5 weeks postpartum at time of loss
Emilie was just 5 weeks postpartum when Trigg's accident happened, adding an unimaginable layer of physical and emotional vulnerability to her grief.
Snapshot · On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Emilie Kiser EXCLUSIVE: The Loss That Changed Her Forever
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Jun 17, 2026
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Searching for Answers After Tragedy
At 8:03 · chapter starts 7:21
Just five weeks after giving birth to Teddy, Emilie was at a girls' dinner when her husband called to say Trigg had fallen in the pool and wasn't breathing. She knew something was catastrophically wrong before he even finished speaking. She rushed to the hospital, and Trigg passed away about a week later. The matter-of-fact precision with which she tells this part of the story — dates, circumstances, logistics — underscores what she will say later: her mind went purely into fight-or-flight mode, with no mental space for anything beyond Trigg.
The Moment Everything Changed
Emilie Kiser was at dinner with friends, just 5 weeks postpartum, when her husband called to say their son Trigg had fallen in the pool and wasn't breathing. Within that one phone call, a normal evening became the worst night of her life.
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