Thank you for joining us for episode 391 of Live Happy Now.

It's beginning to look a lot like the holidays, and for many of us, that can look more like

walking through a minefield than a winter wonderland.

I'm your host, Paula Phelps, and this week I'm so excited to be joined by Melissa Urban,

whose best-selling The Book of Boundaries,

Set the Limits That Will Set You Free, is changing the way people learn to say no.

She's here today to talk about how we can set boundaries this holiday season with our friends,

families, and co-workers to make it less stressful and more manageable.

And believe me, once you've tried it, you'll realize these are habits you want to carry with you into the new year.

Let's listen.

Melissa, welcome to live happy now.

Thank you so much for having me.

It's really great to talk to you, Paula.

What perfect timing to be able to talk to you because we have the holidays coming up.

You have the book of

boundaries and oh my God, those two things go together. Don't they know. Oh, or don't go together

too often. Once I got this book, I really wanted to talk to you and especially wanted to do it

with a holiday theme. And before we dig into all that, tell us how you became the boundary

lady, because that's who you are. Yeah, it is now. At least that's how a lot of my followers' spouses

know me on Instagram. Oh, you got that information from the boundary lady, didn't you?

You know, I've been helping people set and hold boundaries since the earliest days of the Whole 30.

So I'm the Whole30 co-founder and I founded the program in 2009.

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