The originator and guiding light of the first Christ-centered group diet program, Diet, Discipline and Discipleship, Carol Showalter has been a prominent spokeswoman for the program for more than thirty years. She has been interviewed by major publications including the Chicago Tribune, the New Yorker, and Christianity Today. She has appeared on numberous television and radio shows, and has been a key speaker on women's issues at conferences nationwide.

Carol and her husband, Dr. William Showalter, are members of an ecumenical religious community on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. In her spare time, she enjoys biking, swimming, entertaining, and playing with her five grandchildren.