About the Author
Mara Gordon, MD, is a primary care physician and NPR’s Real Talk With A Doc columnist. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Philadelphia Inquirer, STAT News, and other publications. She has been a guest on Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning, and the Tamron Hall Show, as well as podcasts like the Washington PostPost Reports podcast and the Money With Katie show. She’s also contributed to many NPR shows like Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Life Kit, and It’s Been A Minute.
As a faculty member at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, she directs the Narrative Medicine program and serves as a primary care physician for patients of all ages. She also writes Your Doctor Friend, a Substack newsletter exploring the culture of medicine, parenting, and diet culture.
As a leading physician voice for body acceptance, she values the opportunity to engage with readers and listeners on these topics and continues to use her platform to make healthcare more welcoming to people of all body sizes. Dr. Gordon lives in Philadelphia with her family.
