Shelton “Shakespear” Alexander: From Hurricane Katrina to Say It Lad

Shelton “Shakespear” Alexander, the star of the Netflix series 'Come Hell And High Water' has lived through hell twice.

First it was Hurricane Katrina. He watched his city drown. Homes, families, lives ripped apart. The world saw the headlines, but he lived the silence after. No roof. No power. No way out. Survival came at a cost most will never understand.

From Netflix to Say It Lad - Shelton now stands with us

Years later, he faced a different kind of storm. The loss of his mother. The grief didn’t break him in one hit. It crept in. It gnawed away until his body gave up. Panic attacks so severe he ended up in hospital. Doctors ran tests. His heart was fine. But inside, he was shattered.

Shelton’s story is why Say It Lad exists. Because lads like him hold it in. They don’t speak until it’s too late. Trauma, grief, pressure, it builds and builds. You either get it out or it gets you.

He stands with us now. Voice to voice. Lad to lad. He knows the weight silence carries. He knows what it does when no one listens. That’s why his voicenote hits harder than any campaign or statistic.

Say It Lad isn’t therapy. It isn’t numbers. It’s raw truth. It’s survival. It’s your voice saving another lad’s life.

Shelton has battled hurricanes. He’s buried his mother. He’s faced panic in its purest form. Yet he’s still here. He’s still talking. He’s standing shoulder to shoulder with us.

Shelton’s story proves what silence does. It destroys from the inside out. His voicenote proves what speaking does. It connects. It heals. It saves lives.

That’s the importance of this platform. Real voices. Real stories. No filters. Say it, lad.

Head over to our wall of voices to hear Shelton's voicenote

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