Connie Sobczak is the Co-Founder and Executive/Creative Director of The Body Positive. She as been a leader in the movement to prevent eating problems and improve the self-image of women and youth for the past twenty-three years. Connie produced the BodyTalk DVD series for youth in grades K-12, and Discover your Healthy Weight, the first DVD in the Intuitive Health™ DVD series for women and grand festival award winner in the 2009 Berkeley Video + Film Festival. She develops The Body Positive curricula and training materials, and is currently completing The Body Positive’s book to teach women how to live with more joy, vitality, and beauty. Connie co-facilitates the Be Body Positive workshops for the general public, and speaks regularly to student and parent groups. She has been featured in numerous TV, radio, and print stories, and was a 2008 semi-finalist for a Volvo for Life award honoring "real-life heroes."