I'M STILL HEALING
(And So Are You)
A healing-centered framework for individuals, organizations, and institutions.
Healing. Reflective. Transformation.
NOW AVAILABLE
I’M STILL HEALING (And So Are You) is more than a book. It is a personal journey through trauma, accountability, growth, and transformation.
This book serves as the foundation of the STILL HEALING Initiative and introduces the healing-centered principles that guide the work.
Healing is not a destination. Healing is a process. And many of us are still healing.
THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL
I’M STILL HEALING (And So Are You) is the foundation of the STILL HEALING Initiative.
The book introduces the healing principles that guide the curriculum and provides a powerful message of reflection, accountability, and transformation.
Organizations often use this book as a companion resource during trainings, workshops, and healing-centered discussions.
HOW THIS BOOK BECOMES A PROGRAM
This book is not just something to read. It is a framework used to guide structured healing conversations in classrooms, correctional facilities, community organizations, and leadership environments.
Through the STILL HEALING Initiative, participants learn how to:
• Reflect on personal experiences
• Take responsibility for growth
• Develop emotional awareness
• Build healthier decision-making patterns
• Move from survival to transformation
Healing is not a destination. It is a process.
This work was not created from theory.
It was created from lived experience.
I'M STILL HEALING (And So Are You) and the STILL HEALING Initiative were created to offer a structured pathway for reflection, accountability, and transformation. This work is grounded in lived experience and designed to support individuals, organizations, institutions and communities seeking meaningful healing and personal growth.
THE MESSAGE
The STILL HEALING Initiative
Reflection
A space to examine thoughts and experiences without judgment.
Encouraging honest self-reflection and responsible growth.
Supporting individuals as they heal and move forward.
Accountability
Transformation
An embodied, poetry-based, non-clinical healing curriculum designed for
Universities
Correctional institutions
Community Organizations
Workforce and Reentry Programs
Youth and Adult Development Initiatives
The STILL HEALING Initiative is implemented through structured workshops, guided reflection exercises, and facilitated group dialogue led by trained facilitators.
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Bring STILL HEALING to your ORGANIZATION
The STILL HEALING Initiative is now being introduced to universities, organizations, and community spaces seeking meaningful approaches to healing, reflection, and personal growth.
Workshops, speaking engagements, and structured programming are available.
This work is especially effective for:
Justice-impacted populations
Youth and young adults
Reentry and workforce programs
Schools and universities
Community healing initiatives
THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK
Over the years, The Great Minds Project 5.0 has served communities impacted by:
Incarceration
Violence
Trauma
Youth disengagement
Community instability
Through workshops, speaking engagements, and healing-centered programming, this work has helped individuals:
Reflect
Take accountability
build resistance
Reclaim purpose
Transform their lives
The Great Minds Project 5.0 is committed to expanding healing-centered programming into communities where this work is needed most.
Your support helps bring the STILL HEALING Initiative to individuals, families, and institutions seeking pathways to growth, accountability, and transformation.
Every contribution helps move us closer to ending the school-to-prison pipeline and building stronger communities.
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About the Creator
Demetris Knuckles El is a Detroit-based author, speaker, and justice reform advocate. He is committed to ending the school-to-prison pipeline by helping individuals transform adversity into reflection, growth and purpose.
As the founder of The Great Minds Project, he has spent years working in communities impacted by violence, incarceration, and systemic harm—facilitating dialogue, mentoring youth, and organizing healing-centered initiatives.
He has been invited to speak at universities, community organizations, and justice-focused programs, sharing his lived experience and practical framework for accountability, reflection, and transformation.
The STILL HEALING Initiative represents the next phase of this work—bringing structured healing-centered programming into institutions and communities seeking meaningful change.
Justice Through Thought
We use education and narrative authorship to support healing, dignity, and community restoration for people impacted by incarceration and systemic harm.
Our Mission
Our Approach
Through programs such as Still Healing, we provide structured, non-clinical, poetry-based learning experiences that foster reflection, accountability agency, and collective understanding.
Our Services
Programs designed to support learning, reflection, and community restoration.
Education
Still Healing Program
An embodied, poetry-based, non-clinical healing curriculum for people and communities impacted by trauma, incarceration, violence, and systemic harm.
Narrative Leadership
