About Christy

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS is a journalist and registered dietitian who writes the bestselling Substack newsletter Rethinking Wellness. She’s the author of The Wellness Trap (Little, Brown Spark 2023) and Anti-Diet (Little, Brown Spark 2019), and the coauthor of The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image Workbook (PESI Publishing 2024) and The Making Peace with Food Card Deck (PESI Publishing 2021).

Christy produces and hosts two podcasts, Rethinking Wellness and Food Psych, which have helped tens of thousands of listeners around the world think critically about diet and wellness culture and develop more peaceful relationships with food. 

In addition to her media work, Christy is a certified intuitive eating counselor and certified eating disorders specialist who offers online courses and private intuitive eating coaching to help people make peace with food and their bodies.

Christy began her career in 2003 as a writer and editor covering food, nutrition, and health, and she’s written for publications including The New York Times, SELF, BuzzFeed, WIRED, Refinery29, Gourmet, Slate, The Food Network, and many others. Learn more about Christy at christyharrison.com, and read her latest work at rethinkingwellness.substack.com.