Slay Girl Slay – Details, episodes & analysis

Well hello there! Today we wanted to check in with all of you, see how your summer is going, share a few exciting things with you as we move into the rest of the year, and encourage you to continue to show up and speak up for the things you want in life. This episode will serve as a reminder, that anything is possible sis - sometimes all you have to do is ask. And if you keep praying & working for it - you really will see your wildest dreams come true. Watch our latest episodes on YouTube here! Shop The Merch! Shop official Slay Girl Slay Podcast Merch! Follow Us: • Instagram • TikTok • Facebook The Slay Girl Slay podcast is an AshMedia production, hosted by Ashley Leggs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a very special episode, Ashley sits down with the award winning, NY Times Best Selling author of the Children of Blood & Bone series, Tomi Adeyemi. Tomi shares her creative process, reflects on how she found purpose in storytelling, the struggles & triumphs of writing her record breaking series, and the final installment of the trilogy Children of Anguish & Anarchy hitting shelves June 25th. Ashley & Tomi also talk about navigating rejection, conquering creative hurdles, and how to build your writing muscle. (For all of you aspiring authors out there!) Tune in for a heartfelt conversation about embracing your true self, the power of perseverance, and the importance of staying true to your creative process. Watch today's episode on Youtube here! Episode Timestamps: 05:10 Tomi discusses the concept of embracing your light in everyday activities 15:22 Tomi's journey from being defined by work to finding her purpose in storytelling 19:45 Challenges & surprises while writing Children of Anguish & Anarchy 30:12 Tomi on why storytelling is her true calling and needing privacy to create 37:40 Realizing the pattern of writing characters who didn't look like her 41:18 Not getting into the creative thesis at Harvard but choosing to work on her book anyway 46:03 Struggles with learning the craft of writing and pushing through despite setbacks 49:40 "Children of Blood and Bone" getting 63 rejections before hitting it big 53:28 How personal experiences shape the best stories 55:16 Advice to new writers about loving their writing and the importance of reading and writing consistently 57:44 Reflecting on what Tomi would tell her younger self with love and validation 58:53 Ashley's love for Tomi's work and excitement for what's next 01:02:15 The joy of connecting with fans and the upcoming movie adaptation with Paramount Shop The Merch! Shop official Slay Girl Slay Podcast Merch! Follow Us: • Instagram • TikTok • Facebook The Slay Girl Slay podcast is an AshMedia production, hosted by Ashley Leggs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raise your hand if you had every intention of coming back outside looking like a snack, but instead you’re still eating them? *raises both hands* Outside is open again, and let’s be honest…we fell off in some areas of our life. Whether it be our fitness goals, putting in effort into our appearance (because let’s face it, we really didn’t have to for the last 12 months), going out and being social with others, the list goes on. We all have an area of our life that we value, but we just stopped putting in the effort. But now it’s time to press the reset button, knock the dust off, and get back on your game sis. Subscribe To Our YouTube! Watch the video component to the podcast on our YouTube Channel! Follow Us: Instagram TikTok Facebook Website The post If You Fell Off Just Say That appeared first on Slay Girl, Slay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Believe that you are built for the life you prayed for sis. Whatever dream lies ahead of you, there is no issue, situation, or obstacle that can stop you from getting there. You are equipped to handle anything that is thrown your way. Just pause, take a breath, find your solution, and handle it.  Subscribe To Our YouTube! Watch the video component to the podcast on our YouTube Channel! Follow Us: Instagram TikTok Facebook Website The post Sit Down & Stop Stressing appeared first on Slay Girl, Slay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sis, we are no longer giving people the watered down versions of ourselves. You know, the small, quiet versions of us that shrink to make others feel comfortable around us. The version of you that can’t be her full, powerful, blossoming self. The watered down version of you. When you elevate to new levels, the confidence must elevate too. Regardless of how other people may think, or feel about that. Subscribe To Our YouTube! Watch the video component to the podcast on our YouTube Channel! Follow Us: Instagram TikTok Facebook Website The post Unapologetically Speaking appeared first on Slay Girl, Slay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some days you feel great, and you’re high on life, and feeling unstoppable. Then, there are days where you don’t feel so great. You feel really low, and you feel like you’re going to break. But guess what sis, that is 100% okay. Sometimes you have to just exist in the “not so good days”, and hang on until the good day comes. Trouble doesn’t last always, joy always comes in the morning. You just have to hang on, and believe that. Subscribe To Our YouTube! Watch the video component to the podcast on our YouTube Channel! Follow Us: Instagram TikTok Facebook Website The post Do The Next Best Thing appeared first on Slay Girl, Slay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can’t have a different life, and do the same things you’ve always been doing. To see changes in your life, you have to start doing something different. You are either constantly living in a state of change, or your life is repeating itself. The decision is yours sis. Subscribe To Our YouTube! Watch the video component to the podcast on our YouTube Channel! Follow Us: Instagram TikTok Facebook Website The post Evolve Or Repeat appeared first on Slay Girl, Slay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let’s be honest sis…how many times have you looked up to another woman and wanted to be like her? Instead of looking at her as inspiration, she only served as a constant reminder of all the things you didn’t have. Here’s an even better question, how proud are you of yourself? It’s so easy to get caught up into a curated life of another person, yet so hard to keep investing into our own lives and look at ourselves with that same level of admiration. You have full permission to admire yourself sis. You can 100% be your own goals. Subscribe To Our YouTube! Watch the video component to the podcast on our YouTube Channel! Follow Us: Instagram TikTok Facebook Website The post Be Your Own Goals Sis appeared first on Slay Girl, Slay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re back with Season 4 of the Slay Girl Slay Podcast! Oh, how we have missed you Boo. We are hitting the ground running in our first episode of the season, and not holding back from the minute this episode starts. Ashley is back after her hiatus, and picking up where she left off from last season’s finale. Buckle up sis, we’ve been waiting for this one. Subscribe To Our YouTube! Watch the video component to the podcast on our YouTube Channel! Follow Us: Instagram TikTok Facebook Website The post By Any Means Necessary appeared first on Slay Girl, Slay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So many changes happening in our world! Thank you for such a great season, and cheers to this finale episode. Sometimes you have to give up something great, to gain something even better. Big dreams come with big sacrifices, and either you’re going to make those dreams come true, with all the sacrifices you may have to make, with all the tears you may have to shed, with all the wins and losses that come with it, or watch somebody else do it. It’s now or never sis. Do what you have to do now, to get to where you ultimately want to be. Subscribe To Our YouTube! Watch the video component to the podcast on our YouTube Channel! Follow Us: Instagram TikTok Facebook Website The post Dreams Require Sacrifice appeared first on Slay Girl, Slay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices