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Melissa Radke

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Born

Lufkin, TX, The United States

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https://www.MelissaRadke.com/

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Humor and Comedy, Nonfiction

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May 2013

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MELISSA RADKE IS AN AUTHOR, PUBLIC SPEAKER, PODCASTER AND TELEVISION PERSONALITY.

Melissa’s online videos have reached over 400 million people around the world with her comedy and heart.

With a love of writing about real life, parenting, and the importance of learning our identity, Melissa’s released her national bestselling book, Eat Cake. Be Brave. through Grand Central Publishing.

Melissa Radke was also the star of a family-friendly television show, The Radkes, on the USA Network. The show was an unscripted sitcom that focused on her big loud southern family and all their charm.

Melissa’s podcasts, Ordinary People. Ordinary Things. and Stream(H)er have premiered at #1 and #10 respectively in her categories and have garnered rave reviews w ...more

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	Eat Cake. Be Brave. 4.20 avg rating — 2,032 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicken-Fried Women: Friendship, Kinship, and the Women Who Made Us This Way 4.39 avg rating — 468 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Save the Butter Tubs!: Discover Your Worth in a Disposable World by Brenda A. Haire (Goodreads Author), Melissa Radke (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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26 Covenant Promises for Open Heaven: Activating God's Blessings Through Prophetic Declarations

by John Aniemeke

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Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It's Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature, While Remaining Emotionally Immature

by Peter Scazzero

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The Long Game (Game Changers, #6)

by Rachel Reid

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“What an interesting little prison we build from the invisible bricks of other people’s opinions.”
― Melissa Radke, Eat Cake. Be Brave.

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“I find it hard to “find my place” a lot, and when that happens I am in the seventh grade all over again. Those feelings don’t go away as you get older. You just get more adept at handling them.”
― Melissa Radke, Eat Cake. Be Brave.

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“Author Glennon Doyle is quoted as saying, “I understand now that I am not a mess but a deeply feeling person in a messy world.”
― Melissa Radke, Eat Cake. Be Brave.

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