Tips & Resources Einna Parekh Tips & Resources Einna Parekh

Ramadan, Restriction & Recovery: Navigating Fasting with an Eating Disorder

The ninth month of the Muslim Calendar, known as Ramadan, is considered one of the most sacred months of the year in Islam. While it is a time for prayer, reflection, and community, restriction around food due to the nature of fasting can trigger those who struggle or have struggled with mental health conditions, including (but not limited to) bipolar disorder, depression, and eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder.

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Tips & Resources Einna Parekh Tips & Resources Einna Parekh

Your Guide to a Mindful Ramadan Period

Ramadan is a time for reflection and connection. However, it can also present unique challenges in balancing faith with daily life, or navigating how to best support friends and colleagues who are fasting. This Ramadan, it's vital to acknowledge the factors that can affect mental health during this period, showing compassion to ourselves and those observing.

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Tips & Resources Esther Goh Tips & Resources Esther Goh

Tips To Support A Partner With An Anxious Attachment Style

If your partner has an anxious attachment style, they might think that they are unlovable when you aren’t super affectionate. They get really scared of being left alone, and they might depend on you to make them feel good. Ways that this may manifest in everyday life is that they might constantly seek reassurance, be overly sensitive to changes in your mood or behaviour, constantly monitor your whereabouts or activities, want to spend excessive amounts of time with you or experience intense jealousy or suspicion.

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Mental Health Musings, Tips & Resources Mohamed Ibrahim Shah Mental Health Musings, Tips & Resources Mohamed Ibrahim Shah

We Listen, and We Don’t Judge: More Than Just a Social Media Trend

Picture this: a couple sits down, facing each other, and one begins to share a secret they’ve never said out loud after saying the phrase “We listen and we don't judge.” The reactions can range from laughter to shock to anger, but they cannot judge. This is the essence of the viral social media trend, “We Listen, and We Don’t Judge,” which highlights a skill that feels increasingly rare in today’s noisy, fast-paced world.

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