Ramadan, ARFID & Chronic Illness

In this weeks podcast, Han is joined by Iman Rahman. Iman is a queer, disabled, Muslim who lives with ARFID. As a result of the lack of conversations around culture and religion with the ED community, Iman joins us to share their experience and help others feel less isolated in their journey. In this weeks podcast, we discuss:

• What is Ramadan?

• How Iman navigates Ramadan with ARFID (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder).

• The misunderstanding of eating disorders, and how Iman naivgates these conversations.

• Iman's experience of chronic illness, how this affects Ramadan, and interplays with their eating disorder.

• How Iman's family supports their eating disorder and chronic illness throughout Ramadan.

• How to support someone practising Ramadan if you aren't.

• How you can observe Ramadan without fasting if that's not something you feel able to.

For more information, you can find Iman @alilbitofaith on Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok and to find all the resources they mentioned in this weeks podcast. You can also find Iman on @disabled.BIPOC for Iman's page regarding BIPOC individuals and their stories. Please note that this podcast discusses eating disorders and Ramadan, which may be triggering for some individuals. Please tread lightly, check in with yourself, and ensure you don't use this as an alternative for therapeutic advice.