The Healing Project Blog | Gretchen Lakshmi

By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi June 14, 2026
Not every toxic relationship needs a dramatic ending. Sometimes the most powerful goodbyes are the quiet ones.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi June 1, 2026
When vigilance becomes our normal state, we might lose touch with what safety actually feels like.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi May 17, 2026
Using yoga and chakra wisdom as a framework for understanding trauma, healing, and self-awareness.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi May 10, 2026
This is dedicated to mothers who are also survivors. You carry more than most realize. I see you.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi May 3, 2026
Healing doesn’t always look like effort. Sometimes, it looks like softness, space, and a life that finally feels safe to be in.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi April 26, 2026
Why more of us are craving real, tangible experiences in a digital world.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi April 19, 2026
When narcissistic patterns don't affect you anymore, they escalate. Louder, more chaotic, more confusing. Staying steady is exactly what shifts the dynamic for good.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi January 4, 2026
Some relationships don’t end because we stop caring, they end because our nervous system can’t carry the weight anymore.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi December 28, 2025
January asks us to push, change, and become “new.” But winter was never meant for reinvention.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi December 14, 2025
Not everyone feels safe and warm during the holidays... for some, it's the most abusive time of the year.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi December 7, 2025
It can feel like abusers move on without consequences. But the truth is far more complex.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi November 30, 2025
This isn’t about political sides or gender wars. It’s about understanding the systems of power that shape the world.
By Gretchen Wood November 23, 2025
What happens to a society when it decides certain girls don’t matter?
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi November 16, 2025
The holidays are here, and so is the chance to see people again; beyond assumptions, labels, or old family roles.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi November 9, 2025
You don’t need to be a Reiki master to bring balance and calm back into your body.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi November 2, 2025
Feeling the pull to slow down? You’re not alone. This is the healing season.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi October 26, 2025
The world is uncertain, but your ability to endure is still here.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi October 19, 2025
You can’t change your abuser... release the need to be understood and find peace despite all of the chaos.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi October 12, 2025
The myth of the “perfect victim,” why disbelief is its own form of harm, and how we can do better.
By Gretchen Wood Lakshmi October 5, 2025
“Why do I feel so attached to someone who hurts me?” The painful answer is trauma bonds.