Melanie is a determined combatant against devastation and destruction who provides actionable lessons for winning in the face of insurmountable odds. From caregiver to patient, from breastfeeding to breast cancer, cancer can change your life in an instant. Melanie has endured a life changing cancer instant in every decade of her life beginning at age eight with her mother’s breast cancer diagnosis, her mother’s recurrences and ultimate death and Melanie’s own triple negative breast cancer diagnosis at 38. Lauded for her masterful presentations, her keynote addresses, trainings and videos have buoyed countless lives. After her cataclysmic events, her pen and her pad paved a road to healing as she blogged and penned her manifesto, Soul of a Survivor. Moving forward, she stopped walking and began running, becoming a post cancer distance runner benefitting from the health and wellness aspects of running while sharing the lessons about the discipline of training and preparation to cross the finish line as requisite skills for personal and professional success. She has earned invitations to The Obama White House and Former Vice President Biden’s Residence to share her experiences on survival, health care and breast cancer.
Melanie’s media profiles include:
A carrier of the BRCA1 genetic mutation and fifth generation breast cancer patient, Melanie serves on numerous health advisory councils and boards. She is a highly sought after and recognized spokesperson for cancer:
Genetics and treatment
- (prophylactic) mastectomy
- BRCA1 genetic mutation
- prophylactic oophorectomy
Parenthood and family
- mothering and surviving breast cancer
Advocacy
- Reducing health care disparities
Diagnosis and survival
- Managing loss
- Grief
- Resilience
- Braving change and winning
- Reconstruction
TESTIMONIALS
“Blown away by her energy and courage”,
“your words, stories, feelings, advice is exactly what I needed to hear”
“your story gave me such HOPE”
Her passionate, bare all style resonates with international audiences and you can view some of her speeches here:
#EXERCISING4MYLIFE
Army Ten-Miler October 7, 2018 from Melanie Nix on Vimeo.
Melanie’s #exercising4mylife health and wellness advocacy includes becoming a post-cancer distance runner. She has completed the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, two Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Runs and 5 consecutive Army Ten-Miler ten mile races.
RESILIENCE COACHING
We will explore the tools and resources for reconstructing your life. Not your new “normal”, but a life-affirming, rewarding and phenomenal existence.
For cancer survivors, wherever you are in your survival journey—in active treatment, post treatment, newly diagnosed, metastatic—we provide a coaching plan tailored to your unique needs and objectives. Our number one objective is helping you embrace survival in a way that allows you to live prosperously and purposefully; live a life that is rewarding and beyond satisfying. We offer one-on-one coaching and group coaching. Many of our sessions are virtual coaching, however we offer options to “suitcase” our coaching (generally for group coaching). We offer coaching for the following:
- Survivors
- Co-survivors
- Caregivers
SOUL OF A SURVIVOR PODCAST
Catch Melanie on the Soul of a Survivor Podcast chronicling pursuing dreams after a cancer diagnosis. Melanie shares insights on setting and achieving goals despite cancer setbacks and obstacles.
Contact Melanie A. Nix to speak at your event melanie@breastcancercomfortsite.com