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Successful Aging

A weekly syndicated newspaper column by Helen Dennis

After 18 years and more than 875 columns, Helen continues to delight readers with her Successful Aging column for the Southern California News Group. The syndicated column reaches more than 1.6 million readers weekly.

What exactly does successful aging mean, and what can I do to achieve it?

I am an 82-year-old healthy widower and have two basic questions. From your perspective, what is successful aging and what are the...

What to do if you suspect elder abuse is taking place

My neighbor who is an older widow feels she is being a victim of abuse and asked me for advice. Her son lost his job during the pandemic...

How adult children respond to aging parents, and how you can help them

I just returned from finally visiting my grandchildren in Idaho. It was a great visit, but I don’t think they understand that at 82...

Celebrating the wisdom of our elders during Older Americans Month in May

Dear readers, During the pandemic, older adults have repeatedly made headlines. Unfortunately, many of those headlines have been less...

Feeling curious about aging and staying healthy? That’s a good thing

I have been following your column on Successful Aging and your suggestions on how to do it well. Is there some aspect that most of us...

The pandemic stopped my business and hurt my self-confidence, and I don’t know what to do

I am an 80-year-old widow and have owned my own business for 30 years. For the past five years, I moved my storefront business to a...

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Successful Aging appears

in the following newspapers:

The Los Angeles Daily News

The Daily Breeze

Pasadena Star News

Long Beach Press Telegram

Whittier Daily News

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Santa Barbara Sun

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Orange County Register

Redlands Daily Facts

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