A stranger told us we looked “too happy” to be grieving our son, and that offhand comment cracked open a much bigger conversation: who decides what grief should look like, and why do we treat joy as betrayal after loss? We open the door to our real process—private tears, unexpected waves, quiet days, and the slow return to things that make us feel alive. We talk about parenting four kids while holding absence, choosing fewer commitments to protect our energy, then carefully rebuilding a life...
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A stranger told us we looked “too happy” to be grieving our son, and that offhand comment cracked open a much bigger conversation: who decides what grief should look like, and why do we treat joy as betrayal after loss? We open the door to our real process—private tears, unexpected waves, quiet days, and the slow return to things that make us feel alive. We talk about parenting four kids while holding absence, choosing fewer commitments to protect our energy, then carefully rebuilding a life...
The Rainbow After the Storm: Our Journey Continues
Jessyl and Alex Podcast
27 minutes
2 months ago
The Rainbow After the Storm: Our Journey Continues
The journey through grief rarely follows a straight line. After sharing our son Liam's story last season, we're revealing a profound new chapter - Jessyl is 20 weeks pregnant with what many call a "rainbow baby." Despite actively trying to prevent pregnancy while navigating our grief, life had other plans. This pregnancy brings a complex emotional landscape unlike anything we've experienced before. As Jessyl vulnerably shares, "Excitement is not the word I would use... When I think about pre...
Jessyl and Alex Podcast
A stranger told us we looked “too happy” to be grieving our son, and that offhand comment cracked open a much bigger conversation: who decides what grief should look like, and why do we treat joy as betrayal after loss? We open the door to our real process—private tears, unexpected waves, quiet days, and the slow return to things that make us feel alive. We talk about parenting four kids while holding absence, choosing fewer commitments to protect our energy, then carefully rebuilding a life...
