# Melissa Urban: The official page for 7x New York Times best\-selling author and Whole30 CEO Melissa Urban\.

> Connect with Melissa Urban through her XO, MU newsletter\. Get personal stories, life advice, and inspiration to live a more authentic life\.

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## Pages
- [Terms \& Conditions](https://www.melissau.com/terms-conditions/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.melissau.com/privacy-policy/)
- [Contact](https://www.melissau.com/contact/)
- [Home](https://www.melissau.com)
- [Podcast](https://www.melissau.com/podcast/)

## Podcasts
- [21: Going to \#Church \| Just Melissa](https://www.melissau.com/podcast/going-to-church-just-melissa/): In this Just Melissa episode, I answer one of your most commonly asked questions on Instagram: Why do you call hiking in the mountains “church?” I explain my relationship with God/the Universe/Mother Nature; the moment the Utah mountains became my church; and how everyone can find the same kind of connection and guidance in nature, regardless of your spirituality \(or lack thereof\)\. 
- [22: Crying in Yoga \| Jessamyn Stanley](https://www.melissau.com/podcast/crying-in-yoga-jessamyn-stanley/): Jessamyn Stanley is an award\-winning yoga instructor, intersectional activist, and author of 'Every Body Yoga\.' She broke boundaries for plus size bodies with her February 2019 cover of Yoga Journal, and speaks across the country, advocating for body acceptance, female empowerment, and African American and LGBTQ inclusion\.
- [23: Food, Recipes, and Cultural Appreciation \| Celeste Noche](https://www.melissau.com/podcast/food-recipes-and-cultural-appreciation-celeste-noche/): Celeste Noche \(she/her\) is an editorial and documentary photographer based between Portland, Oregon and San Francisco, CA\. Through her photos of food, travel, and portraits, she advocates for diversity and inclusivity, seeking to share stories of underrepresented communities\. In this episode, Celeste and I discuss the difference between cultural appropriation and appreciation when it comes to food and recipes\.
- [24: Making Social Media a Happy Place \| Just Melissa](https://www.melissau.com/podcast/making-social-media-a-happy-place-just-melissa/): In this Just Melissa episode, I’m sharing five strategies I’ve used over the years to create a healthy, boundaried, positive relationship with social media\. It’s not always easy to feel like your Instagram feed is a happy place\. All too often, our engagement on social media makes us feel anxious and less\-than; powerless against what pops up in our feed or alerts\. If you’re a slave to the ping, can’t stop mindlessly scrolling, get stuck in the comparison trap, or feel like your social media connections are shallow and unfulfilling, this episode will show you how to reclaim your power, curate the feed of your dreams, and transform your time on social media into the nourishing, authentic connections you’ve been seeking\.
- [25: Whole30 Friends \& Family \| Just Melissa](https://www.melissau.com/podcast/whole30-friends-family-just-melissa/): In this “Dear Melissa” episode, Melissa \(she/her\) celebrates the release of her new book, The Whole30 Friends and Family, by answering listener questions about talking to friends and family about food in a way that brings you closer together, not further apart\.

## XO\-MU
- [Never hit snooze](https://www.melissau.com/xomu/never-hit-snooze/): Twenty\-plus years ago, I left rehab and started waking up early to go to the gym\. This one simple rule became a keystone habit, effortlessly cascading into other healthy habits\.
- [How to manifest \(in a way that isn't harmful\)](https://www.melissau.com/xomu/how-to-manifest/): Manifesting \(or "law of attraction," as popularized in the book The Secret\) is a powerful practice\-\-but is it more helpful or harmful? Learn how to make manifestation a healthy practice\.
- [I don't have regrets](https://www.melissau.com/xomu/regret/): I've made a lot of "bad" decisions, but I don't waste a single second with regret\. Here's why, and how you can drop past regrets and stay in the present too\.
- [The Boundary Lady's Guide to Gifting, Part 2](https://www.melissau.com/xomu/gifting-guide-part-2/): Setting boundaries around gifts can completely transform your holidays from stressful and expensive to relaxed and joyful\. Here's Part 2 in the series; what I call "slow gifting\."
- [How to improve your WHOOP HRV](https://www.melissau.com/xomu/whoop-improve-hrv/): HRV is an important measure of health and readiness\. Here are proven ways to increase your own HRV scores, using WHOOP's metrics, reporting, and journaling features\.

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