Archive - XO, MU by Melissa Urban

Is your summer always over-booked?

Every year, it feels like all of my summer weekends are committed by May. How do I preserve some time just for me?

May 27 •

Maintaining an exercise routine when you're out of your routine

How to mentally balance your fitness efforts around summer vacations, road trips, family visits, work travel, and anything else life throws at you

May 20 •

Introducing WHOOP 5.0 and WHOOP MG

Meet the new and improved WHOOP hardware, their features, and your expanded membership options

May 12 •

Using ketamine as someone in recovery (ketamine therapy for my mental health, part 4)

Was this an easy decision? Absolutely not. Am I glad I moved forward? One hundred percent.

May 5 •

April 2025

March 2025

Say yes without saying YES-yes

It's definitely not a no, but it's also not a 100% yes. Here's how I employ creative boundary-setting so we can both get what we want.

Mar 31 •

Ketamine therapy for my mental health, part 3

What an at-home ketamine treatment session looks like for me

Mar 27 •

Three things that made cleaning far more enjoyable

I wasn't born this way, so here's what makes it so much easier and far more enjoyable.

Mar 24 •

5 unconventional things we do in my family

They work for us, and YCDIAWYW (You Can Do It Any Way You Want)

Mar 17 •

I don't want the promotion, but how do I say no?

Not everyone wants to climb the corporate ladder, with good reason. Here's how to gracefully stay where you are.

Mar 10 •

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