Jamie (she/her/hers) is the Director of Nutrition and Wellness, for the residential level of care at Center for Discovery and has a private practice, where she utilizes a non-diet and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) informed approach combining both nutrition and psychology. Jamie received her Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition and dietetics from California State University of Long Beach, with a minor in psychology and completed her dietetic internship with Oakwood University. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian & Supervisor (CEDRD-S), and a certified Be Body Positive Facilitator.
Jamie is most passionate about both supporting people on their journey to finding their authentic selves and helping clinicians seeking supervision to do the same. She has worked in the eating disorder field since 2007 with experience working at all levels of care. Jamie is passionate about creating an inclusive space for all folx and putting an end to weight stigma. She speaks publicly at the national and international level on size acceptance & challenging weight normative approaches, and other various topics related to eating disorders. Jamie believes the most important step in helping someone improve their relationship with food, mind, and body is meeting them where they are, and helping them build a life they can see for themselves.
Fuel for the Future at Center for Discovery
For the 50th National Nutrition Month, Center for Discovery (CFD) dietary leadership will discuss the “Fuel for the Future” in eating disorder treatment that will support patients in finding sustainable recovery. CFD’s dietary program has evolved dietary interventions, such as meal plans, into dynamic tools to support patients with fueling their bodies. At CFD, we are changing historical dietary practices that do not serve, and have even harmed, patients in eating disorder recovery. This panel will acknowledge the work that has been done, and is still being done, to provide effective dietar...Read morey care to patients across all diagnoses and backgrounds. The future of CFD eating disorder dietary treatment will move beyond evidence-based practice to create practice-based evidence. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Explain how CFD utilizes trauma-informed nutrition support to treat eating disorders within the intersections of trauma and mood disorders. Participants will increase their understanding of the connection between trauma, gastrointestinal health, and eating disorder symptoms through polyvagal theory, somatic experiencing, and exposure prevention and response therapies.
- Identify 3 limitations of historical and traditional nutrition practices for eating disorder care. Participants will learn how CFD’s nutrition model is utilizing weight inclusive practices, gender affirming interventions, and community-informed cycle menus and assessment tools to increase treatment accessibility.
- Identify 3 dietary interventions that support a patient establishing sustainable nourishment practices through trauma-informed collaboration with a dietitian. Participants will learn how to interweave dialectical behavioral therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy within meal support therapies that increase patients’ sense of agency and choice.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Live Interactive Webinar
10:00 AM PDT - 11:00 AM PDT
EARN 1 CE Credit Hours
About the speakers
Jamie Atkins-Huerta RDN, CEDS-C (she/her/hers)
Director of Clinical Dietary Operations
Lindsay Birchfield, LB (they/them)
National Director for Virtual Programming & Innovation
LB grew up in Chicago, IL, completed their bachelors in dietetics from Miami University, received their masters in clinical nutrition from New York University and completed their internship at the James J Peters VA Hospital in New York City. They are a certified weightlifting coach (L1), and they are currently pursuing a certificate in somatic therapies. LB has practiced body and nutrition therapy across the continental US within various eating disorder treatment programs for the past 12 years prior to joining Center for Discovery. Their areas of specialization include disordered eating across age and genders, somatic therapies to support compulsive movement, trauma-informed weightlifting, nutritional healing following gastric surgeries, food-related trauma, and exposure therapy.
LB is the Executive Director of CFD's Path-to-Peace Virtual IOP and Path-to-Peace Outpatient Programming. In their spare time, LB finds inspiration within the classroom where they teach masters-level dietetic students about the complexities of health and body oppression within traditional healthcare. When looking for rest and relaxation, you can find LB at a Seattle Storm game, walking their dogs, or exploring various cuisines in their kitchen.
LB is the Executive Director of CFD's Path-to-Peace Virtual IOP and Path-to-Peace Outpatient Programming. In their spare time, LB finds inspiration within the classroom where they teach masters-level dietetic students about the complexities of health and body oppression within traditional healthcare. When looking for rest and relaxation, you can find LB at a Seattle Storm game, walking their dogs, or exploring various cuisines in their kitchen.
Kacy Grossman MS, RDN, CEDS-S (she/her/hers)
Director of Dietary Operations
Kacy earned her bachelor’s of science in Clinical Nutrition and minor in Psychology from the University of California, Davis. She then earned her master’s of science in Family and Consumer Sciences, Nutrition and completed her dietetic internship at California State University Northridge. After fourteen years in the field of eating disorder treatment, Kacy is now the Director of Nutrition and Wellness, Outpatient, for Center for Discovery where she has developed the outpatient dietary program that has been implemented in over 28 facilities nationwide and has been part of the development and implementation of a diagnostic specific Binge Eating Disorder treatment program at Discovery. Central Kacy’s work is a belief in an inclusive not exclusive approach to food and evidence-based practices. Kacy is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian Supervisor, has served on the executive committee for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Behavioral Health and Nutrition dietetic practice group 2014-2018, was the Secretary for the Los Angeles IAEDP chapter and has spoken at national conferences on topics such as the gut-brain connection.
Jacqui Supplee Meyer, MPH, RDN, LD/N, CEDRD-S, ATC
Assistant Director of Nutrition and Wellness, Outpatient Division
Jacqui is a registered dietitian nutritionist through the Commission of Dietetic Registry (CDR), licensed by the states of Florida and Maryland. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Dietitian Supervisor (CEDRD-S) through iaedp, and a Certified Athletic Trainer. She received her bachelor's of science in Athletic Training and Sports Medicine from the University of Tampa, and Master's in Public Health Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Currently, Jacqui is the Assistant Director of Nutrition and Wellness for Center for Discovery's PHP and IOP programs nationwide and maintains a small outpatient caseload at Integrated Care Clinic in St. Petersburg, FL. Jacqui has over 6 years of experience working with primarily eating disorders at all levels of care from inpatient through to RTC, PHP/IOP and outpatient. Jacqui enjoys working with all populations to help understand the joy of eating and nourishing the body, mind, and soul through food.
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