Melissa Hartwig Urban created the WHOLE30. What you may not know is the story behind it. At a young age Melissa experienced trauma that later fueled an addiction to drugs. Later she found sobriety but replaced her addiction with a craving for fitness. When challenged by a friend to experiment with a 30-day clean diet, she realized she had a complicated relationship with food. Soon after, the WHOLE30 was created. Her journey is one of self-reflection and she shares her story with a refreshing frankness. Her observations on food dispels myths around dieting and utilizes the concepts of elimination to truly become whole and find the best version of yourself. LESSONS Adopt a growth mindset Be in healthy relationship with your food Observe how food groups affect your body Shame grows in the dark- speak your trauma Individualize your own treatment plan Recognize the emotional relationship with eating Find what works for you LINKS This episode was brought to you by TrueForm Runner. Visit www.trueformrunner.com/spartan and use the code SPARTAN10 to save 10% https://whole30.com/about/ TIME STAMPS 0:00 Sefra, Dr. L, Dr. Johnny & Col. Nye introduce this week’s guest 1:00 TRUEFORMRUNNER.COM/SPARTAN intro 1:30 Interview begins with Melissa & Joe 2:40 Dealing with sexual abuse at an early age 4:00 Turning to drugs as a way to deal with trauma 6:00 Deciding to choose a different path 8:00 Changing everything in her life 9:00 Adopting a growth mindset 10:10 TRUEFORMRUNNER.COM/SPARTAN break 11:30 Interview continues with getting fit 12:45 Starting the first 30 day diet 14:00 How she was using food the same way as drugs 16:00 Eliminating food then reintroducing it back to your diet 17:40 First group Whole30 and writing her first book 19:00 Processing trauma effectively 21:33 Johnny, Dr. L, Col. Nye & Sefra Alexandra discuss their takeaways 29:00 TRUEFORMRUNNER.COM/SPARTAN close   SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Google Play: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpPlay FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Host: Joe De Sena, Dr. Johnny Waite, Col. Nye, Sefra Alexandra and guest host Dr. Lara Pence Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty © 2020 Spartan