Leslie Goldman, MPH
Writer, Book Author, Body Image Speaker, Spokesperson
   
Leslie

Award-winning health writer Leslie Goldman, MPH, is a regular contributor of feature stories and essays to Health, Glamour, O, Women's Health, Runner's World, Parenting and more. She is the featured body image blogger on iVillage.com's NeverSayDiet, and blogs for the Huffington Post as well. Leslie's book Locker Room Diaries: The Naked Truth About Women, Body Image, and Re-imagining the "Perfect" Body, has been featured on the Today Show, and she has visited dozens of college and university campuses, delivering her talk on women and body image to audiences of up to 2500. She is proud to be a frequent guest on the Today Show, discussing everything from 5’11”/115-lb models being fired for being “too fat” to outdoor exercise safety tips to cleavage! Leslie earned her Masters in Public Health at the University of Illinois-Chicago and her Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was recently named to the inaugural University of Wisconsin Forward Under 40 list. She lives in Chicago with her husband Dan.

Leslie with Natalie on the Today Show
See Leslie on the Today Show (photo by viewer Natasha Brinson)

Read Leslie on the Huffington Post

 
   
   
Living Positively
 
living positively When one couple started exploring adoption, they had no idea that an around-the-world journey would lead them to the love of their life: a tiny girl with HIV. Read More >
   
   
When Your BFF Goes MIA
 
living positively Women rely on their girlfriends to celebrate life’s ups and survive its downs. That’s why having a once-loyal sidekick slip away can hurt like hell. Learn how to crazyglue the bonds of friendship. Read More >
   
   
Runner's Guie to Weight Loss
 
Conventional dieting wisdom doesn’t work for runners. It leaves you hungry, tired, and...overweight. So we updated seven popular weight-loss strategies to meet a runner’s needs. Read More >