Glennon Doyle is an American writer, speaker, and activist. Her estimated net worth as we write this article is almost $5 million. But how did she make this much? How did she ascend to the heights of fame she is on today? What was her professional and personal life like? We discuss this and much more in this brief!
Early Life
Glennon Doyle Melton was born March 20, 1976, in Burke, Virginia, USA. She grew up with her sister Amanda Doyle. She had bulimia, an eating disorder, at an early age. As a teenager, she went to a psychiatric hospital and spoke about this experience in 2013 in a TEDx Talk, “Lessons from The Mental Hospital.”
In 1998, she graduated from James Madison University with an arts degree. Glennon decided to choose the academic path and became a teacher in Northern Virginia.
Career
Glennon Doyle has sold some great books. She has been the # 1 New York Times bestselling author for her books “Untamed,” “Love Warrior,” and “Carry On Warrior.”
She has founded a non-profit organization called Together Rising, which supports women, families, and children in crisis. To date, it has raised more than $25 million to support vulnerable women, families, and children.
But her amazingness doesn’t end here. She has a blog as well called “Momastery.” She even hosts a podcast called “We Can Do Hard Things.” Is there anything this woman cannot do? Maybe, no!
In 2013, she released her first memoir, “Carry On Hero,” based on her popular blog post. In 2016, she unveiled her next memoir, “Love Warrior.” In 2020, she published her third memoir, “Untamed.” It sold over two million copies! It is so popular that even Adele is a fan of her book. A television series was also made based on the book by production company J.J Abrams.
She won the Best All-Around at Social Media award for her parents’ magazine. Her book Love Warrior has been selected to be part of Oprah’s book group.
A Sneak Peek into Her Personal Life
She married Craig Melton, a model, in 2002. They have three children together. They divorced in 2016. In 2017, she married Abby Wambach, a retired American footballer.
How Does Glennon Doyle Make Money?
We can split her primary sources of revenue for a total of $5 million into following categories:
- Earnings as a writer
- Speaker
- Podcasts
- Events
You can follow Glennon Doyle on multiple social media profiles. These are as follows:
Our Favorite Quotes
Two of our favorite Glennon Doyle quotes, which you can also take inspiration from, are:
- It’s almost impossible to blaze one’s path while following in someone else’s footsteps.
- The only thing that was wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.
On her wise words, we bid you farewell from this space as well!