Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S is the author of 10 books, with a nutrition counseling practice in Newport Beach, California. She is co-creator of Intuitive Eating, an evidence-based, compassionate self-care eating framework, rooted in dignity and respect for all bodies, which was developed in 1995. Evelyn enjoys public speaking and training health professionals on how to help their clients cultivate a healthy relationship with food, mind, and body through the process of Intuitive Eating. To date there are over 1400 Certified Intuitive Eating Counselors in 37 countries and over 150 studies showing benefits of Intuitive Eating.She was the nutrition expert for Good Morning America, and a national spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for six years. Evelyn is often sought by the media for her expertise, and has appeared in hundreds of interviews, including CNN, NBC’s Today Show, MSNBC, Fox News, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and People magazine. Evelyn qualified for the Olympic Trials in the first ever women’s marathon in 1984. Although she no longer competes, she is a wicked ping-pong player, avid hiker, and newbie surfer. Her favorite food is chocolate when it can be slowly savored. She is currently a meditation student of Dan Brown, PhD, Harvard University.