Elisabeth Ingebrigtsen discusses personal challenges in NRK podcast

Elisabeth Asserson Ingebrigtsen has shared personal details regarding her marriage to middle-distance runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen during an appearance on the NRK podcast ‘Utro, håp og kjærlighet’.

She spoke about the difficulties of balancing her private life with her husband’s professional running career. Specifically, she described the emotional toll of being left alone during her postpartum recovery, noting that Jakob traveled for competition only five days after the birth of their daughter, Filippa. She expressed that the sudden change in lifestyle and the isolation led to significant emotional distress and fears of postpartum depression.