Still Not Drinking Right Now + The Judgment Backpack | Just Melissa

Do The Thing, with Whole30's Melissa Urban

Melissa Urban

Health & Fitness

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this two-part episode, Melissa (she/her) gives an update on her ten-month “I’m not drinking right now” experiment, sharing all of the surprising ways that not drinking alcohol has positively impacted her life, and why she’s still not calling herself “sober.” She also explores part two of the “judgment” discussion from Episode 10, providing a framework to help you see other people’s judgment in a different way, and teaching you how to drop it for good.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
0:07.7	podcast where we explore what's been missing every time you've tried to make a change and make it stick.
0:14.0	Today I'm sharing a much requested update of my I'm not drinking right now experiment and
0:25.8	following up on the last dear Melissa podcast segment all about judgment.
0:31.4	It's been 10 months since I decided I'm not drinking right now.
0:35.2	And though I wasn't a big drinker before this experiment,
0:38.2	removing even the little bit of alcohol I was consuming has had a major impact on my life.
0:45.0	I'll talk about why I began the experiment, how not drinking has had a huge ripple effect,
0:51.0	what happened that one time I decided to have a drink, and why removing all
0:55.8	the labels and preconceived notions we have about alcohol can help you successfully
1:00.8	evaluate your own relationship.
1:03.0	Second, I'm going to follow up on the topic of judgment.
1:07.0	In the last year, Melissa, I discussed how we can stop being so judgmental of others.
1:12.0	Today, I'll flip that around and talk about stop being so judgmental of others.
1:12.6	Today I'll flip that around and talk about how we can see feeling judged
1:17.4	in a different way and how to drop other people's judgment for good. Today's theme is experimentation, doing something new,
1:26.0	trying on a different story, and allowing yourself the freedom to explore these
1:29.9	subjects in your own way. I say at one point you can do this any way you want and
1:36.2	that applies to so much more than just your relationship with alcohol. I hope by
1:41.0	exploring these topics you'll have your own light bulb moment and successfully do the thing.
1:49.0	In this next segment I'm going to give you an update on my I am not drinking right now experiment.
1:55.3	Before I do however, I just want to make one note. Many of you may know that I
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