
Show Notes
This week Tabitha talks to Sarah Rzemieniak, a fellow recovery coach who has recovered from an eating disorder herself.
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 BC. 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 Real Health Radio. She was a featured contributing expert to the book, Thrive: Expert Tips For Coping With Depression and An Eating Disorder.
And my blog is: https://sarahrzemieniak.com/blog/
Favourite books page: https://sarahrzemieniak.com/favourite-books/
Recovery coaching website: https://www.theeatingdisordercenter.com/sarah-rzemieniak-eating-disorder-recovery-coach.html
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