TOOLS & RESOURCES
Last reviewed by the Phillips & Cohen Associates Editorial Team: June 2026
When you lose a family member, there are many practical tasks to manage at a very difficult time. These tools are here to help make those tasks a little easier.
Probate can take months or even years to complete, but your financial needs don’t pause while you wait. InheritNOW provides advances on your inheritance while probate finishes in the background. It is not a loan, there is no credit check, and you are not required to make any monthly payments or pay anything out of pocket. Repayment is made to InheritNOW from the assets of the estate after the probate process closes. It’s a quick, easy, and secure way for funds to be wired directly to your account in as little as 48 hours. If you are a beneficiary of an estate currently in probate and need access to money now, InheritNOW can help.
Visit: inheritnow.com.
When a child loses someone they love, they need support that meets them where they are. NACG raises awareness about the needs of children and teens who are grieving a death and provides education and resources for those who support them. Their website includes a searchable directory to help you connect to local support across the United States, along with guides for families on how to talk with children about death and loss. Whether you are a parent, caregiver, teacher, or counselor, NACG can help you support the grieving child in your life.
Visit: nacg.org.
Grief doesn’t follow a script, and neither does this podcast. Hosted by friends Jonny Meah and Neil Collins, Keep It Grief brings honest, warm, and often surprisingly funny conversation to one of life’s hardest experiences. Both hosts lost someone they loved in 2023, and that shared experience shapes every episode. Whether they’re talking about the physical side of grief, the guilt of moving forward, or the practical realities of life after loss, it feels less like a self-help show and more like a conversation with people who truly understand. Listen to Keep it Grief on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
The Compassionate Friends exists to provide friendship, understanding, and hope to those going through the natural grieving process following the death of a child. Through a network of over 500 chapters with locations in all 50 states, as well as Washington DC and Puerto Rico, they have been providing support to bereaved families for five decades. In-person chapter meetings and online support groups are both available, making it possible to connect with others who truly understand this kind of loss.
Visit: compassionatefriends.org.
GriefShare is a safe, welcoming place where people understand the difficult emotions of grief. Through a 13-week group program, participants discover what to expect in the days ahead and learn helpful ways of coping with grief in all its unpredictability. Groups and events meet in person and online at thousands of locations, and you are welcome to join at any point during the cycle. GriefShare is open to anyone grieving the death of a loved one, regardless of the relationship or how the loss occurred.
Visit: griefshare.org.
ADEC is a multidisciplinary professional membership organization involved in death education and supportive counseling in areas related to death, dying processes, loss, and grief. Its members include a wide array of psychologists, counselors, social workers, educators, researchers, hospice personnel, clergy, and volunteers. For those who have lost a loved one and are looking for a qualified grief counselor, ADEC’s directory can help you find a credentialed professional in your area.
Visit: adec.org.