Ramadan and Eating Disorders - Part 2 with Maha Khan

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

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A podcast raising awareness of eating disorders in the Middle East, produced by the Middle East Eating Disorders Association, a not-for-profit aiming to support prevention and awareness of Eating Disorders, as well as professional training, research and support to patients across the whole Middle East area.Alongside guests and listeners’ questions, the podcast aims to cover a wide diversity of aspects regarding eating disorders’ diagnosis, treatment, recovery, as well as support to patients of all sizes, ages, genders, abilities and ethnicities. Because eating disorders don’t discriminate. And because they are among the deadliest mental health conditions.