Madison Reign: Mrs. Alabama America 2025 Brianna Sistrunk on Stillbirth, Faith & Turning Grief Into Purpose

<p>What does it look like to turn the most devastating loss of your life into a platform that reaches millions?</p><p><br></p><p>In this extraordinary episode of Cry It Out Loud, we sit down with Brianna Sistrunk — Mrs. Alabama America 2025 — who has just turned in her crown after a year of using one of the most visible platforms in the state to advocate openly and honestly for women navigating pregnancy loss, stillbirth, and infant loss.</p><p><br></p><p>In 2015, Brianna lost her daughter Madison Reign — born still at 19 weeks. She has also endured an ectopic pregnancy. Rather than grieve in silence, Brianna picked up a camera in 2016 and began sharing her story on YouTube — raw, honest, and unscripted. Ten years later, women are still finding those videos and reaching out to say the words that change everything — <em>me too.</em></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode Brianna shares:</p><ul><li>Life before Madison — and who she was before grief reshaped everything</li><li>The stillbirth of Madison Reign at 19 weeks and the loss nobody prepares you for</li><li>Navigating ectopic pregnancy and carrying multiple losses</li><li>Faith, doubt, and finding Jesus Christ in the darkest season of life</li><li>How a YouTube video series became a ten year lifeline for grieving mothers worldwide</li><li>Using the Mrs. Alabama America 2025 platform to advocate for stillbirth awareness and pregnancy loss</li></ul><ul><li>What bereaved mothers need that the world is not giving them</li><li>The legacy of Madison Reign — and what it means to carry her forward</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode is for every mother who has lost a baby and wondered if anyone would ever understand. For every woman who has grieved in silence because she didn&#39;t know where to turn. And for everyone who has ever asked whether their pain could ever become something that helps someone else.</p><p><br></p><p>The answer is yes. Brianna&#39;s life is proof.</p><p><br></p><p>Cry It Out Loud is hosted by Chasing the Rainbows, a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit providing free daily support for infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, and pregnancy after loss.</p><p>Every loss matters. </p><p>Every mother matters. </p><p>Every baby loss matters.<br><a href="https://chasingtherainbows.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>chasingtherainbows.org</strong></a></p>