Sarah Maria is the founder of Break Free Beauty (www.breakfreebeauty.com ), a company dedicated to helping people love and accept their bodies and discover the beauty that they already are. She is a body-image expert, speaker, and coach who speaks and writes on the topics of body image, self-esteem, health, success, and spirituality. Her mission is to empower people of all ages, races, and body sizes to embrace the bodies they have been given and learn to love themselves so they can live their dreams. She has studied and trained with many well-known spiritual and self-help teachers, including Deepak Chopra and physician Dr. David Simon, the co-founder and medical director of the Chopra Center for Well-being in Carlsbad, CA. She lives in Carlsbad, CA.