Debra is an engaging speaker, author, workshop and retreat leader, The Mental Wellness Coach, and owner of Beecuz You Matter, LLC. With a deep commitment to mental health and Christian faith, she addresses challenging subjects such as anxiety, depression, suicide ideation, the inner critic, and spiritual growth. She blends academic knowledge with personal experience in a way that speaks to both faith-based and secular audiences.

Known for her "three R’s" – Real, Raw, and Relatable – Debra has shared the stage with notable figures like Jack Canfield, co-creator of the #1 NY Times Bestseller "Chicken Soup for the Soul®," and James Malinchak from ABC’s "Secret Millionaire."

Through her book, speeches, online courses, retreats, workshops, and coaching sessions, Debra equips individuals and groups with practical tools and strategies to navigate depression, interrupt negative ruminating thoughts, and challenge limiting beliefs. Her work focuses on fostering healing, emotional growth, resilience, and inner peace so people may experience less pain, more stability, and hope in their daily lives.

Devoted to serving others, Debra has designed and led programs for schools, businesses, youth organizations, and churches. Before focusing on her career as a certified coach, author, and speaker, she founded and served as the Executive Director of a non-profit organization for single parents, led a national divorce program, and co-founded a self-esteem and empowerment summer camp for tweens and teens. This blend of lived experience and professional training helps clients feel safe, understood, and supported in her coaching and teaching.

(Tony Robbins-Chloe Madanes Certified Life Coach / Strategic Interventionist)