Christiane Northrup, M.D., a visionary pioneer in her field, is a board-certified OB/GYN physician who helps empower women to tune in to their inner wisdom and take charge of their health. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom(Bantam, 1998); editor of the bi-monthly The Dr. Christiane Northrup Newsletter; and the host of four successful public television specials.

Her #1 New York Times best-seller, The Wisdom of Menopause, was published in March of 2001. Her work has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey show, the Today show, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, The View, and Good Morning America. She and her family live in Maine.