Professional Bio

Short bio:

Elise Museles holds four certificates in holistic health and integrative healing. She is on the Environmental Working Group board of directors and has been a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant recipient for five years in a row. A sought-after speaker, she is also host of the popular Once Upon a Food Story podcast. Her work has been featured in O, The Oprah MagazineForbesHealthSelfELLE, Well+Good, The Chalkboard, mindbodygreen, and other outlets. For more, visit elisemuseles.com or check out her new book Food Story: Rewrite the Way You Eat, Think, and Live.


Full Bio:

Elise Museles is a certified eating psychology and nutrition ex- pert, creator of the Food Story Method and platform, and host of the popular podcast Once Upon a Food Story. As an author,

speaker, and mind-body eating coach, Elise’s mission is to empower people to create a healthier relationship with food and their bodies by changing what’s on their plate—and what’s in their minds.

After working as an attorney with the US Department of Justice, Elise made a career pivot to pursue her passion and became certified as a Holistic Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, an eating psychology coach from the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, an integrative nutrition expert from Purchase College, State University of New York, and a plant-based nutrition expert from eCornell. She’s also a grant recipient for a program she developed and taught, Cook INN Together, at the National Institutes of Health.

Elise serves on the board of directors of Environmental Working Group, the nation’s leading organization for making safer choices and creating positive momentum for American health/wellness initiatives. Her advice and recipes have been featured in many renowned wellness publications and media sources, including the bestselling books Gutbliss and The Microbiome Solution, The Reducetarian Solution, The Courage to Rise, O, The Oprah Magazine, Health, Self, Forbes, ELLE, the Washington Post, Well+Good, Elite Daily, The Chalkboard, Women’s Health, and mindbodygreen, among others. She’s appeared on Good Morning Washington, WTOP Radio, the Dr. Taz Show on RadioMD, and other television and radio programs. Elise is the bestselling author of Whole Food Energy: 200 All Natural Recipes to Help You Prepare, Refuel, and Recover.

In her down time, Elise can be found playing in nature with her two golden retrievers, practicing Vinyasa yoga, or cooking colorful, mood-boosting meals for her husband and two sons—all amazing cooks as well! Connect with Elise on Instagram, listen to her pod- cast Once Upon a Food Story, visit her website elisemuseles.com, or check out her new book Food Story: Rewrite the Way You Eat, Think, and Live.

For additional information, please send all enquiries to hello@elisemuseles.com

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Professional Background

Education and Certifications

Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Berkley

Juris Doctor Degree, George Washington University, School of Law

Certified Holistic Health Coach, Institute of Integrative Nutrition

Certified Eating Psychology Coach, Institute for Psychology of Eating

Certificate in Integrative Nutrition, Purchase College, SUNY

Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition, Cornell University

Credentials

Elise Museles is a certified eating psychology and nutrition expert, creator of the Food Story Method and platform, and host of the popular podcast Once Upon a Food Story. As an author, speaker, and mind-body eating coach, Elise’s mission is to empower people to create a healthier relationship with food and their bodies by changing what’s on their plate—and what’s in their minds. For more, visit elisemuseles.com or check out her new book Food Story: Rewrite the Way You Eat, Think, and Live.