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When partners don't understand your spiritual fasting practice

My husband thinks my weekly fasting is extreme and unhealthy but it's the only time I feel truly connected to my inner life and I'm starting to resent having to defend something that feels sacred to me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Intimate relationships can become strained when one person's spiritual needs appear as concerning behavior to the other.

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“Where Are You with Fasting as spiritual practice?”

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