A Mother's Fight for Child Safety After Unimaginable Loss

Grief and healing can take us down paths we never imagined. In this conversation, we explore healing through storytelling, child safety advocacy, mental health awareness, and how one mother transformed unimaginable loss into a mission to protect other families.I sit down with Hope Hooton, author of There's Still Hope: A Journey of Adversity, Tragedy, and Unshakeable Faith, founder of Voices Against Filicide, and advocate for the Alec and Lydia Act. Hope shares the lives and legacies of her children, Alec and Lydia, and the devastating day that changed her life forever. She opens up about navigating grief, leaning on faith, and turning heartbreak into action.Together, we discuss coercive control, domestic violence, warning signs that are often overlooked, and why filicide remains a silent crisis affecting families across the country. Hope explains how she is working with legislators to create meaningful change through the Alec and Lydia Act and why child safety must always come first.This is a conversation about grief, resilience, advocacy, and finding purpose in the midst of unimaginable loss.In this episode:• Honoring the lives of Alec and Lydia• Understanding filicide and coercive control• Warning signs families should know• The importance of child safety reform• Turning grief into advocacy and action• Faith, healing, and resilience after lossConnect with Hope Hooton:Website: https://voicesagainstfilicide.odoo.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hope_in_the_pain/