Kelon Crawford spent a decade making a life down by Big Bend National Park: guiding river trips, doing conservation work, building an off-grid house. But when she got pregnant, she and her husband made the difficult choice to leave the adventure behind, moving to Alpine to give their daughter the best possible home.
Then, after uprooting their lives to become parents, they found themselves facing tragedy — and struggling to navigate their grief alone.
A note to listeners: this episode focuses in depth on the loss of a child. If you or anyone you know is struggling with that experience, here's a non-exhaustive list of resources that we hope can be of help:
Post Partum Support International
