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When personal health conditions conflict with traditional practices

I am supposed to fast for four days as part of my initiation but I have an eating disorder history and I am scared but ashamed to ask for modifications.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The inflexibility of some traditional practices can create dangerous situations for individuals with specific vulnerabilities.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous coming-of-age traditions?”

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