diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e20b25e..ff75780 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## 2.1.7
+
+### Added
+- **Package Lifecycle API**:
+  - `SafeTextFilter.isInitialized` getter — check whether word lists have been loaded and the Trie is built.
+  - `SafeTextFilter.reset()` method — clear loaded Trie word lists and reset initialization state, useful when dynamically switching languages or releasing memory.
+
 ## 2.1.6
 
 ### Documentation
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7e6717..ba75c17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ A high-performance Flutter package for filtering offensive language (profanity)
 - [Quick Start](#quick-start)
 - [API Reference](#api-reference)
   - [`SafeTextFilter.init`](#safetextfilterinit)
+  - [`SafeTextFilter.isInitialized` \& `SafeTextFilter.reset`](#safetextfilterisinitialized--safetextfilterreset)
   - [`SafeTextFilter.filterText`](#safetextfilterfiltertext)
     - [Masking Strategies](#masking-strategies)
   - [`SafeTextFilter.containsBadWord`](#safetextfiltercontainsbadword)
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ Or manually add it to your `pubspec.yaml`:
 
 ```yaml
 dependencies:
-  safe_text: ^2.1.6
+  safe_text: ^2.1.7
 ```
 
 Then run:
@@ -143,6 +144,21 @@ await SafeTextFilter.init(language: Language.all);
 
 > **Note:** If neither parameter is provided, the filter defaults to `Language.english`.
 
+### `SafeTextFilter.isInitialized` & `SafeTextFilter.reset`
+
+Check initialization status or reset loaded word lists dynamically (e.g., when switching languages):
+
+```dart
+// Check if initialized
+if (!SafeTextFilter.isInitialized) {
+  await SafeTextFilter.init(language: Language.english);
+}
+
+// Reset state to reload with a different language
+SafeTextFilter.reset();
+await SafeTextFilter.init(language: Language.spanish);
+```
+
 ---
 
 ### `SafeTextFilter.filterText`
diff --git a/lib/src/safe_text_filter.dart b/lib/src/safe_text_filter.dart
index 62680aa..216e382 100644
--- a/lib/src/safe_text_filter.dart
+++ b/lib/src/safe_text_filter.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ class SafeTextFilter {
   static AhoCorasick? _trie;
   static bool _isInitialized = false;
 
+  /// Whether [SafeTextFilter] has been initialized via [init].
+  static bool get isInitialized => _isInitialized;
+
+  /// Resets the internal state of [SafeTextFilter], clearing the loaded Trie
+  /// word lists. Useful when dynamically switching languages or freeing memory.
+  static void reset() {
+    _trie = null;
+    _isInitialized = false;
+  }
+
   /// Matches any Unicode letter or digit (covers all scripts: Latin, Arabic,
   /// Devanagari, CJK, Hangul, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Thai, etc.)
   static final RegExp _unicodeLetterOrDigit =
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 3d72d23..b0cd5f9 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: safe_text
 description: A fast Flutter profanity & swear word filter with phone number detection, powered by Aho-Corasick. Supports 80+ languages and 55,000+ curated bad words.
-version: 2.1.6
+version: 2.1.7
 homepage: https://github.com/master-wayne7/safe_text
 repository: https://github.com/master-wayne7/safe_text
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/master-wayne7/safe_text/issues
diff --git a/test/profanity_filter_test.dart b/test/profanity_filter_test.dart
index 7913d3b..08630e7 100644
--- a/test/profanity_filter_test.dart
+++ b/test/profanity_filter_test.dart
@@ -347,5 +347,16 @@ void main() {
 
       expect(acTime, isNotNull);
     });
+
+    test('will correctly reflect initialization status via isInitialized and reset state via reset()', () async {
+      SafeTextFilter.reset();
+      expect(SafeTextFilter.isInitialized, false);
+
+      await SafeTextFilter.init(language: Language.english);
+      expect(SafeTextFilter.isInitialized, true);
+
+      SafeTextFilter.reset();
+      expect(SafeTextFilter.isInitialized, false);
+    });
   });
 }