Caroline Adams Miller

Caroline Adams Miller (born September 15, 1961) is an American executive coach and motivational speaker. Miller has written six books, including Getting Grit, Creating Your Best Life, and My Name is Caroline, which chronicles her struggle with bulimia.

Early life and education

Before college, Miller attended the National Cathedral School for Girls in Washington, D.C. Afterwards, she graduated from Harvard magna cum laude, and in 2006 earned her Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.

Personal life Miller first started to diet when she was eight years old, developing an eating disorder while in 9th grade. For the next eight years, she suffered from bulimia. None of her family, including her husband, was aware of her eating disorder. In February 1984, she decided it was time to seek help and began to attend Overeaters Anonymous, eventually overcoming her disorder. She recounted, "It wasn't easy to go public about it, because bulimia still has that shame stigma attached to it." She resumed swimming in 2003 after a 23-year hiatus and is now a top-ranked Masters Swimmer in multiple events.