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.
The responsibility of modeling spiritual practices for young people requires careful discernment between inspiration and potential harm.
“Where Are You with Fasting as spiritual practice?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.