E18 - From Pediatric Oncology to TRE for All: A Nurse's Path Into Stewarding a Global Practice with Tanya Beard, MN, BN

In this episode, Alex sits down with Tanya Beard, MN, BN — Executive Director at TRE for All (TFA), the global nonprofit that has stewarded TRE certification trainings for nearly fifteen years. Tanya comes to this role through a career most people don't take a straight line through: pediatric oncology and bone marrow transplant nursing at twenty-two, ten years as a child and family psychiatric nurse practitioner, service in the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves, consulting with schools and families, and — after the pandemic — a job at her local public library. Underneath all of it was one consistent instinct: bring the body into the room. Walking sessions with teenage clients, yoga, mindfulness, breath. Then a single optional after-hours class introduced her to TRE, and the trajectory bent again.Tanya Beard, MN, BN, is the Executive Director at TRE for All (TFA), the global nonprofit overseeing TRE® certification trainings worldwide. Based in Washington State, she brings more than two decades of nursing and clinical experience to the role — beginning as a pediatric oncology nurse at Doernbecher Children's Hospital, later working for roughly a decade as a child and family psychiatric nurse practitioner, and serving with the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves. She is a certified TRE® provider trained by the late Susan Shifman, and has consulted with schools, families, and treatment centers on body-based approaches to nervous system care. Learn more about TRE for All at treglobal.org.⏱ KEY HIGHLIGHTS00:00 — Welcome & Introductions: Alex with Tanya Beard, New Executive Director at TRE for All02:30 — From Pediatric Oncology at 22 to Child & Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner05:30 — Bringing the Body Into the Room: Walking Sessions, Yoga & Breath in Clinical Practice07:30 — "Effervescence": Tanya's First TRE Session at a Yoga Calm Training with Lynea Gillen10:00 — Down the Rabbit Hole: Discovering Dr. David Berceli and Training with Susan Shifman14:00 — Kicked by a Horse: What Being a Patient Taught Her About Nursing22:30 — Population Health, the Air National Guard, and a Pivot Toward Prevention27:00 — Pandemic Reset: The Library Job and an Unexpected Phone Call28:30 — A "Body Yes": Saying Yes to the TFA Board During a Time of Transition33:00 — Three Pillars: Clarity, Conduct & Accessibility at TRE for All36:00 — The Scope: ~95 Trainers, 65+ Countries, Thousands of Providers Worldwide42:30 — Three Field Stories: NYC Firefighters, Missionary Sisters in Cameroon, and Mayan Villages in Guatemala48:00 — TRE's "Flexible Skeleton": A Clear Shape That Travels Across Cultures55:00 — Where the Research Is Heading: Denmark's MS Trial and New Studies from China1:03:30 — A Stoplight, a Stranger, and Permission to Shake1:10:00 — How Tremoring Supports Tanya Inside a Job with a Global Inbox1:15:00 — Conflict as Part of Loving Well: Stepping In, Not Around1:21:00 — Closing ReflectionsContinue your journey with Neurogenic Integration🔗 Join our live weekly classes → neurogenic-integration.com/webshop/#classes🎓 Explore our Online TRE® Certification → neurogenic-integration.com/webshop/#cert📍 FIND US ONLINENeurogenic Integration: https://neurogenic-integration.com/ Instagram: @neurogenicintegration