Maryam Khalilah Muhammad is a healer, educator, and community servant guided by faith, purpose, and a deep commitment to justice and wellness. Her work flows from the belief that caring for the body, mind, and spirit is sacred and that women and families deserve to be supported with dignity, compassion, and truth.

Maryam is a recent graduate of the University of Illinois Chicago, where she earned her Master’s degree in Nutrition, grounding her calling in both science and service. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Heal Thy Life Center, a community rooted organization created to nurture women, girls, and families through education, wellness programming, youth mentoring, and tangible support. Through this work, she creates spaces of safety, restoration, and empowerment where lived experiences are honored and healing is possible.

As a high school biology teacher, Maryam pours into the next generation with intention and care, helping students understand the human body while also teaching them to honor it. She believes education is a form of liberation and approaches the classroom as a space to inspire curiosity, confidence, and purpose. Her role as an educator is deeply aligned with her mission to cultivate knowledge that uplifts and transforms lives.

Maryam is also a current Fellow in Northwestern University’s community health research program, where she partners with community leaders and researchers to ensure that research reflects real experiences and serves the people it is meant to help. Her research and academic work, particularly in maternal health, are shaped by lived experience, faith, and a commitment to addressing inequities that affect Black women and families.

A published author, speaker, and advocate, Maryam uses her voice to affirm, educate, and awaken others to their power. Her words are rooted in honesty, compassion, and spiritual insight, inviting individuals to reconnect with their bodies, their purpose, and their worth. Whether she is teaching, writing, speaking, or serving, Maryam leads with humility and love.

Above all, Maryam Khalilah Muhammad is called to this work. Her life’s mission is to restore what has been neglected, uplift what has been silenced, and help communities heal, mind, body, and spirit.