Over the years, the image of a mother has changed from a specific mold to a variety of shapes and forms, all celebrated during Mother’s Day next month. Stacie Buechel and Judy Mouzon are two Pacific Beach mothers who embody the definition of the modern mom – mothers who balance their own businesses and run a family. Buechel and her husband, Dr. Robert Buechel, live in Pacific Beach, where they raise two sons — 3-year-old Zach and 10-month-old Ben. They have also owned and operated Renew Integrative Health Center on Balboa Avenue since January 2009. “Integrative medicine is progressive medicine that uses the body as its own healing source,” Stacie Buechel said. “They use drugs and medication last — only as a final resort.” Buechel also has her own business venture – Magnolia Management and Consulting, Inc. She created Magnolia Management two years ago to empower working mothers like her to develop integrative medicine practices throughout the country. “By working and having a passion and a vision in life, you actually are a better parent because you’re a role model to your children. That’s really what my foundation is built upon,” Buechel said. A former elementary school teacher, Buechel centers her daily schedule around dropping off and picking up Zach from school. She typically works in her home office from 8:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and again from 8 p.m. until midnight. “One of the biggest challenges is being present in the moment,” Buechel said. “It took me a little bit to find that when I’m with my kids, I’m with my kids, and when I’m with a client, I’m with a client — I’m just very present in each moment.” Buechel said being a good mother starts with a woman pursuing her passion in life. She believes once that happens, everything else will fall into place. “A modern mom is someone who looks inward and makes herself happy, and once she makes herself happy, then her family is happy and her co-workers are happy,” Buechel said. “Women don’t take the time in their lives to develop their own self-esteem and their own mission in life.” A single parent, Mouzon finds time to spend with her four children between managing apartments, working as a food demonstrator at Trader Joe’s and owning her own restaurant venture, YDUJ. These things keep her busy most of the day. “It’s a big challenge because you have to balance everything,” Mouzon said. “You have to work enough to take care of everything financially but be on hand enough to be an effective parent.” YDUJ is a pop-up restaurant that Mouzon will operate on the deck of the Chalkboard Deli from Thursdays through Saturdays from 6 to 10 p.m. beginning Memorial Day weekend. Mouzon tried the space out for two weeks last month and served a variety of food, including chili, grilled cheese, quesadillas and barbeque pork on a bun. “I like to do a ranging kind of thing,” Mouzon said. “My menu would be based on whatever the items of the week I found were — not necessarily having a static menu but just kind of feeling around to see which is going to be best.” As far as the parenting recipe to success, Mouzon said there is no substitute for spending quality time with her children. While her sons — 34-year-old Gregory and 32-year-old Charles — don’t currently live at home, Mouzon’s two daughters live with her — 22-year-old Morgana and 18-year-old Mahalia. “I’ve just been very blessed in the fact I was able to establish a relationship with my children early and we’ve just been able to hold on and maintain that, and that’s one of the things that we hold the most precious,” Mouzon said.