Getting Things off My Chest, 3rd Edition: A Survivor's Guide to Staying Fearless and Fabulous in the Face of Breast Cancer

Overview

Publisher
Cedar Fort, Inc.
Released
March 28, 2026
ISBN
9781462107292
Format
ePub
Category
Nonfiction

Book Details

Charge head on into the battle with breast cancer, armed with these outstanding survivors' tips on how to stay sane, focused, and in charge. Written by a breast cancer survivor with expert insights, handy checklists and helpful questions to ask your doctors, all geared toward streamlining your new life. This detailed, upbeat book helps you make informed decisions, eat and exercise to stay strong, look and feel your best, eliminate stress and boost your spirits with positive thinking and a dose of humor. Don't let your cancer control you; empower yourself and ease the transition with this all-inclusive guide. This book is WINNER of the 2014 International Book Award for Cancer Health topics. "You may not have chosen to have cancer, but you can choose how you mange your treatment and treat yourself to stay strong, focused and healthy moving forward."

Author Description

Melanie Young wants to helps women face challenges with grit, with and grace and re-frame them to make things happen for the better. An Integrative Nutrition Health Coach she helps others reclaim their lives on healthier, happier terms. She a motivational muse for anyone who feels stuck and who wants to reignite their personal or professional brand and she is a living example of turning her own stumbling blocks into stepping stones.

After surviving breast cancer, Melanie wrote her first book, Getting Things Off My Chest: A Survivor's Guide to Staying Fearless & Fabulous in the Face of Breast Cancer (Cedar Fort Inc. to help newly diagnosed women stay focused and make smarter choices about caring for their well-being during and after treatment. Getting Things Off My Chest is filled with helpful survivors' tips and expert advice from medical, nutrition and wellness professionals. Complete with checklists for streamlining your new life, this book helps you ask the right questions, make informed decisions, eliminate stress, boost your spirits, eat and exercise for your health and look and feel your best during and after treatment. Winner: International Book Award and USA Best Book Award for Cancer Health Topics.

Melanie's second book, Fearless Fabulous You! Lessons on Living Life on Your Terms (Cedar Fort Inc. is filled with inspirational insights to recharge your spirit and revalue your self-worth. Melanie outlines Five Rs to help you redefine your happiness, success and well-being: Recharge, Release, Reconnect, Reframe and Reclaim. Keep this book by your bed to remind you every day that can transform your life if you choose. Award Finalist International Book Award: Self-Help/Motivation.

Melanie hosts a weekly national radio show, "Fearless Fabulous You!" where she interviews inspirational women and experts in the area of wellness, health and beauty.Live Wednesdays 12 noon pm EST on W4WN: the Women-4-Women Network, the #1 internet radio network for women and on demand any time at iHeart.com. Link to listen to podcasts is here: https://www.iheart.com/show/209-Fearless-Fabulous-You/

Her blog, at www.melanieyoung.com is frank, witty and inspiring. Her articles have appeared in Everyday Health, Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, Greatist, CureDiva, and she has been featured on numerous radio shows and in articles.

Melanie also worked in the wine and food industry for more than 24 years as a marketing consultant. With her husband, wine writer David Ransom, she runs The Connected Table, providing wellness and business coaching and producing wine and food educational and networking events. Together they co-host the weekly radio show, The Connected Table LIVE! on W4CY Radio (live Wednesdays, 2pm EST) and on demand at iHeart.com, featuring movers and shakers front and center and behind the scenes in food, fine beverage and hospitality.

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