This week, I’m joined by Bayada Mohamed Osman, a Sudanese-American advocate, public health professional, and poet with roots in the DMV. Bayada shares her journey navigating eating disorder recovery, the impact of culture and religion, and her advocacy for marginalised communities, including her work supporting Sudan during its ongoing crisis.

Key takeaways:

• Public health & advocacy: How Bayadir's background shaped her understanding of mental health
• Culture & eating disorders: The intersection of culture, religion, and disordered eating in Sudanese & Muslim communities
• Resonating with diagnosis: Why eating disorders don’t fit one mold & how they manifest differently
• Control, trauma & survivor’s guilt: H ...