For Melissa Urban, the wellness icon behind Whole30, setting boundaries is the name of the game. But she wasn’t always like this. To cope with buried trauma from her teen years, she began using drugs to escape. And at quick-sand speed, it became a full-blown addiction that she had to feed at every turn. Melissa recounts the slivers of opportunity that helped her find her way to recovery. By creating healthy boundaries, Melissa went from self-loathing to self-loving and built a wellness empire focused on helping others set boundaries of their own.
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Addiction 19: Mommy, Again
Addiction 18: Tell Me About Your Childhood
Addiction 17: Trauma (with Dr. Gabor Maté)
Addiction 16: Doing Dopey
Addiction 15: A Parenting Nightmare
Addiction 14: Last Day of Use
Addiction 13: How to Survive the Holidays
Addiction 12: What I Know Now
Addiction 11: Wake Me Up
Addiction 10: Surviving Is Revolutionary
Addiction 9: Kids At Ground Zero
Addiction 8: America Is Insane
Addiction 7: 20,000 Fewer Funerals
Addiction 6: The Magic Formula
Addiction 5: Shame City
Addiction 4: Was It Painful?
Addiction 3: And Now, We Rewind the Tape
Addiction 2: Stefano’s Last Day
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