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Dear Melissa

Dear Melissa offers Whole30 support, expert advice from Melissa Urban, and strategies for lasting food freedom and healthy Whole30 habits.


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December 29, 2014, 11:00 am
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  • Meal Planning Support and Prep

Dear Melissa: Saving Yourself from Whole30 Mealtime Madness

Welcome to Dear Melissa, where I answer your questions about transitioning into or completing a Whole30, successfully sticking to your new Food Freedom habits, and figuring out...
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December 15, 2014, 11:00 am
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  • Mindset
  • Troubleshooting

Dear Melissa: My Stressful Job is Killing My Whole30

Welcome to Dear Melissa, where I answer your questions about transitioning into or completing a Whole30, successfully sticking to your new Food Freedom habits, and figuring out...
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November 17, 2014, 11:00 am
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  • Kids and Family
  • Socializing and Traveling

Dear Melissa: Talking Whole30 with Friends and Family

Dear Melissa, Since completing a Whole30 in January 2013, I have been eating a (mostly) Whole30-inspired diet and have never felt better. My family...
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November 10, 2014, 11:00 am
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Dear Melissa: Your Whole30 Holiday Strategy

I am on Day 3 of my second (attempt) at the Whole30.  I feel more prepared and educated this time around, and I am...
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November 3, 2014, 11:00 am
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  • Kids and Family
  • Whole30 Inspired Eating for the Whole Family

Dear Melissa: Grammy’s Feelings vs. the Whole30

Dear Melissa, I just completed my Whole30, and what a difference! I never thought I would find something that would have such an effect...
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September 2, 2014, 10:00 am
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  • Reintroduction

Dear Melissa: Slow My (Reintroduction) Roll

Welcome to Dear Melissa, where I answer your questions about transitioning into or completing a Whole30, successfully sticking to your new Food Freedom habits, and figuring out...
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June 2, 2014, 10:00 am
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  • Special Populations

Dear Melissa: The Whole30 and Eating Disorders

Welcome to Dear Melissa, where I answer your questions about the Whole30 and Food Freedom. Today, we’re talking about a serious subject: whether the...
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May 19, 2014, 10:00 am
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Dear Melissa, How Do You Eat? (Part 3)

Welcome to Dear Melissa, where I answer your questions about transitioning into or completing a Whole30, successfully sticking to your new Food Freedom habits, and figuring out...
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May 12, 2014, 10:00 am
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Dear Melissa, How Do You Eat? (Part 1)

This is probably the question we get the most often—but how do you eat? You ask us in seminars, reporters ask us during interviews,...
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March 31, 2014, 10:00 am
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Dear Melissa: Get Me Back on the (Whole30) Road

Welcome to Dear Melissa, where I answer your questions about transitioning into or completing a Whole30, successfully sticking to your new Food Freedom habits, and figuring out...
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January 24, 2014, 11:00 am
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Dear Melissa: Pulling Out of a Whole30 Stall

Welcome to Dear Melissa, where we answer your questions about transitioning into or or maintaining a healthy Whole9 life, helping you figure out how to...
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