Emilie Kiser Says Grief Feels “Like a Never Ending Feeling of Sadness” Four Months After Losing Son Trigg

03 October 2025

Emilie, Brady and Trigg Kiser. Credit : emiliekiser/Instagram

On October 3, Arizona influencer Emilie Kiser revealed in an emotional Instagram Story that four months after her 3-year-old son Trigg’s tragic death, her grief remains constant and raw, describing it as a “never ending feeling of sadness.” Trigg drowned at the family’s home in May, and Kiser has since taken breaks from social media before gradually returning, sharing intimate reflections about pain, love, and memory.

Kiser’s post began with a message of solidarity to anyone navigating loss, offering herself as a companion in sorrow. “If you’re going through loss, I just want to say I’m here with you,” she wrote over a contemplative snapshot of herself. She acknowledged that grief is complex, writing that even if it were to disappear, she would feel sad, because its presence is a reflection of the bond she still holds with her son.

She shared her approach to coping: letting all the emotions coexist. When tears arise, she allows them fully feeling their weight and reminds herself that such vulnerability is part of living with the absence of someone deeply loved. She described pain as “hard and ugly” yet also a reminder of her “infinite love for Trigg.”

Kiser’s tragic loss came after a heartbreaking drowning accident. On May 12, the family’s pool safety net had been removed for cleaning, and video footage later revealed that Trigg had been unsupervised in the backyard for over nine minutes, spending about seven minutes in the water before he was discovered. He was hospitalized and died six days after the incident.

In the months following Trigg’s death, Kiser stepped away from social media. On September 20, after a hiatus, she posted again first by resuming lifestyle content and then by sharing a heartfelt video in which she made her signature iced coffee while wearing a necklace engraved with Trigg’s name. In that clip, she thanked her followers for their compassion and support during those darkest days.

Her public reflection is both a personal release and a bridge to those who have endured similar pain. She urged her audience to feel grief wholly, to resist numbing it. Her return to sharing in small increments underscores that sorrow does not resolve neatly, but is woven into the fabric of daily life.

The timing of Kiser’s post feels significant. It comes at a moment when many people, especially parents, wrestle with the fear of loss and the enormity of not controlling every outcome. Her vulnerability offers a counterpoint to the common impulse to hide suffering, to project strength, or to neatly compartmentalize pain.

Kiser also acknowledged the paradox in her grief: while its weight is often unbearable, its presence affirms her ongoing connection to Trigg. The sorrow, in its own way, is part of her bond with him something she is not ready to part with. In that realization lies much of the rawness of her message.

Her words come with the weight of motherhood, of witnessing the most unthinkable loss, of trying to rebuild a life in which the center is missing. The public nature of her grief invites both empathy and scrutiny. Yet Kiser has repeatedly emphasized her desire to maintain boundaries, protecting what remains of her family’s privacy and focusing on healing rather than performance.

For her followers and for many watching from similar spaces, her willingness to name darkness so plainly can feel like a balm. She reminds us that grief is not a linear process, that it resists shorthand, and that its persistence is not failure but testimony.

As she continues forward, Kiser’s narrative is not one of closure but of evolution. She holds sorrow and love side by side, letting both live in her story.