Beyond the Behavior: Trauma, Culture, and Emotional Avoidance in Eating Disorders and Mental Health

Trauma, culture, and emotional avoidance play powerful roles in the development and maintenance of eating disorders and related mental health conditions. In this free live webinar, presented in collaboration with the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), experts explored how anxiety, depression, and trauma intersect with disordered eating across diverse cultural contexts. The discussion highlighted trauma-informed, culturally responsive strategies to address emotional avoidance, strengthen emotion tolerance, and improve outcomes in eating disorder and mental health care. This session was moderated by Mollie Schlapp-Gilgoff, LMSW, and hosted by Paula Edwards-Gayfield, MA, LPCS, LPC, NCC, CEDS. Visit the ADAA website to learn more about eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, and depression: https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiet... Subscribe to ADAA’s free public newsletter: https://adaa.informz.net/adaa/pages/T... Find an ADAA therapist at: https://findyourtherapist.adaa.org/ Purchase ADAA's Patient Guide to Mood and Anxiety Disorders: https://ow.ly/9GGu50SJvBm If you or a loved one is experiencing a crisis, please call or text 988, available 24/7. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), a non-profit organization, leads in education, training, and research for anxiety disorders, depression, PTSD, OCD, and related disorders. ADAA also provides free evidence-based mental health information and resources to the public.