Glennon Doyle Melton
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Glennon Doyle Melton at the 2015 Annual Conference of Mental Health America
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| Born | March 20, 1976 Burke, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
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Glennon Doyle Melton (born March 20, 1976) is an American author, speaker and activist, and founder of the online community Momastery.[1] Her first memoir, Carry On, Warrior (Scribner, 2012), was a New York Times bestseller, and she is the creator and president of the non-profit, Together Rising (To Get Her Rising),[2] an organization working to uplift and empower women by meeting critical needs. Her writing has been featured in Reader's Digest,[3] Woman's Day,[4] and Family Circle,[5] and she has appeared on The Today Show,[6] The Meredith Vieira Show [7] and the #OWNSHOW.[8]
Early life and education
Glennon Doyle Melton was born in Burke, Virginia and comes from a close family that includes one sister, Amanda Doyle. She writes and speaks frequently about early struggles with bulimia and addiction. In her 2013 TEDx talk, Lessons from the Mental Hospital,[9] she discusses time spent in a mental hospital when she was a teen. She completed her Bachelor of Arts at James Madison University in 1998 and became a teacher in Northern Virginia. During her time at James Madison University, she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority.[10]
Career
Melton began her online writing career in 2009, with the creation of her blog, Momastery. The funny, conversational and tell-all nature of her writing quickly gained popularity. Viral blog posts[11] beginning with "2011 Lesson #2: Don't Carpe Diem"[12] led to the publication of her memoir, Carry On, Warrior and the growth of her social media audience. In 2013, Carry On, Warrior received the Books for a Better Life Best Relationship Award [13][14] and was a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards for "Best Memoir & Autobiography"[15] In 2014, Parents Magazine named Melton and Momastery the winner of its award for Best All-Around at Social Media.[16] Melton has also become a professional public speaker.[17]
In her own words, Melton describes her career and life philosophy like this:
"Life is brutal. But it's also beautiful. Brutiful, I call it. Life's brutal and beautiful are woven together so tightly that they can't be separated. Reject the brutal, reject the beauty. So now I embrace both, and I live well and hard and real. My job is to wake up every day, say yes to life's invitation, and let millions of women watch me get up off the floor, walk, stumble, and get back up again."
Personal life
Melton lives with her husband, Craig, and their three children in Naples, Florida.
References
- ↑ Momastery website
- ↑ Together Rising website
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- ↑ My family hits the lottery every freaking morning The Today Show.
- ↑ Mom Panel The Meredith Vieira Show.
- ↑ From Hitting Rock Bottom to Finding Yourself Oprah.com.
- ↑ Lessons from the Mental Hospital Tedx.
- ↑ http://www.sigmakappa.org/Significant_SK_Entertainment/
- ↑ Melton's viral blog posts
- ↑ 2011 Lesson #2: Don't Carpe Diem
- ↑ Books for a Better Life 2013 Award Winners National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
- ↑ Books for a Better Life Award
- ↑ Goodreads Best Memoir & Autobiography Books of 2013
- ↑ Parents.com 2014 Social Media Awards
- ↑ http://wmeimgspeakers.com/speaker/glennon-doyle-melton
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