Author Judith Matz, LCSW Judith Matz is a clinical social worker dedicated to helping people make peace with food, their bodies, and themselves. Judith has 30 years of experience helping people end their struggles with eating and weight issues. Judith Matz is the co-author of two acclaimed books for adults: Beyond a Shadow of a Diet: The Comprehensive Guide to Treating Binge Eating Disorder, Compulsive Eating, and Emotional Overeating (Routledge, 2014) and The Diet Survivors Handbook: 60 Lessons in Eating, Acceptance and Self-Care (Sourcebooks, 2006). Judith Matz is a popular speaker at conferences and meetings. Her work has appeared in Good Housekeeping, Self, Shape, Today's Dietitian, Diabetes Self-Management, Psychotherapy Networker, and NBC News Chicago with Nesita Kwan, Huffington Post Live,
as well as the documentary "America The Beautiful 2". Illustrator Elizabeth Patch Illustrator, blogger and body image advocate Elizabeth Patch has a BA in Drawing, an MA in Painting, and post-graduate studies in Digital Media. During her career as a high school art teacher, Elizabeth Patch overheard countless girls of all sizes talk about hating their bodies. She saw girls limit their dreams, ignore their talents and minimize their accomplishments by focusing on body size and weight. Elizabeth Patch is committed to creating positive, fun illustrations that reflect a diversity of body types!