Ep 40: "My eating disorder made me a different person". Rannveig Sigurðardóttir's recovery journey Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery

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.



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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.

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Connect with Rannveig.

https://www.instagram.com/rannveigborg/


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