Finding Purpose After Losing A Child: Live Like Braun with Jenn Levi

Finding Purpose After Losing A Child: Live Like Braun with Jenn Levi

From HEAL with Kelly

April 9, 2026 · 57 min · Episode 182

About this episode

Jenn Levi shares her journey of healing and finding purpose after the loss of her son, Braun.

What if the worst thing imaginable happened… and instead of closing your heart, the spirit of the child you lost, inspired you to open it wider? In this deeply moving episode, I sit down with Jenn Levi, mother, advocate, and co-founder of the Live Like Braun Foundation, to talk about what healing really looks like after unimaginable loss. Ten months after losing her 18-year-old son, Braun, Jenn shares how grief has reshaped her faith, her identity, and her sense of purpose. From losing their home in the Palisades fire to losing Braun just months later, she reflects on how back-to-back tragedy forced her to confront the question: How is grief going to shape you? We talk about the reality that you don’t “get over” losing someone, especially a child. You learn to live with it. Jenn shares how she’s building a life big enough to hold both love and pain, how giving her grief a job transformed it into service, and how the foundation is channeling heartbreak into scholarships, rebuilding public spaces, and fighting to reform DUI laws. We also explore how helping others can shift your own healing and the power of human connection in a disconnected world. And finally, Jenn shares how her…

People in this episode

Host: Kelly

Guest: Jenn Levi

Topics covered

  • grief
  • healing
  • loss
  • purpose
  • resilience
  • advocacy

Keywords

  • grief
  • healing
  • Live Like Braun
  • loss of a child
  • resilience
  • advocacy
  • DUI laws
  • spiritual beliefs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Live Like Braun Foundation

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