442: Healthy boundaries, emotional vampires & how to break up with a friend | Whole30 co-founder Melissa Urban

Melissa Urban: “A boundary is not designed to control someone else.” Melissa, the co-founder and CEO of Whole30, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to create healthy boundaries, plus: - Melissa’s personal boundaries journey (~01:12) - Why boundaries need to be part of the well-being conversation (~03:39) - Why boundaries were critical on Melissa’s road to recovery (~05:30) - Why Melissa has a favorite ex-boyfriend (~08:11) - How to set healthy boundaries around food (~12:11) - What to do if a family member disrespects your boundaries (~15:17) - What to do if a loved one makes poor decisions for their health (~19:09) - How to set healthy boundaries with your parents (~23:47) - How to know if you should break up with a friend (~26:52) - How social media makes our communication worse (~29:22) - How to identify the emotional vampires in your life (~34:56) - How to support your partner without draining your own energy (~38:51) - How to incorporate boundaries in your well-being routine (~40:56) - One thing everyone should add to their boundaries routine (~44:41) Referenced in the episode: - Melissa's newest book, The Book of Boundaries: Set the Limits That Will Set You Free . - Melissa's previous book, The Whole30 . - mbg article about setting healthy boundaries . - Melissa's podcast, Do The Thing. - Follow Melissa on Instagram . - Check out Melissa's website . We hope you enjoy this episode sponsored by Tom's of Maine , and feel free to watch the full video on Youtube ! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices