Ramadan and Eating Disorders - Part 2 with Maha Khan

Middle East Eating Disorders Association Podcast - A podcast by MEEDA

In this episode, Eating Disorder expert Dietitian Hala Abu Taha chats to Mental Health Advocate Maha Khan, of @islamandeatingdisorders about navigating Ramadan with an Eating Disorder. Together they evoke:- Risks of fasting for ED patients- How to mentally prepare for the challenges that lie ahead- and how to develop healthy behaviors and traditions that are worth keeping year round to help boost our health and happiness.– Managing meal times, the trigger of the large meals and feelings of guilt around (not) eating, comparison, without relapsing– Maintaining relationship – dealing with the feeling of no one understands, isolation, social pressure and stress of “holidays”- How to spend Ramadan with people who simply don’t understand Eating Disorders?- How to deal with family when they insist we fastFind Maha's outstanding work via https://waragainsteatingdisorder.com/Please reach out with your questions, suggestions and feedback via [email protected] your free 15 mins assessment, please visit www.meeda.me