Mary Beth Albright is an award-winning journalist and author focusing on the science-based connection between food and mental health. Eat and Flourish is her first book, which has been translated into several languages, including Japanese and Thai. She was a columnist for the Washington Post, has written for National Geographic, and was a restaurant critic for DC Magazine for years. Her passion for food grew from her mentor Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. After 15 years working with him on health and food issues and attending Georgetown Law School, she advised on food systems and managed a White House initiative. Albright is a frequent panel moderator, including for the US State Department and the Smithsonian, and her food-judging expertise is sought after—she once ate 2,000 foods over three days to judge the Outstanding New Product Awards. She earned a certificate from L’Academie de Cuisine and is an elected member of Les Dames d’Escoffier, an esteemed group of women in the culinary professions, which counts Julia Child among its alumnae. Albright also works with food-related organizations that seek to improve the food system and food’s impact on wellness, environmental, and social issues, while fulfilling our moral imperative to feed 8 billion people on the planet. For more information, visit www.marybethalbright.com or follow her on IG @mary.beth or X @marybeth.