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Ep 40: "My eating disorder made me a different person". Rannveig Sigurðardóttir's recovery journey
Manage episode 328144589 series 2986178
In this episode I am joined by Rannveig Sigurðardóttir a lawyer, author and mother from Iceland who has recovered from an eating disorder and wants to share her story to reduce the shame.
We discuss:
- Using food for comfort
- The fear of gaining weight
- How eating disorders can make you feel like an addict
- Finding healthy coping mechanisms
- The journey of recovery
- Weight changes with pregnancy
- The power of hearing similar stories of recovery
For context, this episode was recorded in November 2021 and I have since had my little boy.
Connect with Rachel.
Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.
https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/
https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd
Connect with Rannveig.
https://www.instagram.com/rannveigborg/
64 episodes
Manage episode 328144589 series 2986178
In this episode I am joined by Rannveig Sigurðardóttir a lawyer, author and mother from Iceland who has recovered from an eating disorder and wants to share her story to reduce the shame.
We discuss:
- Using food for comfort
- The fear of gaining weight
- How eating disorders can make you feel like an addict
- Finding healthy coping mechanisms
- The journey of recovery
- Weight changes with pregnancy
- The power of hearing similar stories of recovery
For context, this episode was recorded in November 2021 and I have since had my little boy.
Connect with Rachel.
Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.
https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/
https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd
Connect with Rannveig.
https://www.instagram.com/rannveigborg/
64 episodes
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