How Emilie Kiser Forgave Husband After Son Trigg’s Accidental Death

Emilie Kiser and Brady Kiser are moving forward together.

After their three-year-old son, Trigg, tragically drowned in May 2025 while in Brady’s care with their five-week-old son, Theodore, she initially struggled to forgive him. However, a change in how she viewed the situation eventually helped her to move forward.

Emilie shared with Jay Shetty on his On Purpose podcast that she initially felt immense anger towards him. However, she explained that a key turning point came when she realized the situation could have easily been her own – that she and her partner, Brady, could have just as easily been in the same difficult position. This realization profoundly changed how she thought about it, even impacting her brain chemistry.

The 27-year-old woman mentioned that when she went to dinner, Brady was already taking care of both Trigg and Teddy.

Look, what happened was wrong, and nothing can change that. The aftermath wasn’t okay either. But honestly, really taking responsibility for my own part in things – acknowledging what I could have done differently – that’s what unlocked a deep level of understanding for him. It made me realize how easily I could have been in his shoes, and that empathy was incredibly powerful.

That shared understanding was key to getting them through tough times, and Emilie appreciated that Brady always allowed her to freely express her feelings – even the difficult ones – without judgment.

She explained that even when she first doubted their relationship—right after they lost Trigg—she would have been able to forgive him, because she desperately hoped he’d forgive her too and understand it wasn’t intentional. She felt the same way about Brady.

More than a year after the sad loss of Trigg, Emilie shared that she and Brady have both been working hard to heal.

She shared that she was proud of how they had supported each other through their grief. Despite experiencing loss in different ways, the therapy they’d received had given them the tools to connect and work through it together, and she felt they had made a genuine effort to do so.

She explained that they’ve focused on supporting each other, recognizing they share a deep connection through their memories and love for the person they’ve lost.

At first, Emilie couldn’t imagine feeling sad forever after Trigg’s death. But she’s realized that while her grief will always be a part of her, time also allows for happiness and good memories to emerge.

She explained that grief doesn’t disappear, but lives alongside all other emotions. You can experience joy and sadness, support and guilt, or feel both sorrow and nostalgia at the same time. Many feelings can exist together, and that’s something that will always be true.

For a look at some of those happy memories Emile and Brady shared with Trigg and Teddy, read on.