Hacking the Whole30 with the Four Tendencies | Gretchen Rubin

Do The Thing, with Whole30's Melissa Urban

Melissa Urban

Health & Fitness

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Gretchen Rubin (she/her) is a best-selling author, speaker, podcaster, and creator of the Four Tendencies framework. Melissa and Gretchen discuss the Four Tendencies (Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, and Rebel), how each tendency relates to inner and outer expectations, and how knowing your tendency can help you be more effective in changing any habit. They also break down how to approach the Whole30 for each archetype, so you can work with your tendency (not against it) to maximize Whole30 success. Continue the conversation with me @melissa_hartwig on Instagram. If you have a question for Dear Melissa or a topic idea for the show, leave me a voicemail at (321) 209-1480. Do the Thing is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, and Happier in Hollywood.If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell your friends to Do the Thing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Melissa Urban, and you're listening to Do the Thing, a
0:07.6	podcast where we explore what's been missing every time you've tried to make a change and make it stick.
0:17.0	Today my very special guest is the one and only Gretchen Rubin,
0:21.8	best-selling author, speaker, podcaster, and the creator of the Four Tendencies
0:26.2	framework.
0:27.2	I've been friends with Gretchen for a few years now and we've had so many conversations
0:31.4	about how the Four Tend tendencies fits so perfectly with the Whole 30 program.
0:36.8	Gretchen's been on tour for her newest book, but she graciously agreed to call in from the road
0:41.6	to share for the very first time how you can hack the Whole 30 based on your
0:45.8	tendency and provide specific tips for upholds, questioners, obligers, and rebels
0:52.2	to maximize Whole 30 success.
0:55.0	Before I introduce Gretchen, although she needs no introduction in this room,
0:59.0	let me tell you a little bit about her.
1:01.0	Gretchen Rubin, pronouns she, her, is the author of several books including
1:05.9	outer order in her calm, the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers better than before, the
1:10.8	happiness project, happier at home, and The Four Tendencies.
1:14.8	Her books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide in more than 30 languages.
1:20.9	On her weekly podcast, Happier with Gretchen Rubin, she discusses good habits and happiness with her sister Elizabeth Kraft.
1:27.0	Gretchen started her career in law and was clerking for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor when she realized she
1:34.0	wanted to be a writer. She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
1:38.3	Everyone welcome Gretchen Rubin to do the thing. I am so happy to be talking to you. We've been
1:44.5	talking about this for so long. You were one of the first interviews on the
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