Grieving to GROW: Finding Purpose and Community After Child Loss (with Cartier’s mama)

In this episode of The Sad Moms Podcast, we sit down with Chalon, who shares her deeply personal journey following the tragic loss of her son Cartier who died due to a drowning accident just a month before his 5th birthday. Chalon navigates through the emotional landscape of grief, touching on her experiences as a black woman, the coping mechanisms she's developed, pregnancy after loss, and how she continues to care for her living daughter while preparing for a new baby. She also opens up about the supportive community resources that have helped her along the way and her plans to honor Cartier's memory through a new nonprofit organization: GROW. Join us for a poignant and inspiring conversation filled with resilience, love, and hope.Chalon's non-profit organization, GROW, is still in the works! Stay tuned here for more information. Los Angeles Community Resources mentioned by Chalon in this episode:Our House Grief Support Center: https://www.ourhouse-grief.org/ Taking Time: https://www.takingtime.org/  Los Angeles County Library: https://lacountylibrary.org/  Harbor Interfaith: https://www.harborinterfaith.org/  Salvation Army: https://losangelescentral.salvationarmy.org/  The Abundant Birth Project: https://abundantbirthproject.org/ City of Inglewood: https://www.cityofinglewood.org/1650/Parks-Recreation-Community-Services STEM Festival- Inglewood: https://sciencesport.org/inglewood-stem-fest/  Los Angeles Urban League: https://laul.org/  FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL:Instagram: @thesadmoms_TikTok: @thesadmoms