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Tammy Beasley, MS, RDN, CEDS-S, CSSD

Tammy shares a LOT with us today:  

• What she’s learned about disclosure and what questions to ask yourself when you feel like sharing personal information. 

• Our training does not prepare us for working with eating disorder clients – no shame. 

• We are trained to give all the answers, but it’s NOT our job to give answers.  Listen in for what our job IS. 

• "All those rough edges of self-growth keep popping up.  We smooth them out and they will come back." 

• Less is more – sit back and listen and not feel like we have to have all the answers. Ask One More Question.

• Can Vegan clients find recovery? 

Tammy’s Seasonings: 

• Eating Disorders: Nutrition Therapy in the Recovery Process by Rieff and Rieff
• “Do no shame” – instead of do no harm. 

• The client has to lead that journey. Guide the client to see the options. 

• Always ask for help (collaborate with therapists, medical providers, and SUPERVISION) 

BIO:

Tammy Beasley, RDN, CEDS-S, CSSD

Tammy has devoted most of her 30+ years of experience as a registered, licensed dietitian to the field of behavioral health, specifically eating disorders. Over the last 6.5 years, Tammy served on the executive clinical leadership team of Alsana Eating Recovery Centers as the nutrition thought leader and creator of Alsana's innovative nutrition programming, one of the five dimensions of care unique to Alsana's Adaptive Care Model. During her service, Alsana more than doubled in size, and the nutrition team expanded from <10 to 60+ registered dietitians with whom Tammy provided ongoing training and supervision. Under Tammy's creative expertise, Alsana developed the first residential eating disorder treatment program for vegan clients, representative of her passion for inclusivity for all individuals needing higher levels of care. 

From the beginning of her nutrition career in 1985, Tammy has discovered her passion as a nutrition entrepreneur and visionary. She has collaborated with multi-disciplinary clinical, educational, and executive leadership teams to develop over ten first-of-its-kind nutrition and eating disorder-related programs at the city, state, regional, national, and international levels. Tammy was the first registered dietitian (RD) to join the Certification Committee of the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp) in 2008 and the first RD to serve as Certification Director from 2013-2017. One of her proudest achievements is the approval of the Certified Eating Disorder Specialist/Registered Dietitian (CEDS/CEDRD) certification by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for all RDs as of June 2015.    

Tammy received the Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year award from the Florida Dietetic Association in 1995 while living and working in the Miami community. In 2007 the Alabama Dietetic Association recognized Tammy as the Outstanding Dietitian of the Year for her professional and community involvement since moving back to her home state in 1999.  The personal side of her entrepreneurial spirit shows up through her recognition as the first RD certified as an eating disorder specialist through iaedp in 1993 (CEDS/CEDRD) and the first Alabama RD certified as a specialist in sports dietetics (CSSD) through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) in 2007. As an Auburn University alum, Tammy became the founding Chair for Auburn's Nutrition and Dietetics Advisory Board for the College of Human Sciences in 2013 and continues to serve on the Board as a visionary advocate for faculty and a passionate mentor for students. 

With your host Beth Harrell 

IG  @beth.harrell.cedss  

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