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.
00:04:15
A bit about Sarah’s background
00:07:30
What her relationship was like with food growing up
00:08:45
How her eating disorder started
00:14:00
What happened when it started to spiral
00:16:00
Could she admit she had a problem?
00:17:45
What her treatment and recovery looked like
00:19:15
Did she talk about it with her friends?
00:20:15
How long did it take until Sarah felt completely recovered?
00:23:30
How spirituality helped in her recovery
00:25:45
Does she think her recovery could have been more effective in any way?
00:28:45
What role journaling played in her recovery
00:32:00
What prompted her to changed from medicine to dietetics
00:36:45
Was she worried that dietetics would trigger her own eating issues?
00:40:00
Did she share her ED history with her clients?
00:41:30
What’s the difference between being a dietitian and a coach?
00:44:15
Sarah’s experience getting certified to be a coach
00:48:15
How she went about setting up a business
00:51:45
The benefits of having a meal with a coach
00:55:00
Her recommended books for recovery
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This is great and I’m sure it really helps. But really who can afford a coach on top on insurance premiums, co pays and or paying out of pocket for treatment already. I think it would be helpful I am so curious. Are only the rich and well to do getting better treatment? Thanks