On this last day of Child Abuse Prevention month, I have to share this precious video Uncle Cheese sent us from our days in the hospital. 15 days after Baby Waylon was almost killed & permanently disabled by a real-life monster… Waylon is moved from the PICU where he was admitted 12 days earlier with skull fractures, brain and spine bleeding, innumerable retinal hemorrhages and extensive body fractures… And showed us he was a true survivor… By taking 100% of his first bottle feed after being on a feeding tube for almost 2 weeks (which is extremely rare we are told at the time)… And raising his fist here for the first time since he was viciously assaulted by someone he should have been able to trust.👊🏼 His fist was a sign of his resilience… and a sign of hope to us. 🙏🏼 🤞🏼 And while he can’t raise his right fist anymore due to paralysis & spasticity from the abuse he suffered… Waylon’s resilience lives on… and is as strong as ever.💪🏼 And as for the monster? Well, we don’t think of him much. But we do know one thing… Long-awaited justice is coming at last this summer. And no monster with a lack of conscience can kill this sweet, magical boy. 🩵 But… The monster can – and DID – seal his OWN fate when he decided to assault this precious newborn baby boy. No mercy for monsters. None. Nada. Not one single morsel of mercy. Let’s give him the life sentence he deserves. Pray for our jury and judge. #JusticeForWaylon #NoMercyForMonsters #LovingWayFoundation
So honored to be included in this very special Mother’s Day issue of @LaLivingMagazine with these mamas and friends whom I adore and am constantly inspired by! (Link in stories) Thank you, @billbakho @jessicahall & @kaseycahen! 🩵🩷 📷: @ographr at @annesisteron for our Anne Sisteron x @lovingwayfoundation collab Wearing @trinaturk
Remembering fondly our 1st Palm Springs Royale last year as we prepare to host our 2nd Palm Springs Royale next Sunday! Join us!!🌴🍾 (link to RSVP in my profile and stories) This joyful afternoon celebration at an iconic Palm Springs home is our way of honoring the amazing friends and supporters who make Loving Way Foundation’s work possible-whether you’ve already given in 2025 or plan to join us as a donor this year, this party is for you! *address provided upon RSVP Presented by @james.sanak & @scott.palermo of @harcourts_desert_homes Host Committee: @iamdawnmccoy @kellygolightly @johnpatrickpalmsprings @sarahjanemorristheactress @christopherkennedyinc @rosemaryseidner @donna_jiroux @musetheshop @brixbubbaespejo @jesyka.harris @mariapatakas @heychrisrichards @themattmarr Can’t wait to see you there! 🌴 🎥: @irik Credits for Palm Springs Royale 2024 Catering: @onthemarkpalmsprings Custom rentals by @trendy_shoppppe Cupcakes by @overtherainbowdesserts Accommodations sponsors: @AcmeHouseCo @Anneta.Group @nonnacarmela7 @psunderthepalms @theseveneightybywe Gifting lounge partners: @Cetaphil @ChildLifeEssentials @Dove @FourTruffles @GlowRecipe @GurusMagazine @Lanolips @Livingbeme @MommysBliss @MyPura @pixibeauty @ThriveCausemetics @GoldwellUS @KMSBeautyLabs @BurtsBees @Lacroix Auction partners: @MasOlasTodosSantos @GetNewmarkBeauty @PortaViaCA @ShopZodiacJules @TheGestaltWine @PortaViaCA @ShopElPaseo @HopeFamilyWines @JBSkrub Special thanks to our Loving Way Managing Director, @wendi.hauser, for producing such a beautiful event! Learn more about Loving Way: www.LovingWayFoundation.org 🩷🩵
Yesterday was one of our favorite days of the whole year – our 4th annual HalloWAY at @mrbones !🎃🎃 My heart is filled with joy, just thinking about it! I am humbled by the generosity of @mrbones and the amazing @mml_pr & Mr. Bones teams yet again. Thank you for not only hosting the most magical event of the season for our child abuse victims & families and our disabled community…but for providing us all with a core memory that will never, NEVER be forgotten. What you may not realize is something we were reminded of by multiple parents of disabled children who were our guests – “We don’t get invited to events like this…EVER.” 🥹 We have at least one guest every year tell us this. It makes me cry and makes me smile all at the same time. And it reminds us why we do this – and why we always do this as long as we can.🫶 @mrbones – You have helped us provide a warm, safe space that is not only accessible but welcoming to OUR people. It’s so much more than a party. It’s a powerful purpose. One that all of our families look forward to all year long. Thank you, thank you, thank you for partnering with us for the 4th year in a row. We already can’t wait for next year! • Special thanks to… * @MerrittLoughran @mml_pr for bringing the joy of @MrBones into our world and producing this event with sheer delight every year…. Our event producer/ Loving Way Managing Director, @Wendi.Hauser for all of her creativity, talent, passion, heart and hard work in helping us produce this event… And to our generous sponsors and partners who made our refreshment spread and gifting lounge a super fun success!! Best of all – from now until 10/30, buy your @mrbones tickets online and use our code – LOVINGWAY – and a portion of the proceeds will benefit our programming. @Landoflovies @Gund_official @Moosetoys @Everedenbrand @Childlifeessentials @Levainbakery @Tubbytodd @Mypura @Pixibeauty @Thatsit @Bambapeanutbutterpuffs @Bearclawkitchen @Pediagrow And, as always – our friends at @goodcarmastudio Food provided by John O’Groats @johnogroatsla Drinks provided by @LaCroixWater Cupcakes by @Hansencakesbakery Photography provided by @AndrewCabral_Photography Videography by @irik
Join us for our 2nd annual Palm Springs Royale event!🌴🍾 This joyful afternoon celebration at an iconic Palm Springs home is our way of honoring the amazing friends and supporters who make Loving Way Foundation’s work possible-whether you’ve already given in 2025 or plan to join us as a donor this year, this party is for you! *address provided upon RSVP Presented by @james.sanak & @scott.palermo of @harcourts_desert_homes Host Committee: @iamdawnmccoy @kellygolightly @johnpatrickpalmsprings @sarahjanemorristheactress @christopherkennedyinc @rosemaryseidner @donna_jiroux @musetheshop @brixbubbaespejo @jesyka.harris @mariapatakas @heychrisrichards @themattmarr Can’t wait to see you there! 🌴
I was so honored to serve on the Host Committee and as the “Voice Of God” announcer for the @stepupwomensnetwork Inspiration Awards for my 8th year in a row.🫶 And I was thrilled that with our joint efforts and generous sponsors and donors, we raised over $860,000 to support mentorship programs for girls nationwide, with a goal to reach $1 million from two events in Los Angeles and Chicago. ( I’ll be an announcer at the Chicago event as well) But this year, I was really moved by the community of Step Up in an even more awe-inspiring way than usual. I was introduced to Step Up in 2012 by my best friend @SarahJaneMorrisTheActress. Every year, we even get ready for the awards together at my house which is a little bonus quality time for us. Through Sarah, I met my first Step Up mentee, @rosyannaby , who ended up graduating from Berkeley. And then, in 2015, introduced my dear friend, @KelseyJpatel to Step Up. She is now a devoted National Board Member. At this year’s awards, Sarah & I not had the pleasure of not only introducing our dear friend, fashion designer @KellyGoLightly to Step Up – but the honor of wearing her new collection’s luxurious vintage-inspired designs. Everyone kept asking who we were wearing! (Follow Kelly for more details!) And congratulations to all of the award winners – including our Step Up teens, @mandymooremm @jamiejchung @stormreid & more! And a special thank you to our Host Committee chair – the most fun Ashlee Margolis and Step Up founder @kayepkramer, @deloresdruilhetmorton, @alissazitocruz & @amandacecilia18. Loved working with you all – and spending some quality time with all of our Step Up friends! The funds raised at the Inspiration Awards are crucial for Step Up to continue providing mentorship, a safe space, and essential skills to girls in underserved communities across the country, empowering them to thrive. And I am always so honored to be but a small-but-spirited part of it.🤗 Can’t wait for Chicago in November! My dress, Sarah’s dress & Kelly’s dress: @kellygolightly My vintage earrings: @thefineartofdesign Shoes: @seychellesshoes @trinaturk
Tune in at 11:30 am CST to @NBCTexasToday on @nbcdfw to catch my monthly beauty segment. This month we’re talking my Top 40 Beauty Products to help us look and feel our beautiful best featuring… * @jonesroadbeauty What The Foundation & Miracle Balm – clean, better beauty designed for every skin type and every age * @pixibeauty lip mask – a luscious jelly texture tinted lip colour that is a plumping, smoothing and hydrating boost for the lips, leaving a juicy veil of colour. * @blissybrand pillow cases to help with hair breakage – my secret to healthy hair and no breakag – and trusted by over 3 million happy customers! (Now available at @target ) * @shampoohotel Marrakesh Strengthening Shampoo Conditioner – smells like an exotic vacation while giving you Up to 1.4x stronger strands!! *Crème de la Mer @lamer – the beauty icon of all icons and my top stranded-on-a-desert-island essential. I have been using la Mer for 29 years!!! I swear by it. 👌🏻 If you catch the segment, let me know. And if you try any of my picks, I wanna hear about your experience! Hope you love ‘em as much as I do! As for my outfit…it’s @trinaturk of course – linking in my stories! And check out their new location at @plazaatpreston 🩷
Join @KellyGolightly & @iamDawnMcCoy for a sneak-peek joyride of @modernism_week – October’s Paradise Home Tour! The Paradise Home Tour features six luxury vacation homes branded & designed by @JohnPatrickPalmSprings. And a portion of the proceeds from the tour goes to support @LovingWayFoundation. Loving Way raises awareness about child abuse while amplifying the voices of survivors & their families.❤️🩹 See you at Modernism Week – October, darlings! 🌴 🍸 For more information… Visit @modernism_week @lovingwayfoundation Thank you…. Car & driver: @classiccruiserentals Dawn’s outfit: @trinaturk Kelly’s outfit: @francesvalentine 🎥production: @DawnMcCoyMedia | @heychrisrichards
Happy National Sons’ Day to the joy of my whole heart – Mr. Waylon Hayes “Handsome Sauce” McCoy! Our 5th together. I can’t even remember what life was like before you. Looking back, it’s like everything was in black and white – or even grayscale – until you came into this world and colored it all in. 🌈 Recently, a mom said to me that she was tired and then said, “Oh gosh – look who I’m saying that to. Are you tired all the time?” And I told her, “Not at all. I sleep great!” That’s all because of you – and the perfect, precious, good-hearted, strong, sweet, resilient, hilarious, magical… beautiful boy you are. And good golly do we have fun! SO much fun! Thank you for joining me on this journey, Waylon – and, more importantly, thank you for STAYING. I am the luckiest.🩵 #NationalSonsDay #NationalSonsDay2025 📍: EAT PLAY LOVE – a @poolsidevacationrentals home branded & designed by @johnpatrickpalmsprings – and a @lovingwayfoundation partner
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m the announcer – or Voice Of God as they call it – for the 8th year in a row at Step Up’s most highly anticipated event of the year – The Inspiration Awards – in Los Angeles – tomorrow, Friday, September 26 and Chicago – Thursday, November 13th! I simply can’t wait for one of my absolute favorite days of the year where I get to be in fellowship with my girlfriends, peers and like-minded women as we celebrate the power of confidence-building programming and impactful mentorship. 💖 When you purchase a ticket to Inspiration Awards, you’re supporting the next generation of women leaders by investing in confidence-building programming and impactful mentorship. Learn more and purchase your ticket today at www.suwn.org/inspiration-awards/ ✨ Can’t attend? Donate a ticket for a Step Up community member to attend Inspiration Awards OR donate to invest in confidence-building, life-changing programming for girls! #InspirationAwards2025
5 years ago today – during the most heartbreaking year of my life… We said goodbye to my beloved 16-year-old “dogter,” Miss Ellie, on National Daughters Day. Life has – and never – will be the same. But she is with us in spirit. In our dreams. And in our memories. And in 2026, Justice for Waylon will mean Justice For Miss Ellie, too.🩷
Fall is one of my favorite times of year to travel 🍂- so I was thrilled to share some of my top fall #DawnsDestinations on @NBCTexasToday yesterday!! ✈️ 🍁 We’ve got everything from… @sheratoncentretoronto hotel @destination_toronto with art, theater, a diverse culinary scene and more… To @hoteltupelo in @MyTupelo for the music and nature lovers with plenty of options for shopping local… To @blackdesertresort in Utah which is like stepping into a painting – and a must-see for the golf-lovers… To @therosehotelpleasanton in the oh-so-charming @VisitTriValley – one of my favorite wine regions with a robust trail scene… And then we’re off to the beautiful historic @RockyWatersInn in @visitgatlinburg featuring beautiful fall foliage, biking and hiking trails and an in-room whiskey program. We’ve got everything you need to plan the perfect fall adventure! And my coat and pant suit is by @trinaturk – newly opened at @plazaatpreston right in Dallas. I found beautiful layering separates for fall that are just IDEAL for traveling and packing! 🧳 *I’ll be linking my pieces in stories, too. #DawnsDestinations
We were told Waylon might not live past the age of 5 when his brain was permanently damaged by child abuse as a newborn by someone he should have been able to trust. This past Friday, at age 5… He won the Citizenship Award at school.🎉 Uncle Cheese and I were there cheering loudly as Waylon hit the tray of his stander repeatedly with his left hand. His version of clapping and expressing excitement. He knew he was a winner. 🏆 But then again, he always does. While Waylon can’t walk, speak or see, he is in a LAUSD public school with wonderful inclusive support, a motivated, inclusive teacher who works hard to include Waylon in all activities, and Waylon receives in-school physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, vision therapy and support from the most precious friends who love on him each day. 🥰 And at home? My mom has always said, “Waylon lives in a love bubble.” And he does. Between my nonstop kisses and cuddles, we have assembled a loving team of caregivers who always put Waylon’s needs first. Waylon has not heard an angry word since he was hurt at 6 weeks old. Only love. Some folks say that’s why Waylon is so well adjusted – because all of the love. I say that it’s just the magic of Waylon. ✨ 🎥: @irik #JusticeForWaylon #TeamWaylonMcCoy #LovingWayFoundation #InclusionMatters #CerebralPalsyAwarenessDay
@TheMattMarr said we look like a power couple. I said we look more iconic as we celebrated 70 years of iconic Clarins beauty. Thank you for giving us the most ICONIC evening at @academymuseum, @clarinsusa. ❤️ My dress: The Guinevere dress by @trinaturk #Clarins
@TheMattMarr said we look like a power couple. I said we look more iconic as we celebrated 70 years of iconic Clarins beauty. Thank you for giving us the most ICONIC evening at @academymuseum, @clarinsusa. ❤️ My dress: The Guinevere dress by @trinaturk #Clarins
@TheMattMarr said we look like a power couple. I said we look more iconic as we celebrated 70 years of iconic Clarins beauty. Thank you for giving us the most ICONIC evening at @academymuseum, @clarinsusa. ❤️ My dress: The Guinevere dress by @trinaturk #Clarins
@TheMattMarr said we look like a power couple. I said we look more iconic as we celebrated 70 years of iconic Clarins beauty. Thank you for giving us the most ICONIC evening at @academymuseum, @clarinsusa. ❤️ My dress: The Guinevere dress by @trinaturk #Clarins
@TheMattMarr said we look like a power couple. I said we look more iconic as we celebrated 70 years of iconic Clarins beauty. Thank you for giving us the most ICONIC evening at @academymuseum, @clarinsusa. ❤️ My dress: The Guinevere dress by @trinaturk #Clarins
@TheMattMarr said we look like a power couple. I said we look more iconic as we celebrated 70 years of iconic Clarins beauty. Thank you for giving us the most ICONIC evening at @academymuseum, @clarinsusa. ❤️ My dress: The Guinevere dress by @trinaturk #Clarins
I am always honored to help @NoKidHungry in their mission of simply feeding children so they can stay fueled for the dreams their futures hold – and it was just a joy to be on the Host Committee of the LA Dinner where chefs and philanthropists mingle, magic is made and money is raised. This year found at The Wallis where we helped raise an incredible $813,000 to help ensure kids and families have reliable access to the food and support they need to recover and rebuild, including providing summer meals to thousands of kid’s throughout LA this summer. We even got to honor our true No Kid Hungry champions – @jeffbridges & @chefbrookew! 🧡 Best of all, I got to do it all with @themattmarr at my side and wearing my beloved @trinaturk with neon pink tights. It’s the little things, y’all.🧡🩷
We’re wearing @Maison_Leveque for the last night of Fashion Week El Paseo tonight.💋 So we wanna know… Who will YOU be wearing for tonight’s @saks show featuring @etro ? It’s our swan song until next year…🦢 📷: @andrewcabral_photography Featuring @iamdawnmccoy in @maison_leveque
Now presenting…The PERFECT party dress from @trinaturk: The Lupine 2 Galerie Arte Sequin Short-Sleeve Shift Dress I sparkled into the night at the @saveiconicarchitecture late night soirée at the @royalsunpalmsprings during @modernism_week… And we just got the photos back… And boy oh boy did that dress and I have fun! ✨ 🥂 Dress: @trinaturk at @thegardensonelpaseo Photos by @bradybatesphotography Hair: @beautyby_jacque.a #fashionweekelpaseo #fwep #palmspringslifemagazine #modernismweek #trinaturk #myviewfromthegardens #shopelpaseo
Who else is getting ready for the kickoff of Fashion Week El Paseo tonight? 💃💃💃 We’re getting a little inspiration from @tikatheiggy – sent to us by desert fashion icon, @KellyGolightly. 🌴 🦩
Today, I’ll be sharing my Spring Break picks on @NBCTexasToday at 11:30 am on @nbc 5 and they are so good!! ✈️ 🏔️ 🌵 We’ve got everything from… adventuring in the great outdoors in @TravelAlberta Canada at @rimrockresort and @banff_lakelouise … To enjoying @vegas with the whole family in a whole new way at @fslasvegas – a non-smoking & non-gaming resort with a great spa and the newest opening of @bourbonsteaklv by @chefmichaelmina (where I enjoyed a decadent meal I’ll be sharing right here on IG)… To an escape in Arizona at @wigwamresort – where baseball lovers will find their piece of heaven… To a fabulous staycation right at @ritzcarltonlascolinas where you can enjoy all of the luxury and relaxation after their recent $55-million renovation. I just stayed there and let me tell you – even two nights felt like a welcome respite. Tune in and start making your travel plans, y’all!🧡 My dress: @houseofmbr – they have the perfect dresses and caftans for spring break! #DawnsDestinations