Ep 40: "My eating disorder made me a different person". Rannveig Sigurðardóttir's recovery journey

<p>In this episode I am joined by<strong> </strong>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.</p> <p>We discuss:</p> <p>- Using food for comfort</p> <p>- The fear of gaining weight</p> <p>- How eating disorders can make you feel like an addict</p> <p>- Finding healthy coping mechanisms</p> <p>- The journey of recovery</p> <p>- Weight changes with pregnancy</p> <p>- The power of hearing similar stories of recovery</p> <p>For context, this episode was<strong> </strong>recorded in November 2021 and I have since had my little boy.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Connect with Rachel.</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/</p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/</p> <p>https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Connect with Rannveig.</strong></p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/rannveigborg/</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/rachel-evans8/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/rachel-evans8/support</a>