social media influencer Emilie Kiser gave her first interview about the death of her 3-year-old son, Trigg, after she drowned last May. this content creator The 27-year-old appeared on Jay Shetty’s “On Purpose” podcast on Tuesday, June 17, her first interview since the death of her son Trigg.
Has Emily Kizer forgiven Brady?
Ki-taek tells the story of working through grief with her husbandShe was reportedly observing Trigg at the time of the accident and said she doubted from the start whether she would ever forgive him USA Today. “I think the biggest thing that really changed my brain chemistry and the way I thought was: This could very easily happen to me,” she said.
Nearly a year after the tragedy, Emily addressed her relationship with Brady in the comments of a TikTok vlog posted on April 7, answering questions about how she “healed” and “forgave” him. people. “You can’t recover from loss, you can only learn to live with grief,” she wrote.
“It helps to have extensive and consistent therapy. It’s also helpful to realize that everyone deserves love, empathy, and forgiveness. It helps to not be too concerned about other people’s opinions.”
Kaiser also said she and Brady worked with multiple medical professionals to deal with their trauma, including going to a nursing farm for animal therapy shortly after Trigg’s death, USA Today reported.
She said she has accepted that she will never stop grieving. “Everything is going to live with grief,” she said. “You can feel happy and sad at the same time. You can feel supported and guilty at the same time. You can feel sad and feel the memories at the same time. So many feelings at the same time, it’s forever.”
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What happened to Trigg Keyser?
On May 12, 2025, Trigg fell into his backyard swimming pool in Chandler, Arizona, and was hospitalized. Five weeks after Emilie gave birth to her second son, Teddy, she was not at home because she was out with friends.
But suddenly, her husband, Brady, called to say Trigg had fallen into the pool and wasn’t breathing. Six days later, on May 18, he died in hospital.
According to a police report, Brady was alone at home with Trigg and Teddy at the time of the incident and told police that when he lost sight of Trigg, his attention was distracted by the children, USA Today reported.
Surveillance video showed that the 3-year-old child accidentally fell into the swimming pool after tripping over an inflatable chair. Brady initially reported that he lost sight of his son for three to five minutes, and police later said video evidence showed Trigg was unsupervised in the backyard for more than nine minutes, including about seven minutes in the water, People reported.
Months later, the Chandler Police Department announced the investigation was complete and recommended Brady be tried on Level 4 felony charges. child abuse.
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Emilie Kiser turns grief into water security mission
“The biggest lesson is, even if you think it will never happen to you, it could. It can,” Kaiser said, according to USA Today. She urged parents to install pool fences and door alarms and to keep hands out of reach.
She also recalled the promise she made to Trigg before his death to always look after his brother. “It keeps me going,” she said. “I made a promise and I’m going to keep it and I’m going to give Teddy the best life I can.”
In a TikTok posted for Water Safety Awareness Month, Keizer called Trigg’s death “very preventable.”
