The month of June has been a blur with hosting youth cooking classes throughout the Southwind Extension District. The district covers Allen, Bourbon, Neosho, and Woodson Counties.  These classes provide an excellent hands-on opportunity for…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My partner and I are expecting our first child in a few months. We are on the same page about most of the big aspects of child rearing…

Dear Carolyn: My mom refuses to acknowledge the upside of her marriage to my dad. He was not the best husband or father, I’ll be the first to admit that. He was wrapped up in…

Dear Dr. Roach: I had a port put in for chemotherapy. I have a red scar on my chest and a smaller one near my collarbone. None of the nurses have seen one placed in…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I’ve had no motivation to exercise for two years. It’s a major mental block with consequences. Any suggestions for accessing some will to change? I’ve been in therapy.…

Dear Carolyn: We have friends who visit and take pictures the whole time they’re here. A group shot? Sure, I can do that. But the dozens I later see that they’ve taken? Nope. I find…

DEAR DR. ROACH: Would you please discuss the meaning and significance of blood tests to show the level of cancer markers to identify cancer and track the efficacy of treatments? I am 69 years old…

The transition from late spring to early summer was always my favorite growing up. The long, hot days meant different things over the course of my childhood, first afternoons at the pool, then evenings at…

Set aside at least 10% of each paycheck to savings, spend no more than 25% of your income on housing, contribute at least 10% of your income to a cause.  Although these traditional thoughts on…

Hi Carolyn: I lost my mom to cancer in 2019, a little over a year after being diagnosed and going through chemo and radiation. She was the most amazing mother and we were incredibly close.…