Cierra Clayson: What Nobody Tells You About Rebuilding Your Life After Tragedy

What happens when life falls apart, and you have to rebuild it from scratch?In this episode of Mental Health Momentum, Dr. David Morgan sits down with Cierra Clayson, Brand Manager at Minky Couture, Utah Valley BusinessQ 40 Under 40 honoree, and a mother whose journey has been shaped by profound loss, resilience, and reinvention.After spending a decade as a stay-at-home mom, Cierra unexpectedly found herself navigating divorce, re-entering the workforce, and rebuilding her identity. What followed was a remarkable career transformation that helped grow Minky Couture into a nationally recognized brand through partnerships with organizations including the NBA, Paramount Pictures, Crumbl, BYU, UVU, and more.But behind the professional success is a deeply personal story.Cierra opens up about losing her five-day-old son, Jack, and the lasting impact that grief has had on her life. She shares how she spent years trying to stay strong for everyone around her, only to discover that true healing comes from allowing yourself to sit with pain rather than avoiding it.Together, Dr. Morgan and Cierra discuss grief, divorce, motherhood, social media, comparison culture, resilience, and why some of life's hardest experiences become the foundation for our greatest growth.In This EpisodeRe-entering the workforce after 10 years as a stay-at-home momBuilding a successful career after divorceThe loss of Cierra's infant son, JackWhy grief never completely disappearsThe importance of sitting with difficult emotionsRaising resilient children through life's challengesHow service can help us healSocial media's impact on mental healthComparison culture and women in leadershipFinding joy and purpose after devastating setbacksThis conversation is candid, hopeful, and ultimately a reminder that healing doesn't mean avoiding hardship; it means learning how to move through it.