Emilie Kiser EXCLUSIVE: The Loss That Changed Her Forever
6/17/20261 hr 3 min
Emilie Kiser sits down with Jay for her first in depth conversation about the loss of her son, Trigg, and what life has looked like in the months after. Emilie speaks candidly about grief, guilt, marriage, motherhood, and the pressure of navigating tragedy while also living publicly online. Instead of trying to offer perfect answers, this episode focuses on the reality of surviving something life-altering one moment at a time.
The conversation also shines a light on the importance of pool safety, prevention, and the measures that can help protect families from unimaginable loss. Emilie opens up about therapy, boundaries, support systems, and the reality that grief doesn’t disappear, it becomes something you learn to carry. It’s a deeply honest conversation about love, accountability, healing, and finding a way to keep living after life changes forever.
In this episode you'll learn:
How to Live Alongside Grief
How to Support Someone After Loss
How to Set Boundaries Online
How to Grieve Together as a Couple
How to Protect Your Children Better
How to Heal One Day at a Time
How to Show Up for Your Family in Pain
Healing doesn’t mean forgetting. Strength doesn’t mean pretending you’re okay. It simply means continuing to love, continuing to show up, and continuing to hope even when life feels different than before.
With Love and Gratitude,
Jay Shetty
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What We Discuss:
00:00 Intro
02:51 Life Before Everything Changed
05:30 Losing a Beloved Son
07:21 Searching for Answers After Tragedy
09:41 The Unimaginable Pain of Losing a Child
12:35 Navigating Grief in the Public Eye
14:17 Accepting There May Never Be Answers
15:43 Facing Judgment Online
18:08 What Grief Teaches You About Life
21:45 Learning to Live With Grief
23:51 Dealing With Public Assumptions
28:18 Living With Regret and Raising Awareness
30:33 Why It All Felt So Cruel
32:07 How Do You Heal After Child Loss?
36:00 Surviving Grief Day by Day
38:06 Returning to Work While Grieving
41:01 The Promise That Kept Her Going
44:52 Learning to Forgive Your Partner
49:55 Living With the Void of Loss
51:14 Keeping Trigg’s Memory Alive
53:16 What is The Most Helpful Thing To Say?
55:51 The Biggest Lesson After Loss
58:09 Preventing Another Tragedy
01:03:31 Balancing Privacy and Public Record
01:06:44 Protecting Trigg’s Final Moments
Episode Resources:
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YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@emiliekiser
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/emilie.henrichsen/
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/emiliekiser/
TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@emiliekiser
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