Welcome to Teas to Transformation.

I'm your host, Sean T.

Today's episode addresses a story that touches one of the deepest levels of human pain

and the extraordinary power of personal resilience.

Our guest and my friend, Elisa Mooney, has faced a heartbreak that many fear, but few can imagine losing a child.

Through her journey, Elisa has transformed her grief into a force for good, establishing a legacy that transcends her personal loss.

I want to give a disclaimer that this episode does talk about substance abuse and mentions

of suicide and is dedicated to anyone who has felt the sting of such loss.

I hope it provides you not only a narrative of overcoming such pain, but

also practical pathways for healing and hope, because that's what this show is about. So stay

with us as we explore how a mother turns her grief into action and how we can illuminate

the darkest of times.

Here's Elisa's story.

My name's Elisa Mooney and I'm from Washington State.

So mine is not like a physical transformation.

Mine is definitely more of a while I've had some physical transformation.

Mine's more definitely an internal transformation. My daughter Jordan, she passed away in January of 2018 from a drug overdose, and that was after some of real years of battling mental health and substance use disorder and going through those systems.

I went through a time where I definitely didn't see myself unvaluble anymore.

I didn't see that I had anything to contribute.

I had a lot of thoughts about

ending days. When she passed away in January of 2018, that day I spoke with a community member,

somebody who was connected with Jordan, it was when I was telling

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