The Morning Routine | Just Melissa

Do The Thing, with Whole30's Melissa Urban

Melissa Urban

Health & Fitness

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

My morning routine is nothing short of sacred, gifting me calm, grounded energy, a happier mood, and improved stress resilience as I move throughout my day. In this episode, I’ll share the history of my mornings, starting twenty years ago fresh out of rehab right up through today, working around parenting and COVID. I’ll detail what, how, and why I do what I do each morning, how to identify pain points in your own mornings, and share a dozen practical tips for crafting your own morning routine, even if you’ve never had one before. (Hint: You DO have one, but it might be running you, instead of you running the routine. Let’s change that.) Continue the conversation with me @melissau 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, Happier in Hollywood, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . 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
0:07.4	podcast where we explore what's been missing every time you've tried to make a change and make it stick. Today I'm
0:21.0	talking all about my morning routine.
0:24.0	For those of you who know me in person or through Instagram,
0:28.0	you'll know my morning routine is nothing short of sacred.
0:31.0	And I really do work the rest of my life around making sure I can
0:35.5	meet my early morning priorities. I've structured my routine to start my day on
0:41.0	an intentional and positive note to reduce or at the very least not add
0:45.8	more stress to my life, and to tackle the things that make the biggest impact on my mental
0:51.6	and physical health. Obviously over the years my routine has
0:55.9	shifted to accommodate my life and it's expanded as I've discovered new impactful
1:02.0	self-care practices.
1:03.9	The birth of my morning routine started over 20 years ago
1:07.2	when I was fresh out of rehab for my drug addiction
1:10.3	and decided to start going to the gym in the morning before work.
1:14.0	But my current morning routine really evolved 10 years ago
1:17.5	when I quit my full-time job
1:19.0	and started working for myself.
1:21.0	I experienced two years of major burnout before realizing the power that came with
1:26.4	setting priorities and intentionality and boundaries around how I start my day.
1:32.1	Today I'll share the evolution of my morning routine.
1:36.0	Exactly what, how, and why I do what I do every morning now,
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