Overview

• Kelsey Parker, 34, the widow of The Wanted’s Tom Parker and host of the Mum’s The Word podcast, addressed her son Phoenix Parker-Lindsay in a heartfelt Instagram letter after his stillbirth in June.
• Accompanied by a beach montage, she wrote that “grief and gratitude can exist together” and said she is learning to “live with the ache” while carrying Phoenix in her heart.
• Phoenix was born sleeping one week before his due date, a loss Parker announced in June through a poem on her social channels.
• After the tragedy, Parker and her partner Will Lindsay took their two older children, Aurelia and Bodhi, on a much-needed holiday to find moments of peace together.
• Parker is set to release podcast episodes recorded during her pregnancy, aiming to use her platform to support others who have faced similar losses.