Wellness and Worship
KGGR and Center Well Senior Primary Care presents Wellness & Worship on Saturday November 16th at the Moorland Family YMCA at Oak Cliff from 10a-1p. This is a free community event for listeners to learn more about medical wellness, financial wellness, spiritual wellness and more. Come and enjoy performances from the KGGR Gospel choir and Keynote Speaker Debra Peek Haynes, 1st Lady of Friendship West Baptist Church. This event is also supported by Potter’s House and Parkland Hospital
Meet our Keynote Speaker:
Debra Peek-Haynes is an entrepreneur, president of Debra’s Healing Kitchen a health and wellness advocacy organization, host of the podcast “Debra’s Healing Kitchen”, author, “The Beginners’ Guide to Healthy Living” and “The Simplified Guide to Healthy Living”. She is the president of DHK Wellness Strategies, Inc. a non-profit organization committed to the addressing health disparities in the African American and Hispanic communities. In 2018, she began The Healthy Youth Project to address health disparities in underserved schools. This project teaches youth the importance of physical and emotional wellness through proper nutrition, exercise and sleep. The program includes developing gardens on the school’s campuses where she along with her team, teaches the six-week program each semester. Debra speaks and conducts healthy cooking demonstrations, especially in communities where obesity and poor nutrition contribute to high mortality rates. Debra also offers a series of health focused online classes that were released in 2021.
Debra became interested in holistic and nutritional healing when she and her husband had difficulty conceiving a child. More than twenty-five years ago, she was introduced to a holistic physician who exposed her to a new mindset for a healthier lifestyle. She spent countless hours learning from holistic practitioners, reading books and creating healthy recipes. After transforming to a healthy lifestyle, Debra was able to conceive and birthed a beautiful daughter, Abeni Jewel. This was just the beginning of her journey to understanding personal wellness and leading others to embrace healthier lifestyles to bring about positive changes to their bodies.
In 2011, Debra incorporated her company Debra’s Healing Kitchen and began a weekly segment called “Let’s Talk Health” during Carmina Barnett’s afternoon show, “Praise Drive” on award-winning radio station, KHVN HEAVEN – 970 AM. Her radio segment allowed her to provide practical health tips from a layperson’s perspective. Since her first radio segment Debra developed a series of wellness related Podcast available on iHeart Radio and through her App “Debra’s Healing Kitchen.
Debra is active in her church, Friendship-West in Dallas, Texas, a megachurch led by her husband and senior pastor, Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III. This ministry is instrumental in providing services and resources for the church and the community. She is also responsible for the cultivation of the urban garden on the churches’ campus with her farmer consultant. In addition, Debra is a successful licensed commercial real estate broker; and is a member of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW). She is a former member University of North Texas School of Community Service Advisory Board. Currently, she serves on the Board of the African-American Museum, Dallas Leadership Foundation, and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
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The Center for Counseling and Behavioral Health provides comprehensive mental health services via counseling and life coaching. Our staff comprises highly trained professionals certified and licensed through nationally recognized organizations in compliance with all regulatory requirements. With a focus on spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical well-being, we aim to assist individuals and families in overcoming mental health issues and challenging life situations. Our services will equip you with effective tools to manage crises, depression, anxiety, panic, loss, and other detrimental thoughts and behaviors. https://www.thepottershouse.org/ministries/counseling-ministry/
You do not have to be a member of the church to use the Counseling Center services.
Parkland Health is one of the largest public hospital systems in the country. Premier services at the state-of-the-art Parkland Memorial Hospital include the Level I Rees-Jones Trauma Center, the first burn center in North Texas verified by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The system also includes two on-campus outpatient clinics – the Ron J. Anderson, MD Clinic and the Moody Outpatient Center, as well as more than 30 community-based clinics and numerous outreach and education programs. By cultivating its diversity, inclusion and health equity efforts, Parkland enriches the health and wellness of the communities it serves. For more information, visit www.parklandhealth.org.