Resilience, Advocacy, and Community with Emma Kelly

In this heartfelt episode, Emma Kelly, wife of Colts player Ryan Kelly, shares the powerful story of their family's resilience through personal tragedy and triumph. 

Emma opens up about the complexities of managing life as a mother to twins while expecting another, and supporting Ryan during football season. The episode delves into their profound grief after losing their daughter, Mary Kate, their journey through IVF, and the joy brought by their miracle twins. 

Emma discusses their deep involvement with 'Count the Kicks,' advocating for maternal health to prevent stillbirths. Highlighting the emotional highs and lows, this episode reminds us of the strength of family bonds, the importance of community support, and their advocacy work to honor Mary Kate's legacy.

**As Project 44 and Finding 44 begin to engage in important conversations outside of our field of expertise, fact checking and ensuring we are using the correct verbiage is important to us. We would like to clarify, in the intro to this episode, we referred to Emma’s experience as ‘infant loss,’ where the correct term, according to Count the Kicks, is ‘stillbirth.’

00:00 Introduction

01:47 Life with Twins and Football Season

02:41 Game Day Adventures and Nesting

05:03 Emma's Pregnancy Journey and Loss

07:42 The Birth of Duke and Ford

12:00 Count the Kicks and Maternal Health

14:02 Honoring Our Daughter's Memory

14:15 Joining Forces with Count the Kicks

15:03 The Importance of Counting Kicks

15:34 Personal Experience with Count the Kicks

17:16 Legislative Efforts and Community Impact

19:49 The Power of Community Support

21:35 Inspiring a Culture of Yes

22:59 Accepting Help and Building a Village

24:09 Family Spirit Animals

27:27 Community Baby Shower and Count the Kicks App

29:34 Final Thoughts and Gratitude

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