More Than a Title: Honoring the Spirit of Motherhood By Dr. Angela Andrews
At Seeds of Health, we believe healing begins in relationship — and few relationships shape us more than the ones we have with our mothers and the women who mother us.
On this Mother’s Day, I want to pause and reflect on what motherhood truly means. For some, it’s the memory of a mother’s embrace, a voice that soothed fevered nights, or meals made with love and intention. For others, it’s more complex — a patchwork of longing, loss, resilience, and redefinition.
Motherhood is not just a biological role. It is a posture of love and responsibility. It is expressed in nurturing a child, guiding a student, protecting a sibling, or simply showing up when someone needs to be reminded they are not alone. Some of the fiercest, most tender mothers I know have never given birth — but they have poured themselves into the lives of others with deep, unshakable love.
As a physician, I’ve witnessed motherhood in many forms:
In the patient balancing caregiving with her own chronic illness.
In the woman grieving a child she never got to hold.
In the aunt raising her niece as her own.
In the grandmother who steps in with steady hands and an open heart.
And in the mother who shows up in a thousand quiet ways — soothing, sacrificing, staying present — even when no one is watching.
Today, I also want to acknowledge the women for whom Mother’s Day is not a celebration but a tender wound — those facing infertility, those who’ve lost mothers, and those who are mothering without ever being seen or thanked.
May we all take this day to honor the women who mother the world — with their time, their energy, their wisdom, and their love.
And may we each find ways to extend that mothering spirit to ourselves and others — with gentleness, presence, and care.
With gratitude, from our family to yours,
Dr. Angela Andrews
Seeds of Health DPC
