Neesha Arter is a writer and author based in Los Angeles. Her memoir, CONTROLLED, was published in August 2015 by Heliotrope Books. 

Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, The Daily Beast, New York Magazine, Interview, Teen Vogue and others.  Neesha is also an advocate, appearing in the UN’s He for She Campaign, End Rape on Campus, Newsweek, The U.S. Office on Women’s Health, Huffington Post and more, sharing her story to promote sexual assault and eating disorder awareness.