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Melanie Young

Certified Health Coach, Author, Radio Host (Fearless Fabulous YOU!)

Melanie Young is a Certified Health Coach and motivational speaker who helps women make healthy lifestyle choices and unlock mental blocks that prevent them from achieving their goals. She is host of the national weekly radio show, Fearless Fabulous YOU!, Mondays, 4pm EST on the Women 4 Women Network (W4WN.com) and podcast permanently on iHeart.com and the free iHeart App. Melanie speaks and writes frequently on the topic of healthy survivorship. After undergoing treatment for breast cancer, she wrote "Getting Things Off My Chest: A Survivor’s Guide to Staying Fearless & Fabulous in the Face of Breast Cancer" (Cedar Fort), to help newly diagnosed women stay focused and make smarter choices about caring for their well-being during and after treatment. (Winner: 2014 International Book Award for Cancer Health Topics). Melanie’s second book, "Fearless Fabulous You! Lessons on Living Life on Your Terms," provides Five Paths to recharge your spirit, release negativity, reconnect with your talents, re-frame setbacks and reclaim your life on your terms. Her articles on healthy eating and living can be found on her blog www.melanieyoung.com A longtime wine and food professional, who helped create and oversee The James Beard Foundation Awards and run high profile culinary events and wine promotions around the USA, Melanie co hosts with her husband and wine writer, David Ransom, The Connected Table LIVE!, a weekly national radio show profiling leaders in the food, wine, spirits industry. Live Wednesdays. 2pm EST on W4CY.com and permanently podcast on iHeart.com and the free iHeart App. Her motto: "Change your attitude and change your life."