His death shook daytime soap fans to the core, as it came just fours years after the death of Kristoff’s son, Julian.

While The Young and the Restless is what Kristoff St.

Kristoff appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows, but it’s his iconic role in The Young and the Restless that made him a household name.

Throughout 1,742 episodes and 28 years on the show, Kristoff became cemented in The Young and the Restless legacy.

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Long before the passing of Kristoff, the actor openly struggled with the loss of his son, Julian, who died Nov.

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In the days and weeks before Kristoff’s death, he retweeted a post about losing a child that said, per People, “Grieving the loss of a child is a process.

RIP our Beloved Julian Take care of your “pops” #kristoff.

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Those haunting moments are forever ingrained in Mia, but she’s speaking out in memory of Kristoff and Julian, and also for those living with the pain of loss just like her.

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One year after Kristoff’s death, Mia took to Instagram to honor the late actor.

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Mia is speaking out about mental health awareness after enduring her own hospitalization twice over following Kristoff’s death

After losing 30 years of sobriety following Kristoff’s death, Mia’s working on her grief from the inside out

Currently, Mia’s fighting for mental health reform, where she documented her experiences in a tell-all book, Fight For My Life, so no other loved one has to go through the pain she, Kristoff, and Kristoff’s children have