What does it look like to turn the most devastating loss of your life into a platform that reaches millions?

In this extraordinary episode of Cry It Out Loud, we sit down with Brianna Sistrunk — Mrs. Alabama America 2025 — who has just turned in her crown after a year of using one of the most visible platforms in the state to advocate openly and honestly for women navigating pregnancy loss, stillbirth, and infant loss.

In 2015, Brianna lost her daughter Madison Reign — born still at 19 weeks. She has also endured an ectopic pregnancy. Rather than grieve in silence, Brianna picked up a camera in 2016 and began sharing her story on YouTube — raw, honest, and unscripted. Ten years later, women are still finding those videos and reaching out to say the words that change everything — me too.

In this episode Brianna shares:

• Life before Madison — and who she was before grief reshaped everything
• The stillbirth of Madison Reign at 19 weeks and the loss nobody prepares you for
• Navigating ectopic pregnancy and carrying multiple losses
• Faith, doubt, and finding Jesus Christ in the darkest season of life
• How a YouTube video series became a ten year lifeline for grieving mothers worldwide
• Using the Mrs. Alabama America 2025 platform to advocate for stillbirth awareness and pregnancy loss

• What bereaved mothers need that the world is not giving them
• The legacy of Madison Reign — and what it means to carry her forward

This episode is for every mother who has lost a baby and wondered if anyone would ever understand. For every woman who has grieved in silence because she didn't know where to turn. And for everyone who has ever asked whether their pain could ever become something that helps someone else.

The answer is yes. Brianna's life is proof.

Cry It Out Loud is hosted by Chasing the Rainbows, a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit providing free daily support for infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, and pregnancy after loss.

Every loss matters.

Every mother matters.

Every baby loss matters.
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What happens when you experience a miscarriage and the world expects you to just move on?

In this powerful episode of Cry It Out Loud, we sit down with Jamilah Robinson, an entrepreneur, woman of faith, and co-founder of Missing Pieces Support Group in Houston, Texas, who experienced two miscarriages in 2018 and spent months grieving in silence, not knowing where to turn or who to tell.

Jamilah opens up about the emotional and mental health weight of pregnancy loss that nobody prepares you for. The grief you carry publicly, the grief you perform your way through, and the moment she stopped suffering alone and found her people.

She shares how faith carried her through the darkest season of her life, how her rainbow baby Lacy Olivia became her family's living promise, and how her own pain became the roadmap for thousands of other women who needed someone to say — me too.

In this episode we cover:

• The emotional and mental health reality of miscarriage and pregnancy loss
• Suffering in silence — what grief actually feels like when no one talks about it
• Faith, anger, and finding God in the middle of devastating loss
• Rainbow baby journeys — the beauty and the complicated feelings that come with them
• How trauma can be repurposed into purpose for others
• Why community and peer support are critical after pregnancy and infant loss
• What bereaved mothers actually need from the people around them

Whether you are navigating infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, or pregnancy after loss or supporting someone who is this episode will meet you exactly where you are.

Cry It Out Loud is hosted by Chasing the Rainbows, a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit providing free daily support for infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, pregnancy after loss, and maternal mental health. Our programs serve thousands of bereaved parents nationwide through peer support, community, education, and advocacy at no cost to the families we serve.

Every loss matters. Every family deserves support.
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How does a marriage survive the unimaginable after the stillbirth of a baby?

In this deeply moving episode of Cry It Out Loud, Celeste and Hannes Ringoot share the story of their daughter, Ellory, who was stillborn just eight months ago. Together, they open their hearts about falling in love, dreaming of becoming parents, and the heartbreaking day everything changed.

But this conversation is about more than loss.

It's about how two people grieve differently while choosing to stay connected. It's about protecting a relationship through unimaginable heartbreak, learning to love each other in new ways, and discovering that grief and hope can exist side by side.

Since Ellory's passing, Celeste and Hannes have transformed their grief into purpose by completing monthly running challenges and marathons around the world to raise awareness for stillbirth, pregnancy loss, and infant loss ensuring that Ellory's life continues to make an impact.

In this episode, we explore:

• Life before stillbirth and dreaming of becoming parents
• The emotional impact of stillbirth on a marriage and relationship
• How husbands and wives often grieve differently after losing a baby
• Communication, intimacy, and staying connected after baby loss
• Turning heartbreak into advocacy through running and awareness
• Honoring a baby's legacy after stillbirth
• Finding hope, healing, and purpose after pregnancy and infant loss

Whether you have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, pregnancy loss, or are supporting someone who has, this episode is a powerful reminder that grief doesn't end love—it transforms it.

Hosted by Chasing the Rainbows, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free daily support for families navigating infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy loss, stillbirth, infant loss, and pregnancy after loss.

Because every baby deserves to be remembered.

Because every parent deserves to be supported.

Because Every Loss Matters.

Find support, volunteer, donate, or learn more at chasingtherainbows.org.