For Sonya Curry, motherhood is, above all, wild love

What is fierce love? For 57-year-old Sonya Curry, that is the idea of motherhood. “I was extremely conscious about how I wanted to raise my children,” Curry tells ESSENCE. As the mother of basketball stars Seth and Stephen Curry and content creator Sydel Curry-Lee, “people were always stopping me and telling me how wonderful my kids were.” But writing a parenting book sharing her testimony was never on her mother’s to-do list. But between spending time along with her eight grandchildren, traveling, and filming her latest TV show, Curry one way or the other found the time and inspiration to jot down her first .

When people suggested to her that she should write a book, “I always laughed and assured her that I didn’t feel like I was doing anything extraordinary or beyond what any other parent would do,” the Virginia native says. But “those frequent fan encounters and the small, small voice in my head began to ignite that desire.” In the book, Curry shares never-before-told stories, talking not only about her childhood, but in addition about how she raised her three famous children.

Like writing a book, raising stars was also out of her mind. “Our intention was never to raise our boys to be NBA players, but to build a relationship with God and be good and productive people,” he says. “I also always tried to support their dreams and aspirations.” After giving birth to her oldest child, now four-time NBA champion and MVP Stephen, the busy days of motherhood reminded her how necessary it’s to maintain herself. “I have always worked while raising my children, and I learned firsthand what burning the candle at both ends causes: burnout.”

What about her top self-care priority and sweetness tip? “Sleep is essential,” he warns. Curry also desires to remind latest mothers that self-care doesn’t should be out of reach, even for those who’re continuously pressed for time. “Find time to be alone for at least 30 minutes a day,” she advises. “Sleep when the children sleep.” Curry also emphasizes how necessary it was for her to search out a consistent exercise program, increase her water intake and incessantly mask. But most vital of all are her day by day prayer and meditation sessions.

Now that each one her children had change into adults, she had also change into their mother. “I learned to accept that as my children grew up, my role in their lives had to change,” she says. “There is no instructional manual for parents, so we have to do our best and leave the rest to God.”

As for what’s next for Curry, she’s most excited in regards to the “Fierce Love” retreat, which is “currently in the incubation phase,” she says. The event, which can happen later this 12 months and could have creativity, community, rest and self-reflection at its core, “I hope to create an experience for women of all ages that provides respite from the daily rigors of life.”