Meet Deborah
Deborah Johnson is a plant-based, trauma-informed Community Nutritionist with a Master of Science in Nutrition. She founded My Temple Wellness (MTW) in 2018.
MTW is a holistic wellness company whose mission is to improve health education in order to alleviate, and eliminate the potential health risks among vulnerable populations. Deborah is committed to the journey of helping people make lasting changes by adopting healthy habits for life, at their respective levels of readiness. She believes that when individuals, families, and communities are empowered with nutrition education, they generally make better decisions to increase their lifespan and live quality lives. Her goal is to increase the knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and health outcomes of the communities she serves through nutrition literacy.
Deborah believes that "The body is a temple of God and we must treat it well." This belief is also the inspiration for the business name "My Temple Wellness."
SERVICES
Nutrition Education & Cooking Workshops
With nutrition, public health principles, and evidence scientific research, programs are designed to improve or maintain the optimal health of populations and targeted groups.
These workshops are fun & interactive, and can be tailored to your needs, and to include a cooking demonstration.
Email: deborah@mytemplewellness.com to schedule a nutrition workshop for your organization today!
Mental Health First Aid CERTIFICATION
Deborah is a Nationally Certified Instructor for both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid Courses. This course is available in-person and online, and can be taught in 1 or more classes.
After taking this course, participants will receive a certificate from the National Council of Behavioral Health valid for 3 years, and will be able to identify signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use disorders as well as learn self-care strategies.
Watch the video below to learn more about the importance of becoming a mental health first aider.
Email: deborah@mytemplewellness.com to schedule a mental health course for your organization today!
Speaker
Your event is critically important, so you benefit from the confidence of choosing a speaker that will create a long lasting impression and meaningful impact that the audience will be buzzing about.
Deborah’s content is practical, engaging, very understandable, relevant and her message is delivered with passion!
Deborah receives rave reviews every time. That’s why you can feel confident when selecting her as a speaker to provide the outcome you are looking for.
Topics include but not limited to: nutrition and health, food insecurity, food and mood connection, and much more.
Email: deborah@mytemplewellness.com to book Deborah for your event today.
Awkward Conversation About Mental Health
UPCOMING EVENTS
2nd Book Release Date Coming Soon!
The Adventures with Little Chef Debbie continues as the founder of My Temple Wellness and Author Deborah Johnson prepares to release the 2nd book in her children's book series about food and nutrition called "My Neighborhood, Your Neighborhood."
In a nation where childhood obesity is constantly on the rise, it is imperative that we increase the nutrition literacy of our children. This 2nd book will begin the conversation about food insecurity, which is one of the major factors for childhood obesity. A 2017 study found that children between the age of eight and ten from homes that do not have easy access to healthy food are five times more likely to be obese compared to those from households that have enough food. Obesity increases the risk of several debilitating, and deadly diseases, including type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.
CLIENTS AND PARTNERS
Here is what one client had to say:
"It is my pleasure to give Deborah Johnson my highest possible recommendation. In the fields of youth service and education, it is rare to come across an educator who has mastered the ability to achieve the ideal balance between motivating students to learn, maintaining high expectations, providing students ownership and creative freedom, treating students with respect, and having fun-all in the same moment. Deborah Johnson is one of those gifted educators who is able to balance all of this. Deborah’s competence and ability to work with various age groups that extend beyond school age and into adults and older adults, has been evident by her contributions through the North West Bronx Food Justice Coalition."
Dr. Kimberly Joyce-Bernard
Director, Center for Community Values & Action @ Horace Mann School
