No longer shares younger son online
Losing Trigg publicly changed Emilie's relationship with social media entirely; she now maintains a strict rule of never sharing her son Teddy online.
Snapshot · On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Emilie Kiser EXCLUSIVE: The Loss That Changed Her Forever
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Jun 17, 2026
Where this was said
Losing a Beloved Son
At 7:10 · chapter starts 5:30
Jay asks Emilie what daily life looks like now, and she explains that her routine centres on caring for her son Teddy, working out daily for the mental health benefit, and setting small intentions rather than expectations. When the conversation turns to the origins of her social media presence, Emilie reveals that she started sharing morning and cleaning vlogs in 2021 simply to combat loneliness as a new mom in Utah and to connect with other mothers. The community she built felt genuinely warm and supportive — something she could not have anticipated. But the tragedy reshaped her relationship with public sharing entirely: she has now set a firm boundary never to share Teddy online, recognising for the first time that her online audience, however loving, does not truly know her or her family at a deep level.
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