Melissa Hartwig Urban created the WHOLE30. What you may not know is the story behind it. At a young age Melissa experienced trauma that later fueled an addiction to drugs. Later she found sobriety but replaced her addiction with a craving for fitness. When challenged by a friend to experiment with a 30-day clean diet, she realized she had a complicated relationship with food. Soon after, the WHOLE30 was created. Her journey is one of self-reflection and she shares her story with a refreshing frankness. Her observations on food dispels myths around dieting and utilizes the concepts of elimination to truly become whole and find the best version of yourself.

LESSONS
Adopt a growth mindset
Be in healthy relationship with your food
Observe how food groups affect your body
Shame grows in the dark- speak your trauma
Individualize your own treatment plan
Recognize the emotional relationship with eating
Find what works for you

LINKS
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TIME STAMPS
0:00 Sefra, Dr. L, Dr. Johnny & Col. Nye introduce this week’s guest
1:00 TRUEFORMRUNNER.COM/SPARTAN intro
1:30 Interview begins with Melissa & Joe
2:40 Dealing with sexual abuse at an early age
4:00 Turning to drugs as a way to deal with trauma
6:00 Deciding to choose a different path
8:00 Changing everything in her life
9:00 Adopting a growth mindset
10:10 TRUEFORMRUNNER.COM/SPARTAN break
11:30 Interview continues with getting fit
12:45 Starting the first 30 day diet
14:00 How she was using food the same way as drugs
16:00 Eliminating food then reintroducing it back to your diet
17:40 First group Whole30 and writing her first book
19:00 Processing trauma effectively
21:33 Johnny, Dr. L, Col. Nye & Sefra Alexandra discuss their takeaways
29:00 TRUEFORMRUNNER.COM/SPARTAN close

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CREDITS:
Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Host: Joe De Sena, Dr. Johnny Waite, Col. Nye, Sefra Alexandra and guest host Dr. Lara Pence

Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress
Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty

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