Influencer Emilie Kiser Defends Grief Sharing, Addresses Criticism Following Son’s Death
Influencer Emilie Kiser is pushing back against criticism regarding her public grieving process and selective sharing of personal details following the death of her son, Trigg, in April. Kiser, who shares Trigg and son Teddy with husband Brady Kiser, addressed the backlash in a recent video, asserting her right to control the narrative surrounding her grief and emphasizing the therapeutic benefit of limited content creation.
Kiser explained she is intentionally limiting what she shares online, stating, “I’m not sharing my kids anymore, therefore I’m not sharing Teddy and I’m not sharing trigg. I’m doing my best and I’m sharing a very small portion because I’m not ready to share other things. I’m not ready to talk about other things. And that is OK.” She clarified these boundaries are being navigated with professional support, adding, ”Those are the things I am unpacking in my therapy sessions and with professionals and with my family.” Brady Kiser echoed this sentiment, stating that details of their grief are “not things that I think I should be coming on the internet and unpacking with millions of people.”
The couple has faced public scrutiny as Trigg died after being pulled unconscious from their backyard pool in Chandler, arizona, in April. While the Chandler Police Department submitted a criminal charge recommendation to the Maricopa county Attorney’s office for brady Kiser, who was home at the time of the incident, the office later steadfast there was “no likelihood of conviction.”
Kiser tearfully acknowledged she is “very much processing the loss of my son,” but feels “ready to return to work in some sense of normalcy.” She acknowledged people are “entitled to say what they want about my grief journey,” but cautioned they are “not seeing the full scope of things.” kiser explained that filming content, even in a limited capacity, “helps me step out of my reality for a second, and do my job, which I very much enjoy.”
Following a period of silence on social media after Trigg’s death, Kiser initially broke her silence in August via Instagram, writing, “loss of this magnitude feels impossible to put into words…I’ve spent days, weeks, months trying to find them and also take the time I’ve needed to digest the loss of my baby.”
