An award-winning speaker, educator and coach, Dana Suchow overcame bulimia, binge eating disorder and exercise compulsion that resulted in permanent injury to her body. Since that time, she has become an expert in the field of body image, and eating disorder prevention.
Offering a nonclinical and holistic approach, Dana has a firsthand understanding of how eating disorders can get started and what parents can do to put your child on a path toward body love, empowerment and self-acceptance.
We welcome you to learn more about Dana’s outstanding work and to jump in and start discovering some “ah ha” moments and practices you can implement right away to bring your family closer together and raise self-confident teenagers with character who become inspiring adults.
ABOUT DANA SUCHOW
In 2012, Dana founded DoTheHotpants.com as a fashion blog, but once she realized fashion’s unattainable beauty standards were fueling her eating disorder, Dana made the difficult decision to leave the industry and focus on eating disorder prevention and activism.
In 2014 Dana founded #MyBodyStory, an ongoing storytelling series created to uplift girl’s and women’s voices that so often go unheard.
In 2016 Dana co-founded The Ripple, a nonprofit nationwide activist collective focused on helping women make waves in their communities. In 2018, Dana was awarded the Girl Up #GirlHero Award by This Is Us star and activist Chrissy Metz.
An international speaker, for years she has worked with audiences of 10 to auditoriums of over 1,000 and works with all school levels, from Elementary School to College, appearing in person or by video.
Dana lives in New York City and holds a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. You can find her on Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Network, Vogue, Huffington Post, Yahoo, ELLE, Seventeen Magazine and more!