Daily Dose of Mom

Some moments don’t announce themselves — they quietly redraw everything. This reflective story explores how one fall reshaped a family’s understanding of aging, caregiving, and what comes next.

After losing her son Nick to suicide, Wendy Hare Juergens faced the unthinkable. Through writing, connection, and compassion, she discovered that grief has no timetable—and that love continues long after loss. This deeply personal story offers comfort, honesty, and hope to anyone navigating suicide loss.

I’m grateful to rub shoulders with women like you on my journey. It’s well-known that when women—in all our resilience, inner strength, wisdom and heart—support each other, the sky’s the limit. I love that about us and am wishing you a 2026 rich in purpose and love.

I share because this story is what I have devoted my life to, my passion for advocating for patients and demanding proper care. I share because many people don’t know services like mine are available to them.

All parents want to support their children’s development. Parents must get involved with their children and support them on their life journey.

In a fast-paced, overstimulating world, many parents find themselves overwhelmed, reactive, and exhausted. This story explores the fundamentals of self-regulation and co-regulation, explains how the nervous system functions like a volume dial, and introduces practical tools for calming stress responses. Designed especially for moms, babies, and families, it offers hope, education, and an invitation to learn regulation skills that improve sleep, immunity, communication, and em

From Struggle to Strength: How One Chicago Mom Built ‘My Family’s Village’ to Uplift Families in Need Who would have ever thought a little black girl who grew up in the housing projects on the south side of Chicago would have her own non-profit organization one day? Who would also have a master's degree in Social Work while working towards pursuing her PhD? Unfortunately, my aunt did not think so.  She always made me believe that her children were better off. She believed bec

We all know that being a mom is a full-time job, and it can get demanding to the extent that we put our family’s needs before our own. But as emphasized in  Psychology Today’s article on self-care for parents , taking time for ourselves is not a selfish act. In fact, knowing our limits can be a win-win situation for us as parents and our children, since we can better figure out how to balance our priorities in life and avoid burnout. When most people think of self-care, howev

Sounds obvious, but for me it recently rang especially true. I remember anticipating the day my youngest child would be graduating from high school and moving on to college. I believed that this would be my time of freedom

Recently, I went on a three-day silent meditation retreat. No talking, no communicating in any way, no reading, no writing – that is all part of noble silence taught in Buddhism. I loved not talking – no chit chat, small talk over meals; no explaining myself, or talking about myself; no being bombarded with a lot of noise coming at me or the din of 100 voices talking at once – just silence.

As a pediatric nurse practitioner, I’ve seen a lot in my 30+ years of practice. I’ve seen babies born, children get sick and get better, and I’ve seen children die. I’ve seen more of this than most people see in a lifetime, many lifetimes.