Dad Always
Dad Always is a baby loss podcast created for fathers grieving miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, and infant loss.
Hosted by Kelly Jean-Philippe, the podcast centers the often-overlooked experiences of bereaved fathers—men who grieve deeply, even when that grief is quiet or unseen. Through honest conversations, personal stories, and reflective episodes, Dad Always explores grief, fatherhood, and the enduring bond between dads and their children.
Listeners will hear from dads and parents who have experienced baby loss, as well as from professionals and advocates who support families after loss. Some episodes include artistically crafted reflections that hold what words alone cannot.
Dad Always is a space where dads don’t need to explain or justify their grief—and where meaning and pain are allowed to coexist.
Dad Always
Latest Episodes
E23: A Bereaved Father’s Story Of Birth Trauma (ft. Ryan Brown Jr.)
On this week's episode, Ryan Brown Jr. joins me as a fellow bereaved father and tells the story of his son Andreas, who lived for thirteen and a half hours, and what it feels like to watch your...
E22: August 2026 Recap
In this recap episode, we revisit the moments that capture what pregnancy and baby loss can feel like for fathers when the world looks the same but everything inside is shattered. We name the hidden weight dads carry, why emotional safety chang...
E21: How To Support A Dad After Pregnancy Or Baby Loss
Silence can feel like the “safe” choice after pregnancy or baby loss, but for many bereaved dads it becomes a cage. When people avoid the topic, minimize miscarriage, or freeze up around stillbirth, TFMR, neonatal death, or infant loss, the mes...
E20: Returning to Routine Is Not Moving On
The hardest part of grief can be when the texts slow down, the calls fade, and you are back to routine life while everyone around you assumes you are “back to normal.” This episode talks about that hidden stretch after preg...
E19: Grieving While the World Keeps On Moving
The hardest part of grief can be how ordinary everything looks around you. One minute you’re walking out of an ultrasound room with the worst news of your life, and the next minute someone is smiling and saying “have a good day.” That clash can...
Fan Mail
Hey man. This is Zac Kugler. Just wanted to say y’all’s podcasts about miscarriage dads is amazing. It has helped me through my grief over my loss we had a few months ago. God bless y'all and thank you
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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