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Karen Latimer

Dr. Latimer is a Family Physician and Wellness & Parenting Coach. She works with parents who want to feel more confident when helping their children and coaches young adults to help them better navigate college life and transitions. Contact her at drkarenlatimer@gmail.com to learn more. She is the author of two Audible Originals, Take Back the House -- Raising Happy Parents and Worry Less, Parent Better. She is also the co-founder of the app that makes your life easier and puts social in a healthier place -- List'm.

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French Press

My 10 cup coffee maker finally retired 2 years ago and I haven’t missed it at all. In a panic, I found this forgotten French Press hidden in the back of a cabinet. Like any good coffee bean addict, I did what I had to do to get through the morning. I boiled some water […]

Fatigue and When You Should Worry

It is 4:20pm. I am having a typical day. Big kids are all at after-school stuff. One little guy sleeping, the other sitting on my lap getting spinach hummus all over my keyboard. Forgive any typos today, he’s not that smart. I am struggling to keep my eyes open, and I can’t figure out why. […]

Fondue Pot

Fondue pots aren’t just for fondue anymore folks.  Super to use just to keep soups or sauces warm when serving buffet style, or to keep gravy warm at the table… but the bottom line is that they are just great when serving… fondue.  Nothing worse than coagulated, cold cheese on a perfectly crusty piece of […]

Xanax — the new mother’s little helper

This article is copied from my site, YesFive. If you were kind enough to read it there, don't bother reading it here. It's an important topic, but it's not good enough to read twice. -- Karen

Mother’s little helper? Obviously, as Ms. Houston’s daughter can attest, not always. Sometimes it is mother’s little destructor. In the sixties,

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