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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.

Some positive trends in the way we view aging offer hopeful signs

Dear readers, I recently was interviewed by geropsychologist and author Joseph Casciani on his radio show “Living to 100 Club,” heard on...

3 ways to express gratitude as our pandemic-era Thanksgiving approaches

Dear readers, I recently attended a virtual Village Happy Hour, a monthly event sponsored by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Village. It...

Successful Aging: Why acting your age may not be all it’s cracked up to be

I am a 75-year old woman who fortunately has the opportunity to continue working. Being self-employed helps. I am not always available to...

He has Alzheimer’s disease but she refuses to accept help caring for him: What is there to do?

Q. My father-in-law, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, needs care and can do little for himself. My mother-in-law who is 82 years old...

Successful Aging: So what exactly should an 81-year-old person sound like?

I had a phone conversation with a hospital receptionist to schedule an appointment for some lab work. I told her I did not want to drive...

Successful Aging: 4 ways to thrive and be healthy during the pandemic

Dear Readers, This past week I had the opportunity to speak at the Healthy Living Virtual Expo sponsored by the Southern California News...

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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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