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Michelle L Melendez
Michelle L Melendez was born in Brooklyn, New York, where she was raised by her grandparents in a small underprivileged neighborhood and a world of toxicity, trauma, and chaos. But...view moreMichelle L Melendez was born in Brooklyn, New York, where she was raised by her grandparents in a small underprivileged neighborhood and a world of toxicity, trauma, and chaos. But she refused to become a victim of her circumstances, disadvantages, and all the odds stacked against her. Despite fighting for her life as a child from the hands of abusers, and falling victim to alcoholism for six years, Michelle found herself fighting the most abstruse battle she had ever encountered. It was the war within, the internal battle of her own mind. She was going under, and knew if she did not take extreme action, she could lose herself forever. So, she packed a suitcase and hopped on a plane to Puerto Rico, where she isolated herself from the life she had once known, in order to reinvent herself. Disconnecting completely from the outside world for five years, she began to strip away everything and force herself to face all her fears, traumas, and issues, and observe and acknowledge all her feelings, beliefs, and actions. It was only then she realized that she had a choice, that only she had the power to change it all. Rising above all odds she was able to empty the toxic and limiting beliefs, feelings, and mental programming. After turning herself around, she become one of the top athletes in the sport of Wallball, representing team Puerto Rico and winning titles all over the world: The World Championships in Dublin Ireland in 2012, The world Games in Cali Columbia, the Fed Cup in Liguria Italy, and many more. She then went on to help build one of New York City's top nonprofit organizations for the sport of Wallball.view less