Lakischa Smith
"Community 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 community wellness organization dedicated to improving quality of life through connection, culture, and meaningful experiences.
With a Master of Public Health in Healthcare Management and Policy, Lakischa has long been passionate about creating healthier communities. Throughout her education and 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—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, and created a sense of connection that extended beyond the care they received.
That realization became the foundation for Roots of Healing Wellness.
Lakischa believes that improving quality of life requires more than addressing illness—it requires creating opportunities for people to connect, grow, contribute, and belong. She believes wellness is cultivated through meaningful relationships, lifelong learning, movement, creativity, cultural connection, time in nature, service, and shared experiences that strengthen individuals, families, and communities.
Through community programs, educational experiences, wellness gatherings, and cultural initiatives, Lakischa is committed to helping people build healthier, richer, and more connected lives—creating communities where people can flourish together, because we weren't meant to do life alone.
"A meaningful life isn't measured by what we overcome, but by how deeply we connect, grow, and contribute along the way."
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As the founder of Roots of Healing Wellness, Moms of Color, and the L.U.M.I. Social Club, Lakischa has dedicated her work to creating spaces where Black women, families, and communities can connect, grow, and thrive. Through storytelling, mindfulness, cultural remembrance, and meaningful shared experiences, she cultivates environments that foster belonging, purpose, and lifelong wellness.
Her gatherings are welcoming, judgment-free spaces where people are encouraged to reflect, learn, build authentic relationships, 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 person deserves a community where they feel seen, valued, and supported. Her work is rooted in the belief that when people experience genuine connection and belonging, they are empowered to build healthier, richer, and more meaningful lives.
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