting People Where They Are (Their Phones)3 March 2022
In this episode of The Grief Coach Podcast, founder of Grief Coach Emma Payne (not affiliated with the podcast) joins host Brooke James to share why she founded a company to support those in need and those who want to help them support them but aren't quite sure how. Grief Coach subscriber Sarah Khatau joins to share how leaning into her grief and having a strong support system made a difference for her.
The Mourning Meeting
Sarah Khatau and Emma Payne | How Grief Coach Helped After My Dad Died8 February 2022
Sarah Khatau shares what it was like to lose her father as a young adult and what supports she found helpful in the really painful times. One of those supports was Grief Coach, a subscription based grief support texting service. Emma Payne, Founder & CEO of Grief Coach, joins the conversation and shares how she came up with Grief Coach and how it has changed the way we can provide support to anyone.
Grief, Gratitude and the Gray in Between
Staying In The Moment - With Emma Payne23 January 2022
Grief Coach CEO, Emma Payne, speaks with Kendra Rinaldi in this podcast about how grief has taught her to live in the moment.
Marketplace
We’re still grieving the economy we’ve lost, whether we realize it or not29 December 2021
Therapists, social workers and mental health providers are swamped and overwhelmed. There is huge pressure and huge demand for mental health support at a time when we’ve got people leaving the industry because of multiple reasons. And they’re also swimming in the same sea [so to speak] and living through all of these losses.
NEXT Podcast
Grieving Out Loud with Emma Payne23 December 2021
In the last couple of years, there’s been a common thread tethering us all together: Grief. It's complicated, it's ongoing, and it’s hard work. When it comes to the grieving process, it can be difficult to ask for support. Emma Payne, founder of Grief Coach, educates NEXT Podcast listeners on providing support to those grieving -- whether it be our friends, family, or coworkers.
Filled With Gold
Filled With Gold Widow Podcast11 November 2021
Grief Coach founder & CEO, Emma Payne, chats with host Melissa Pierce in this 40-minute podcast about grief, widowhood, and what can help.
Digital Journal
Text surveys deliver strong satisfaction scores and response rates for hospices17 September 2021
Grief Coach CEO, Emma Payne, says that “when people are supported in their grief their risk of negative health outcomes such as depression, substance use, anxiety and illness is reduced. So it makes sense that hospices who care about their bereaved families are looking for effective, thoughtful ways to deliver care and make sure the care is helpful.”
Bury Me In New Jersey
Lay Lady Lay14 September 2021
In this interview with Sara Wuillermin, Grief Coach founder & CEO, Emma Payne, discusses the personal experiences that drew her to develop Grief Coach, the difficulties many grieving individuals face after a loved one dies, and how Grief Coach helps grievers and their loved ones navigate this space.
IG Live with Shelby Forsythia
The Power of Text-Based Grief Support14 September 2021
Grief Coach founder & CEO, Emma Payne, chats live with author and grief guide, Shelby Forsythia.
Psych Central
Refuge in Grief: Exploring What It Means to Grieve2 September 2021
When you go looking for support inside your grief, author and therapist Megan Devine says it’s important that you look for resources that make you feel seen and supported, not like a problem in need of a solution."
UpJourney
What To Say to Someone Going To a Funeral21 July 2021
Giving grieving people an opportunity to talk about the person who’s died can be a real gift. Grief Coach CEO, Emma Payne, offers suggestions for how to get started including, “How long have you known Susan? I’d love to hear more about her after the funeral if you’d like to share.”
Healthcare Industry Today
As Wait Times for Mental Health Services Grow, Text Message Program Expands to Provide Immediate Grief Support6 July 2021
With a scalable text messaging platform and expanded team, Grief Coach replaces 6 month wait times with instant, year-long support. "It takes less than 10 minutes to sign up," says Founder and CEO, Emma Payne, "so that's a great alternative for people facing months on a wait list."
Circles
Grief Coach CEO, Emma Payne, interviews with Circles. "People are good. We want to support each other."27 June 2021
High Tech Deck
Healthcare providers overwhelmed by pandemic losses can now get support via text.27 June 2021
There is an urgent need to provide bereavement training and support to nurses and social workers, as a way to improve employee morale, reduce burnout, and eliminate avoidable workplace errors
Today
Bobbie Thomas' emotional essay after her husband's death: 'I feel deeply alone'23 June 2021
Bobbie Thomas writes ... "It's always been my mission to help women feel good, whether it's with beauty and fashion or through sharing stories of love and loss. So I'll continue to share the tools that I have — including the books I'm reading ("It's OK that you're not OK" by Megan Devine), the resources I'm using (The Wendt Center and Grief Coach) and the countless pieces of good advice I've been given — as my way of honoring Michael."
The New York Times
The Year Grandparents Lost: The enforced separations of the pandemic have brought a particular kind of mourning to many grandparents.11 March 2021
Grief Coach founder, Emma Payne, contributed to this New York Times article about grandparents & grief. The writer says "grief isn’t too strong a word for those grandparents who have yearned all year for a small hand in theirs, for a hug without fear."
ehospice
Hospice of the Western Reserve Becomes First Hospice in the U.S. to Partner with Grief Coach10 July 2020
Employee Benefit News Cover Story - May/June 2020
Managing Compassionately During Coronavirus12 May 2020
Employee Benefit News
The burden of bereavement: Grief is the latest challenge for employers in the coronavirus era26 April 2020
Lantern
Reaching Out When You're Stuck Inside: How To Support Grieving Friends, Even in Isolation21 April 2020
Grief Dialogues
Grief in the time of COVID-19, Renee Lund Shares a Teenager's Perspective31 March 2020
The Death Deck
Making Difficult Conversations Easier: Text messages and card games that help us talk about death.25 January 2020
Good Men Project
Emma's article for The Good Men Project: The Conversations No-One Else is Having17 January 2020
Thrive Global
Breathing New Life Into Death: 5 Tech Companies From Female Founders Making Sure No One Grieves Alone16 January 2020