Kris Carr (born August 31, 1971) is an American author, alternative cancer treatment advocate and entrepreneur who promotes the alkaline diet. Carr is best known for her work inspiring people to think outside the box in order to become empowered participants in their health and healing. She is the founder of the Inner Circle Wellness online community and is a member of Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul 100.
Carr originated a role in Arthur Miller's Mr. Peters' Connections, in which she played the ghost of Marilyn Monroe. Carr directed and choreographed stage productions regionally and abroad and served as a faculty member at Stone Street Studios and Playwrights Horizons Theater School, both at NYU.
From 1999 to 2006, Carr had a photography business in New York City where she shot portraits and head-shots for actors.
From 2023-2024, Carr expanded her influence through extensive media appearances and the release of I'm Not a Mourning Person, receiving notable coverage in Oprah Daily and The Sunday Paper.Meghan Rabbitt,
Her expertise has been featured across numerous platforms, including appearances on NBC News Daily, PIX11, and various national broadcasts, where she continues to share insights about integrating physical and emotional wellness drawn from her two-decade journey as a cancer thriver.
On February 14, 2003, Carr was diagnosed with a rare Stage IV cancer called epithelioid hemangioendothelioma affecting her liver and her lungs. Instead of leaning into sadness and pity as a result of the cancer, Kris decided to become the CEO of her health and live life to the fullest.
Carr transformed her 2003 stage IV cancer diagnosis into a wellness movement, becoming a New York Times bestselling author and prominent wellness leader. Named a force of nature by O Magazine and a "new role model" by The New York Times, Carr developed a comprehensive approach to wellness through her Inner Circle Wellness community, built around her signature Five Pillars of Wellness: what you're eating, what you're drinking, what you're thinking, how you're resting, and how you're renewing. Her holistic philosophy, which combines both conventional medicine and holistic healing practices, has reached millions through appearances on Good Morning America, The Today Show, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Through her programs, bestselling books, and the Made to Thrive podcast, she emphasizes that vibrant health comes from the pillars working together to support whole-person care.
Carr coaches many people to a happier and healthier life. She often encourage other people facing health challenges using her story. She talks about how facing the most vulnerable moments of her life led her healing and recovery. She shared a lot about her story and how to survive such ugly moments in her new book I'm Not a Mourning Person.
She interviewed Brian Clement from the Hippocrates Health Institute for her book Crazy, Sexy, Diet.
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