Welcoming the Mother of Medicine: Our Special Issue’s Letter from the Editors
Lisa Reagan Talks with Stephanie Mines, the MoM Special Issue's Guest Editor
Editor’s Note: This letter from the editor is a part of the Special Issue of Kindred Magazine celebrating The Mother of Medicine for Mother’s Day 2025. Kindredwelcomes Stephanie Mines, PhD, as guest editor for this issue.
Watch the Welcoming the Mother of Medicine video discussion with Lisa Reagan and Stephanie Mines below.
See the overview of the Mother of Medicine Special Issue.
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Letter from the Editor
My deepest gratitude to everyone who sent prayers and well wishes during my recovery from multiple eye surgeries these past nine months. My Kindred family surrounded me with support that extended to healing sessions, prayer circles, and offers to be guest editors while my eyesight was limited. In addition to a recalibration of my own energies, I received healing gifts only possible through community, and divinely directed rest and dreamtime. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
In this special issue, you and I are unwrapping one of the many generous gifts offered during my recovery. This spring, Stephanie Mines graciously envisioned a special issue of Kindred for us. Stephanie is the author of multiple books on trauma recovery, regenerative health, prenatal life, and Indigenous worldview. We celebrated her collection of poetry, The Great Physician, during National Poetry Month in April. She is a contributing editor for Kindred and Kindred World’s vice president. The Mother of Medicine events in May and November this year are co-sponsored by Kindred.
While Stephanie midwifed The Mother of Medicine Issue, she simultaneously welcomed Willow Rose, her granddaughter. The Mother of Medicine issue is dedicated to Willow and all children bringing their light and love into our world during our human family’s birth and transition.
In our forthcoming issue, I will share Kindred World’s updates, including the launch of the beta-testing cohort for the Nesting Ambassador program in June. Darcia Narvaez and I have worked diligently with Kindred staff to build the Nested World’s classroom, website, and ambassador program materials. Our book, Bringing to Life the Evolved Nest, is writing itself during this process, as we take careful notes during the initiative’s development and collect your stories from the field.
Finally, please support our nonprofit work with your generous donations (check out our 126 five-star reviews here). We continue to be lifted on the wings of our community’s healing vision for our world. Together, we are the re-generation!
With gratitude,
Kindred Magazine, Editor
Kindred World, Founder and Executive Director
Contact: editor@kindredmedia.org
Welcoming the Mother of Medicine:
A Letter from the Editors, Lisa Reagan, and Stephanie Mines, Guest Editor
Lisa Reagan, Kindred’s editor, talks with Stephanie Mines, guest editor for this month’s special issue, The Mother of Medicine. Stephanie shares in the video letter from the editor her vision for the Mother of Medicine as an issue, forthcoming live events, and a growing movement of mother energies reclaiming and leading a regenerative health vision for ourselves, our families, communities, and world. “Its the medicine we need,” Stephanie says.
Watch the video letter from the editors below.
Find the Mother of Medicine issue of Kindred here.
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