Author
- The Secret Pleasures of Menopause Playbook (Hay House, 2009)
- The Secret Pleasures of Menopause (Hay House, 2008)
- The Wisdom of Menopause Journal: Your Guide to Creating Vibrant Health and Happiness in the Second Half of Your Life (Hay House, 2007)
- The Wisdom of Menopause (Revised edition: Bantam, 2006)
- #1 on New York Times Best Seller List
- #1 on Amazon.com, 2001 and 2002
- Amazon.com, “Best of 2001”
- Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom (Revised edition: Bantam, 2010)
- New York Times Best Seller
- #1 on Amazon.com, 1999
- Mother-Daughter Wisdom: Creating a Legacy of Physical and Emotional Health (Bantam 2005)
- Amazon.com, “Best Book of 2005”
- Quill Award Nominee
Host
- National Public Television Specials
- Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom, Hay House, Inc., 2010
- Menopause and Beyond: New Wisdom for Women, Hay House, Inc., 2007
- Mother-Daughter Wisdom, Hay House, Inc., 2006
- National Television Specials/Videocassettes
- The Wisdom of Menopause, Heitz/Wilson, Inc., 1999
- Your Diet, Your Health, Heitz/Wilson, Inc., 1999
- Women’s Bodies, Women’s Minds, Heitz/Wilson, Inc., 1998
- Women's Bodies, Women's Choices, Heitz/Wilson, Inc., 1998
Editor
- The Dr. Christiane Northrup Newsletter, Hay House, Inc., 2004-2008
- Women’s Health Wisdom monthly e-letter (www.drnorthrup.com), 2001-Present
- Natural Health Magazine, “Woman to Woman,” June 1996-February 1997
- Health Wisdom for Women, Phillips Publishing International, 1994-2004
- East-West Journal, “Ask the Holistic Doctor,” 1985-1986
Honors & Awards
- Integrative Healthcare Visionary Award, Integrative Healthcare Symposium, 2010
- Trefoil Ranch 60th Award for Courage, Confidence, and Character, Girl Scouts of Utah, 2007
- Excellence in Integrative Medicine Award, Heal Breast Cancer Foundation, 2007
- Lamaze International Irwin Chabon Award 2006
- Recipient, Chautauqua Lecturer for 2004
- American Heart Association’s Learn & Live Gold Heart Award, 2004
- Recipient, Campaign for Better Health Celebrating Excellence Award, 2003
- Recipient, Maine Media Women’s President’s Award, 2003
- Pioneer of Holistic Medicine, AHMA's Silver Anniversary Scientific Conference, 2003
- Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Maine at Farmington, 2002
- Books for a Better Life Award, 2001
- Natural Health Magazine’s Hall of Fame, March 2001
- Women of Distinction Honoree, Kennebec Girl Scout Council, 2001
- Named “One of 10 Ob/Gyns Who Made A Difference,” OBG Magazine Award, 2000
- Body Mind Spirit Book Award, 1996
- Sarah Orne Jewett Award, Maine Women’s Fund, 1994
- Teacher of the Year Award, Tufts Medical School, 1979
Credentials
- Diplomate, American Board of Holistic Medicine, 2005
- Cofounder, Women to Women in Yarmouth, Maine, 1985 – 1997
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vermont College of Medicine at Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, 1982 - 2001
- Diplomate, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology 1981 - Present
- Private Practice Obstetrics & Gynecology, Portland and Yarmouth, Maine, 1979 - 2005
- Clinical Instructor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, June 1979 – June 1982
- Associate Clinical Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine, 1979 – 1980
- Director of Resident’s Outpatient Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinic, St. Margaret’s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts, 1979 –1980
- M.D., Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, 1975
Professional Appointments
- A Woman’s Nation, Advisory Committee, 2009 – Present
- Intact America, Board of Health Professionals 2010 – Present
- Family Circle, Advisory Board, 2006 – 2009
- Friends of the Birth Center, Advisory Board, 2007 – 2008
- Heal Breast Cancer Foundation, Advisory Board, 2007 – 2010
- Pilates Style, Advisory Board, 2006 – Present
- Heartwings Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2004 – 2009
- The Red Web Foundation, Advisory Board Member, 2004 – Present
- American Holistic Health Association, Board of Advisors, 2003 – Present
- Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Advisory Board, 1994 – 2001
- Natural Health Magazine, Advisory Board Member, 1986 – 2009
Professional Organizations
- American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1981 – Present
- American Holistic Medical Association President, June 1986 – March 1988
- Co-President with Bernie Siegel, M.D., March 1988 – March 1990
- Secretary, June 1986 – March 1988
- New England Trustee, June 1984 – June 1986
- Trustee at Large, June 1982 – June 1984
- Proprioceptive Writing Center, Portland, Maine Board of Trustees, 1987 – 1989