No two mothering journeys are alike.

Motherhood is more than raising children. It's about tending life.

The idea of what is old seems to be changing.

I facilitate a monthly women’s circle for women over the age of 60. This month, we highlighted motherhood, mentors and matriarchy. The topic was chosen because of the recent celebration of Mother’s Day. Women often shape psychological resilience not only through biological motherhood but through mentorship, emotional regulation, intergenerational wisdom, and social caregiving roles that function as “matriarchal architecture” within families and communities.

Mothering is more than raising children. It is the sacred act of tending life itself —offering compassion, protection, encouragement, truth, nourishment, and presence. Most women have mothered families, communities, friendships, dreams, and even ourselves through times of loss and renewal. The spirit of mothering lives in every woman who has allowed another soul to grow. No two mothering journeys are alike, and motherhood is often considered one of the purest forms of unconditional love.

I began the two-hour session by explaining that I created the sacred circle as a place of remembrance and renewal. I reminded them that every voice mattered and that every laugh line, heartbreak, triumph, and transformation belongs. I said that together, we’d honor the wisdom of elderhood, the power of feminine community, and the enduring sacred work of mothering one another.

I then shared........

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