Lakischa Smith
"Sisterhood is where wellness grows. Together, we build lives rooted in connection, purpose, and belonging."
Lakischa Smith, MPH, is the founder of Roots of Healing Wellness, a women-centered community rooted in Black culture, wellness, storytelling, and belonging—created for women seeking genuine connection, meaningful experiences, and a place to call home.
With a Master of Public Health in Healthcare Management and Policy, Lakischa has long been passionate about creating healthier communities. Through her education and professional experiences, she came to understand that people are far more than their diagnoses. While treatment is an essential part of healthcare, she recognized that many people were also missing something equally important to their quality of life—community, belonging, meaningful relationships, and genuine human connection.
She observed that people didn't always return simply because treatment was helping. They returned because they felt welcomed. They built relationships. They found people who knew their names, celebrated their progress, supported them through difficult seasons, and created a sense of connection that extended beyond the care they received.
That realization became part of the foundation for Roots of Healing Wellness.
Lakischa believes improving quality of life requires more than addressing illness. It also requires creating the conditions and opportunities that allow people to live well—to connect, learn, contribute, rest, move, create, experience joy, navigate hardship, and belong.
Her approach to wellness recognizes the many parts of life that shape our well-being: meaningful relationships, lifelong learning, movement, creativity, cultural connection, time in nature, service, access to community resources, and shared experiences that strengthen women and communities.
Through community programs, educational experiences, wellness gatherings, storytelling, and cultural initiatives, Lakischa is committed to helping build healthier, richer, and more connected communities—places where people have room to celebrate and grow, but also to grieve, struggle, receive support, and simply be.
Because we weren't meant to do life alone.
"A meaningful life isn't measured only by what we overcome, but by how deeply we connect, grow, and contribute along the way."
"A meaningful life isn't measured by what we overcome, but by how deeply we connect, grow, and contribute along the way."
Why Are We Still Carrying So Much?
For a long time, I've been thinking about what it actually means to be well. We talk about wellness more than ever before. Mental health. Therapy. Self-care. Exercise. Nutrition. Mindfulness. Rest. We have more information, more books, more podcasts, more resources, and more conversations about taking care of ourselves than perhaps any generation before us.
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As the founder of Roots of Healing Wellness, Lakischa has dedicated her work to creating spaces where Black women can connect, grow, and thrive. Through storytelling, mindfulness, cultural remembrance, and meaningful shared experiences, she cultivates a sisterhood that fosters belonging, purpose, and lifelong wellness.
Her gatherings are welcoming, judgment-free spaces where women are encouraged to reflect, learn, build authentic friendships, and reconnect with themselves, their culture, and one another. Whether through conversation, education, creativity, or community experiences, Lakischa believes lasting wellness is nurtured through connection as much as through care.
Lakischa believes every woman deserves a community where she feels seen, valued, and supported. Her work is rooted in the belief that when women experience genuine connection and belonging, they are empowered to build healthier, richer, and more meaningful lives.
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