ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
F
oremost thanks go to my agent, Danielle Svetcov, of
Levine | Greenberg | Rostan, whose creativity, persistence,
and wisdom made this book possible. Thank you for your
premium blend of straight talk and pep talk—and for being the
brilliant advisor I’d been looking for all this time.
I’m grateful for the sharp eyes and great ideas of Amy
Gash, Suzie Bolotin, Mary Ellen O’Neill, Rae Ann Spitzenberger,
Hillary Leary, and everyone at Workman who touched the
book. Mary Ellen, your tree-trimming made my pages pop, and
I simply adore working together.
Sincere gratitude—and admiration—to Iris Gottlieb, the
talented illustrator with whom we collaborated in order to
bring the vision for this book to life.
Courtney Quirin provided far more than fact-checking—
and killer FC at that—but went above the call of duty to serve
as a real research partner. Thank you for your diligence and
passion for the project.
My stable of early readers helped me take my mountain
of clay and sculpt it into an actionable final product. Thank
you for your invaluable feedback: Ali Kelley, Annie Grevers,
Ashley Clave, Caitlin Eck, Dr. Cristin Young, Erin Weekley,
Kristen Rasmussen de Vasquez, Lisa Davie, Sally Egan, and
Sally Rogers.
I owe much appreciation to many individuals who motivate
me, but in particular to the following friends and colleagues
for supporting this book and my work as an author overall:
Dr. Anne McBride, Dara Silverstein, Matt Rothe, Dr. Maureen
Timmons, Michael Pollan, and Will Rosenzweig. You fill me up,
build me up, and stretch my mind.262 how to be a Conscious Eater