On January 7th Hannah Alonzo published a YouTube video featuring a purportedly leaked “internal corporate email”.

The email announces Young Living’s plans to ditch its MLM business model sometime in Q2 2026. In the email Young Living’s MLM business is referred to as the “Marketing Partner Program”.

Before I had a chance to get around to viewing Alonzo’s video in full, roughly twelve hours ago the video was marked private. On Instagram Alonzo claims she received a cease and desist from Young Living and is seeking legal advice.

In the since privated video itself, Alonzo states;

[4:36] If this video gets taken down at any point, it likely was not my choice and it’s probably because Young Living sued me.

Roughly three hours after Alonzo privated her source video, Scott Tex Johnson published a reupload on his YouTube channel. I’ll reinstate a link to Alonzo’s original video should she make it public again.

In the meantime, let’s get into Young Living’s leaked email.

Young Living is an essential oils and supplements MLM company. BehindMLM reviewed Young Living back in 2014.

Young Living launched in 1993 by Donald Gary Young. Young remained CEO until stepping down in 2015.

Young went on to pass away in 2018. Today Young Living is headed up by Young’s third wife, Mary Young (right).

Alonzo claims she was sent the leaked Young Living email from two different sources on December 15th.

The original email was purportedly sent to Young Living employees and marked confidential, before somehow making its way out of the company (click to enlarge below).

We are writing to inform you of an important update regarding Young Living’s Marketing Partner Program.

After careful consideration and strategic planning, the company has made the decision to officially conclude the Marketing Partner Program in Q2 of 2026.

The decision aligns with our ongoing efforts to streamline operations and focus on initiatives that best support the company’s long-term growth and mission.

While this change will mark the end of the Marketing Partner Program, our commitment to delivering exceptional products and experiences to our customers remains steadfast.

Further details regarding the transition plan, timelines, and internal resources will be shared with you in the coming months.

We ask that all employees treat this information as confidential, as it is intended for internal communication only until a public announcement is made.

At time of publication, Young Living promoters have not been officially informed of the internal decision.

Young Living planning to terminate its MLM opportunity follows an affiliate model launch through Wyld Notes last year. What Young Living will look like as a company following Q2 2025 is uncertain.

Given recent high-profile MLM busts over the past year, it’s assumed Young Living will transition to an affiliate only model (single-level commissions, not MLM). This however remains unconfirmed.

SimilarWeb has been tracking a healthy 1.5 million monthly Young Living website visits over the past three months. If the company is planning to ditch MLM, it’s assumed that there’s probably been a downturn in overall sales volume.

I’d also have to assume that while 1.5 million visits a month is noteworthy, it’s probably significantly down from all-time COVID-19 era highs a few years ago. Some companies have been able to weather this downturn, others haven’t.

Pending confirmation from Young Living on the future of its MLM operations and/or further updates, stay tuned.

 

Update 10th January 2026 – Young Living President Ben Riley has denied the legitimacy of the email Hannah Alonzo shared;

As above, Riley posted his denial to FaceBook on January 9th. Riley states “rumor[s] of Young Living exiting the Direct Sales channel” are “extremely ridiculous”.

Young Living’s corporate Instagram account is also denying the legitimacy of the email Alonzo shared:

 

Update 20th January 2026 – Hannah Alonzo has filed a copyright claim on the reuploaded video published on Scott Tex Johnson’s YouTube channel.

The video is no longer available so I’ve disabled the link. To the best of my knowledge Alonzo has not issued any further public updates on the status of her original video.

 

Update 26th January 2026 – Hannah Alonzo has posted a thirty-two second “Young Living Retraction” video on her YouTube channel.

In the video, Alonzo states, “I have since learned from Young Living that the supposed internal corporate email sent to me was fake”.

Alonzo also states;

Going forward, I am committed to contacting Young Living directly before posting any information of this kind about the company.

This strongly suggests an undisclosed legal settlement was reached between Alonzo and Young Living.