Suicide Prevention Week

Hey SLAYERS, September 5 – 11th is Suicide Prevention Week and I am always honored to work with Attitudes In Reverse® in spreading a message of good mental health and suicide prevention. I was recently asked while Zooming into an AIR event what I do to combat my fear. Please find my response below:

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Slay On

When I started State of Slay™ I was in a different place in my life. Since starting this blog my life has gotten bigger, beyond what I ever could have imagined, and it keeps expanding, all good things, but I have been feeling overwhelmed trying to fit my SOS blog posts into my days and […]

Release The Need To Judge Yourself Negatively

We seem to be harder on ourselves than anyone else. We judge our actions and hold ourselves up to unrealistic expectations. And we often use that negative judgment to hold ourselves back from becoming our best selves. We may not even know we are doing it, it can be so ingrained in how we speak […]

Slay Say

Good morning SLAYER! The greatest waste of time is the time not getting started. SLAY on!

A Permanent Solution To A Temporary Problem

When I was living the dark I thought all my problems were there to stay. It never occurred to me that I could make the best decision with the information I had and move on, I, typically would ignore the problem for as long as possible, hoping it would magically disappear, then get so anxious […]

Slay It Forward

As his brother lay in UPMC St. Margaret Hospital in Aspinwall, Ted J. Szoch carried his cellphone with him everywhere. Normally using the phone for emergencies only, the 78-year-old didn’t know when that crucial call might come, or what the doctors on the other end of the line might say when he got it. Besides […]

It’s OK Not To Be OK

Today seemed like a good day to give myself a mental health break after a challenging week and share this message again with all of you, It’s OK not to be OK. Love you all. Stay safe. I’ve written about this in previous blogs, and on numerous occasions on SLAY TALK LIVE, but wanted to […]

Slay Say

Good morning SLAYERS! There’s no need to be perfect to inspire others, let people be inspired by how you deal with your imperfections. New blog goes up Sunday, until then… SLAY on!

When We Find The Courage To Change We Give Others Hope They Can Also

I owe the life I have today to the person who shared their story with me 14 years ago. This person never judged me, or let on that they knew the pain I was in, they just simply shared their journey with me. That story was the key that opened the door to my own […]