Leslie Korn

Leslie Korn, grew up in Newton Massachusetts and at the age of 20 moved to the jungle of Mexico where she lived for over 25 years. She is an author of 9 books and a specialist in feminist therapy and integrative medicine specializing in the use of nutritional, herbal and culinary medicine for the treatment of mental and physical illness. She completed her graduate education in the departments of psychiatry and public health at Harvard Medical School and her life training in the jungle of Mexico where she lived and worked alongside local healers. She was a Fulbright scholar and an NIH-funded scientist and is the research director at the Center for World Indigenous Studies. She is the author of Natural Woman (Shambhala,2020 ), the seminal book on the body and complex trauma: Rhythms of Recovery: Trauma, Nature and the Body (Routledge, 2012), Nutrition Essentials for Mental Health (W.W. Norton, 2016), Eat Right Feel Right: Over 80 Recipes and Tips to Improve Mood, Sleep, Attention & Focus (PESI, 2017), Multicultural Counseling Workbook: Exercises, Worksheets & Games to Build Rapport with Diverse Clients (PESI, 2015) and The Good Mood Kitchen (W.W. Norton, 2017).