137: Interview with Sarah Rzemieniak

Episode 137: Welcome back to Real Health Radio. Today’s guest interview is with Sarah Rzemieniak. Sarah Rzemieniak previously worked as an eating disorder dietitian before recognizing that her true passion was in the coaching and counselling aspect of the work. She then became a certified eating disorder recovery coach through The Carolyn Costin Institute, where she […]

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Episode 137: Welcome back to Real Health Radio. Today’s guest interview is with Sarah Rzemieniak.

Sarah Rzemieniak previously worked as an eating disorder dietitian before recognizing that her true passion was in the coaching and counselling aspect of the work. She then became a certified eating disorder recovery coach through The Carolyn Costin Institute, where she was supervised and trained directly under Carolyn Costin, eating disorder therapist, author, and founder of Monte Nido residential treatment centers.

Sarah is now an eating disorder recovery coach with The Eating Disorder Center, providing virtual recovery coaching services worldwide. She also co-leads an eating disorder support group in Victoria, BC, and has past experience serving as an eating disorder recovery mentor through MentorConnect, as well as working as a hotline staffer for The Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of B.C. Sarah has been interviewed and has written about eating disorder recovery for Psych Central Professional, Thrive Global, The Looking Glass Foundation for Eating Disorders, The Eating Disorder Recovery Speakers Podcast, and Recovered Voices. She was a featured contributing expert to the book, Thrive: Expert Tips For Coping With Depression and An Eating Disorder.

Here’s what we talk about in this podcast episode:

4:15: A bit about Sarah’s background

7:30: What her relationship was like with food growing up

8:45: How her eating disorder started

14:00: What happened when it started to spiral

16:00: Could she admit she had a problem?

17:45: What her treatment and recovery looked like

19:15: Did she talk about it with her friends?

20:15: How long did it take until Sarah felt completely recovered?

23:30: How spirituality helped in her recovery

25:45: Does she think her recovery could have been more effective in any way?

28:45: What role journaling played in her recovery

32:00: What prompted her to changed from medicine to dietetics

36:45: Was she worried that dietetics would trigger her own eating issues?

40:00: Did she share her ED history with her clients?

41:30: What’s the difference between being a dietitian and a coach?

44:15: Sarah’s experience getting certified to be a coach

48:15: How she went about setting up a business

51:45: The benefits of having a meal with a coach

55:00: Her recommended books for recovery

Links mentioned during the show:

Sarah’s favorite books

Here’s how you can connect with Sarah Rzemieniak:

Eating Disorder Recovery

Facebook

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