Disclaimer: This quiz is meant for entertainment purposes only and should not be used to make any definitive conclusions about someone's motherly figure. The results are based on the answer choices and may not fully represent the qualities and traits of a motherly figure.

Listening, tenderness + spaciousness are the key ingredients of wise mothering. They have the experience and the perspective to offer sage advice — but they also know that trusting in people’s ability to find their own way is an even more powerful way to build strength.

They are great at coming alongside people, walking with them, and returning them again and again to their own resilience and growing wisdom.

Be sure to give them the self-compassion they need to understand that they can’t fix everything and that their loving presence is enough to light the way.

Here are simple mindful practices that they can incorporate into daily life to stay connected to real compassion and insight:

• Spend more time in silence. We often associate wisdom with “knowing” lots of facts — but often wisdom is simply about allowing things that are deeply true to flow through. A mindful practice that makes room for plenty of silence can let them tap into that flow.
• Spend time in the presence of wise people, whether that’s with friends, elders, authors, or teachers. (We’ve got lots of great podcasts from mindfulness teachers, available for free inside the Radio Tab in the app.)
• Journaling. Free-writing (without trying to “figure things out”) can be a great way to access their own inner knowing and can be a powerful tool for self-discovery and personal growth.
• Start and end their day with self-compassion. We love the Moment of Self-Compassion micro-practice inside the app.