Karen R. Koenig, LCSW, M.Ed., is a licensed clinical social worker, educator, and author who has worked in the field of eating disorders for over 25 years. Her mission is to teach overeaters and undereaters how to eat naturally and instinctively. A cognitive-behavioral therapist, she has written numerous articles and essays on clinical issues for both local and national publications, and is an experienced, dynamic public speaker. At venues such as the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Simmons College School of Social Work, the Massachusetts Dietetic Association, and the National Association of Social Workers, Koenig has also taught other professionals how to use her rules of normal’ eating” model with their clients and patients. Since the 1980s she has been doing talks and workshops for the public in adult education programs, fitness facilities, libraries, and health and women’s conferences. Karen resides in Sarasota, FL, after previously living in Boston, MA.