Aliza Mooney (2026)

13/05/2023

Tomorrow is the fifth Mother’s Day since Jordan Mooney has been gone.

It’s also the first one I’m not facing with dread.

Year one, was still in shock. Didn’t know what would happen, think I spent most the day zombie like and cried the whole evening.

Year two, was by far my worst. Let’s just not speak of it.

Year three, I was so fearful of repeating the second I pretended the day didn’t exist and disappeared. Mother’s Day whose that? Don’t know her.

Year four, I wasn’t ok, knew I wasn’t ok. Was in the middle of getting help. (Side note: Therapy is amazing.) While I didn’t completely ignore the day this time I also did not want to make a big deal about it and trigger myself. I silenced social and we went camping.

This year, well it hasn’t happened yet, but I can say I’m not walking into it with the same feeling as the years before.

I do not feel I need to ignore the day.

I am hopeful the day will bring sweet memories and only trigger happiness.

I know tears may fall but I won’t spend the whole day or evening crying.

Why do I share this?

Because I know many other mommas in this horrible club along with me and I want them to know not every year will be hard.

💚💜

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you mothers tomorrow. But special love sent to all of those whom tomorrow is a complicated day.

(Photo is the last Mother’s Day card Jordan made me the year before she passed.)

10/04/2023

“Addiction, the big terrible thing, is far too powerful for anyone to defeat alone. But together, one day at a time, we can beat it down.”

“One thing I got right was that I never gave up, and because of that I stand tall now, ready for whatever comes next.”

These are a few excerpts from the final page of Matthew Perry’s honest and emotional memoir.

As a huge fan of Friends I felt like I have invited him into my home for years and he is was almost an extended part of the family.

As a mother who has lost a child to the disease of addiction, he is a member of this family and one who we are cheering on in their recovery.

He doesn’t sugarcoat or shy away from what addiction looks like nor is this a book of him placing blame on others.

Keep taking it one day at a time Matt.

5 stars

(Trigger warning: honest discussion about drug and alcohol use)

21/01/2023

“Stop trying so hard to define what you are feeling.

Just feel it”

From she is the poem by June Bates

There was much speculation these may have been penned by Miss TSwift. After reading through both I would disagree, but still would highly recommend these.

These two short collections of poetry by June Bates reignited a love for poetry I had forgotten about from my teens. When I would consume Dickinson, Poe and Angelou while penning my own that I still have never shared with anyone.

I don’t know why I ever stopped reading or writing poetry, but have decided this is the year I will be bringing both back into my life.

My rating for these both is 4 out of 5 stars.

17/05/2022

TBH I was so mad at myself when I saw the numbers on the scale going up again.

What was wrong with me?

I’m such a failure!

I had worked so hard for each pound I had lost over 3 years and here I was again gaining almost all of it back in 4 months.

I was broken.

I searched for reasons, made excuses and lied to myself.

Finally I reached out for help.

My doctor is amazing and recognized that while I had struggled and finally identified as an emotional eater a few years ago, there might be more going on.

With the help of the therapist that specializes in this area I have been able to discover what while yes I am an emotional eater, it goes farther than that.

My emotional eating leads me to binge eat.

I am a binge eater.

I can remember turning to food in time of trauma and binges as young as 7 years old.

This isn’t going to turn into an eating disorder page. I’m not an expert and I have no advice.

But I feel it’s time to take off the mask if you will and be honest with what I am working through.

As a person with a newly diagnosed ED I will be making a few changes to how I share my journey.

I won’t be sharing weight, or scale numbers anymore.

Food will be shared as celebration of some amazing recipes that I think you might enjoy, not things to avoid.

I’m still new to this and I bound to make mistakes along the way.

But I’m not a failure or broken.

I am human and am dealing with something that has been present for a very long time, I just was too afraid to admit it even to myself.

15/05/2022

Hi 👋🏻 it’s me!

I’m not back because I didn’t really go anywhere. But I did take a break from posting regularly to focus on me, myself and I for a bit.

I’ve been mediating, going to therapy and working through something that I’ll share more about later.

I guess you could say I went into my cocoon and while I’m not bursting out as a full blown butterfly yet I do feel strong enough to come back and start posting again.

So 👋🏻 it’s so good to see you and thank you for sticking around as I did some deep self care.

If you’re interested in following my journey to the finish line of the Mesa Marathon and get some great yummy DF recipes keep it tuned here.

If you’re looking for my book reviews; those are now all at

17/12/2021

I’m struggling right now.

The last six months have been tough with lots going on and a lot of triggers.

This week another trigger I knew was coming happened. Even though I knew it was coming it still has me needing to take some time to process and make sure I’m focusing on my self care and mental and physical health.

It’s ok to struggle, we all do.

In this season of giving, give yourself the gift of grace and being ok feeling all your feelings. Treat yourself like you would treat your best friend if they were going through a tough time and remember that your feelings and struggles do NOT make you weak.

They make you human.

💜✌🏻💚

03/10/2021

If I can so can you!

Bad things happen.

While they may shape you and change the course of certain aspects of your life; they are not what you are.

I am not child loss, even though I have lost a child.

I am not divorce, even though I am on marriage number 2.

Understand that owning your story and living in your POWER allows you to become who you are, not the things that have happened to you.

And the best part, when you own your story, you can control the ending!!!

20/09/2021

Hard to believe when I first signed up for Beachbody they had P90x and Power 90 on DVD and two flavors of Shakeology.

We now have a full streaming library of 100’s of workouts you can choose from. Multiple Shakeology flavors in regular and vegan formulas.

And on Tuesday I’ll be able to start offering my customers the link to the next big Beachbody product, the MYX bike!!!

I will have a code for $200 off the bike when it first launches and ordering from me directly ensures you are added to my and accountability group and get me as a personal coach/friend/cheerleader.

Until then here’s an article that compares this bike to the leading competitor in case you’ve had your eye one.

https://www.fitrated.com/peloton-vs-myx-fitness-bike-comparison/

Comment or message me if you have any questions or want to be added to the launch list to get the link on Tuesday.

30/03/2021

First photo was 2019 just a year after our loss. Still deep in our early grief and before we made some of the healthy changes we have made.

Second photo is from a week ago. While we will always have a part of us missing the loss isn’t as fresh and we have made some small changes that have added up.

Here’s a couple:

*Use better oils (Olive, avocado, coconut)

*Cut down sugars

*Cut down processed foods and read EVERY label carefully (we know what we are eating)

*Upgrading our meats: Grass fed/grass finished beef and lamb. No antibiotics or hormones. (You are what your food are, so choose wisely!)

*Sleep well

*Self care including his and hers pedicures 😀

And so much more.

This journey is so much more fun with my best friend by my side. 💜💚

29/03/2021

Week two progress check in.

Surprisingly the scale didn’t move this week. I say I’m surprised because I am noticing an even bigger difference in my clothing this past week then the week before when I dropped 5 pounds.

Another reminder the scale is just one number folks and not the full story.

Then I did my measurements and was like THERE IT IS!!!

5.5 inches down this week.

A lot of that in my arms and thighs which many of you have commented on in my photos and videos. (Good eyes 👀)

This brings my total inches lost in this program to 10 inches.

Not too shabby Mrs. Mooney, not too shabby!!!

But what I really need you to see that the picture and number can show; is the JOY and the mindset lift this program has given me.

I can’t wait for EVERYONE to be able to experience this.

Two more weeks in the test group. I’ll continue to share my journey and take you along for the ride.

But you can start your journey now and be first in line for my launch group for this program when it releases on May 3rd.

Message me and let’s chat. 🌺🌴🌈

27/03/2021

Yes I was sober in this edition of Flashback Friday photos.

Why then may you ask am I acting like such a goober in a nice restaurant in NYC?

Well just being me and making sure to put a smile on everyone’s faces. Before this the mood was too serious. 😂🤣

So for a brief moment I lightened the mood and made everyone laugh. (Except she didn’t know me yet so had no idea what was wrong with me!!! 🥰)

For the record I know when to be serious and when to cut it up, this was a cut it up moment. I mean not everyday you’re waiting to have dinner with Shaun T in NYC. But that’s a story for a different day.

Until next week, stay awkward! ✌🏻

Aliza Mooney

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