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Scenario

How to guide teenagers interested in spiritual fasting safely

My teenage daughter wants to try fasting for spiritual reasons like I do but I'm terrified about encouraging food restriction in a fifteen-year-old girl even though my own practice feels healthy and meaningful.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The responsibility of modeling spiritual practices for young people requires careful discernment between inspiration and potential harm.

Your guide for this
Rumi
Rumi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Fasting as spiritual practice?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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