Eddie Mitsou is a Swedish-born author and model, raised in Stockholm and based between Los Angeles and New York for over a decade.

She is the voice behind Peaches, a modern wellness handbook blending personal storytelling with an elevated approach to health, self-worth, and how to live well.

The idea for Peaches came to me in my early 20s, when I was trying to educate myself in the world of health and wellness - but found that all the literature was incredibly boring. I had been deeply interested in plant-based living, meditation, and living more toxin-free since around 2013, when I was still a teenager, but the books I bought and read were all written for an older audience - women who already had their lives together, with kids, husbands, and a house. That wasn’t something I could relate to, living in a small downtown New York apartment with a kitchen the size of an airplane bathroom.

By the time I reached my mid-20s, I wanted to write the book I had been missing - something that felt inspiring, had a sense of cool, and educated in a way that didn’t feel boring (or preachy), but instead spoke to someone like myself.

I moved to Paris for six months and wrote Peaches from a small apartment in the Marais, then returned to the U.S. to collect the interviews with the inspiring women featured in the book. Most of the recipes was actually created while I was living in France as well.

Of course, it’s a book for people in many different stages of life - but the initial drive for me was to reach this specific audience, because I felt there was a gap.

I want Peaches to be the older sister I never had! Someone teaching me that taking care of myself doesn’t have to be extreme, perfect, or overwhelming. It’s about small, conscious choices - how you eat, think, and live - that, over time, shape not just how you feel, but how you see yourself. And that real change doesn’t come from pressure or restriction, but from building a relationship with yourself that feels good enough to actually sustain.

To dare to go against the flow - and realize you don’t have to follow anyone else’s version of what a “happy” life looks like. Trust yourself enough to do your own thing, tune out the limiting or “realistic” voices, and allow yourself to be a little crazy. Take chances and shoot your shot - because at the end of the day, you only get one life.

The beauty of Peaches is that you can use it however you want. You can move through it from beginning to end, following the 21-day journey alongside my own journey and the voices of the inspiring women in the book - almost like having someone hold your hand through each chapter. Or you can keep it on your coffee table and open it whenever you need a moment of inspiration. Or in the kitchen, when you feel like making something simple, healthy, and good for both you and the environment.

But the idea behind the 21 days - since it’s said to take 21 days to shift a habit - is that something within you begins to change. I hope that by the last page, you feel a deeper sense of love for yourself. That you feel more inspired to go after what you want, and realize that taking care of yourself - whether that’s through food, mindset, or small daily rituals - isn’t as complicated as it can seem.

The goal isn’t to completely transform your life overnight or force anyone into one way of living. It’s to show that small shifts can actually stick - and that over time, they can help you grow into the best version of yourself!

I’ve been modeling since I was 14, so it’s been more than half my life, and it’s shaped me in ways I’m still understanding. Being exposed to that kind of pressure at such a young age, how you look, how you perform, how you build a career, forces you to confront questions of identity and self-worth earlier than most.

In some ways, I grew up quickly, but it also gave me a certain awareness. I became very conscious of how external expectations shape the way you see yourself, and that’s something that has stayed with me.

I think that’s also why I feel connected to a younger audience. Not in a negative sense, but because I understand how disorienting it can be to navigate those pressures early on. If anything, it made me want to create something that offers a different perspective, one that feels more grounded, more supportive, and less defined by perfection.

Peaches is ultimately about building a relationship with yourself that exists beyond the external gaze.

I’m currently working on a documentary that retraces a route my mother took in the 1980s, which has been really meaningful to explore. Alongside that, I’m also developing a series of wellness activations around Peaches, bringing the ideas into more shared, real-life experiences, which I’m really excited about.