{"id":2075885,"date":"2025-10-07T23:20:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T23:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2075885"},"modified":"2025-10-07T23:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T23:20:09","slug":"emilie-kiser-opens-up-about-going-to-therapy-amid-grief-journey-following-death-of-son-trigg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/emilie-kiser-opens-up-about-going-to-therapy-amid-grief-journey-following-death-of-son-trigg\/","title":{"rendered":"Emilie Kiser Opens Up About Going to Therapy amid &#8216;Grief Journey&#8217; Following Death of Son Trigg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Emilie Kiser opened up about going to therapy in a post on her Instagram Stories five months after the death of her son, Trigg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe strength you carry helping others each day is something that makes me emotional, especially now thinking about our\/my grief journey and what I talk to my therapist about,\u201d wrote the influencer, thanking mental health professionals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kiser&#8217;s son Trigg died in May after a drowning incident in her and her husband Brady&#8217;s backyard pool<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Emilie Kiser is sharing more about her \u201cgrief journey,\u201d five months after the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/emilie-kiser-3-year-old-son-critical-condition-being-pulled-backyard-pool-11734771\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:death of her 3-year-old son Trigg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">death of her 3-year-old son Trigg<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a post to her Instagram Stories on Oct. 7, the Arizona-based content creator shared that she was heading to a therapy appointment and that she \u201chad the random urge to say thank you to all health professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe strength you carry helping others each day is something that makes me emotional, especially now thinking about our\/my grief journey and what I talk to my therapist about,\u201d wrote Kiser. \u201cYou guys are amazing\ud83e\udd0d.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Emilie Kiser\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p> Emilie Kiser<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post comes less than three weeks after the influencer returned to social media following a hiatus after the death of her son and a series of legal battles over the public release of information related to the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In May, Trigg died after a drowning incident in Kiser and her husband Brady\u2019s backyard pool.\u00a0That month, Emilie filed a lawsuit to keep records about her son\u2019s death out of public view, and the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/emilie-kiser-files-to-keep-footage-of-son-trigg-drowning-sealed-exclusive-source-11748240\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ruled in the influencer's favor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ruled in the influencer&#8217;s favor<\/a> on a separate motion she filed to keep her personal declaration private.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In her May plea, which was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/emilie-kiser-says-shell-forever-second-guess-not-being-home-during-son-trigg-s-drowning-in-emotional-statement-11795274\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:later made public in August;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">later made public in August<\/a>, Emilie described helicopters circling over her home and said she and her husband were \u201cdeeply concerned about the release of specific information and our ability to even start to heal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"emiliekiser\/Instagram Emilie Kiser, husband Brady Kiser and their son Trigg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" 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6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>emiliekiser\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p> Emilie Kiser, husband Brady Kiser and their son Trigg<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In August, the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County ruled in favor of Emilie\u2019s filing to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/emilie-kiser-seeks-to-redact-police-report-recommended-charges-against-husband-11782846\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:remove the two pages;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">remove the two pages<\/a> of the CPD\u2019s police report that included recommendations for Brady to be charged with a class 4 felony of child abuse after the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/emilie-kisers-husband-brady-will-not-be-charged-with-felony-child-abuse-11773378\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Maricopa County Attorney&#8217;s Office announced<\/a> that there was \u201cno likelihood of conviction\u201d against Brady.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brady, who was the only parent home at the time of the drowning, initially said that he had lost sight of Trigg for three to five minutes before finding him in the pool, though a report by the CPD <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/new-details-revealed-about-influencer-emilie-kisers-son-triggs-death-sports-bet-police-11783683\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:later cited video evidence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">later cited video evidence<\/a> that Trigg &#8220;was in the backyard unsupervised for more than nine minutes, and in the water for about seven of those minutes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After an extended hiatus, Emilie <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/emilie-kiser-breaks-since-after-death-of-son-trigg-11799587\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:returned to social media;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">returned to social media<\/a> on Aug. 28 with her first public statement since her son\u2019s death. \u201cI&#8217;ve spent days, weeks, months trying to find them [the right words] and also take the time I&#8217;ve needed to digest the loss of my baby,&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Emilie Kiser\/Instagram Emilie Kiser, husband Brady Kiser and their son Trigg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"384\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/jLgzYv9oV_8S_73QXrP6cQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTg4MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/71ccb582cf2ca333969bfbd981a905a7\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Emilie Kiser\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p> Emilie Kiser, husband Brady Kiser and their son Trigg<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She followed up the statement on Sept. 20, sharing a house \u201creset\u201d video \u2014\u00a0the kind of content she is most known for online \u2014 and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/emilie-kiser-is-really-nervous-to-post-on-social-media-after-son-triggs-death-11799666\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:candidly admitted;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">candidly admitted<\/a> she was \u201creally nervous\u201d to begin posting online again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI know that might sound silly to a lot of people, but I really do love this community that we have here and I hope that in coming back and sharing a little bit of what I choose to, I can reconnect with you guys and hopefully help anyone who is maybe going through a similar situation,&#8221; she said in the post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an additional post a few days later, Emilie <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/emilie-kiser-internet-dark-place-addresses-support-she-has-received-during-grief-loss-11815954\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:thanked her followers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">thanked her followers<\/a> for their kind words as she navigated her return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I have been truly blown away by the love, comfort, and support,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;I appreciate so many of you sharing your similar experiences and your own stories of how you have dealt with grief and loss.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/emilie-kiser-opens-up-about-going-to-therapy-following-death-of-son-trigg-11826151\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Emilie Kiser opened up about going to therapy in a post on her Instagram Stories five months after the death of her son, Trigg \u201cThe strength you carry helping others each day is something that makes me emotional, especially now thinking about our\/my grief journey and what I talk to my therapist 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