Slay It Forward

Joyce and Don Hoffman had been apart for a month after she came down with COVID-19 on May 1. It’s the longest they’d ever been apart during their 67-year marriage. Thankfully, Joyce only suffered minor symptoms. Their assisted living facility in Indianapolis celebrated her “graduation” from their coronavirus unit Thursday. Lines of staff gathered to […]

Slay It Forward

The protests in Minneapolis and across the country are resonating with people of all ages, leaving many wondering what they can do to help. © Jamie Stoia Kamryn Johnson, right, and her friends Lexi and Mikayla, 9, at the bracelet stand on the front lawn of Kamryn’s home. They have been gathering there every day for the past […]

Slay It Forward

Hip-hop producer David Jassy was serving time for murder inside a California state prison when he noticed younger inmates trying to watch him produce music in his cell. Jassy arrived at San Quentin State Prison in 2013 and started working in the facility’s media center with only a keyboard and a stripped-down version of producing […]

Slay It Forward

The Zoom screen opened at 10:45 a.m. Samantha Crowel’s mom and dad walked her into the frame. She wore a short white dress and held a bouquet of white roses. Samantha Crowel’s grandfather Santo Giovanni Melchiorre, 96, was stuck in a rehab center in Fort Myers, Fla., when Crowel married Austin Kiesel on April 18. […]

Slay It Forward

The best things in life are often free—something Barbara Benoit discovered firsthand while taking a stroll outside. During her walk, she discovered a dish on the ground that was full of stones painted with motivational phrases like “let it be” and “you’re braver than you think.” Next to the dish was a note recommending that […]

SLAY TALK LIVE Video

Hey SLAYER! Thank you to those who joined me today for an hour of SLAY TALK LIVE, for those who couldn’t join us, here’s what you missed! SLAY on!

SLAY & AIR Team Up For Suicide Prevention Month

I am honored to collaborate State Of Slay with Attitudes in Reverse for this Represent T-Shirt campaign for Suicide Prevention Month. As a grateful AIR Advisory Board Member and AIR Hero, I use my blog, State Of Slay, to inspire others and to help save lives, monies collected from this campaign will go to Attitudes In Reverse […]

Shine Bright

I was touched yesterday when a friend reached out to me with a hand drawn picture and a message of hope. She said her son had drawn it as a response to my involvement with a Valentine’s Day campaign from IMALIVE to send out a message of love to those who are struggling. I got […]

Slay Say

Good morning SLAYER! Don’t take things personally. Rarely do people do things because of you, they do them because of them. New blog goes up Tuesday, until then…SLAY on!

Slay Talk Live Tonight!

Good morning SLAYER! Join me tonight for another hour of SLAY TALK LIVE, were we talk all things STATE OF SLAY. I read your comments on the air, talk about the topics you want to talk about, and answer questions you may have while on your journey of SLAYDOM. If you haven’t joined us before, […]