Successful Aging: How to create a more age-friendly world
Dear readers. I recently returned from Toronto where I attended and presented at a conference offered by the International Federation on...
Successful Aging: Remember that there are also positives to getting older
Q. I recently spent the afternoon with my eight-year-old granddaughter who asked, “Grandma, do you know you have a lot of lines on your...
Successful Aging: Finding fresh ways to describe a life stage that’s new to everyone
Q: I am a 65-year old male baby boomer who is healthy and active. I just cannot identify with getting “old,” and don’t ever think of...
Successful Aging: What you need to know about age discrimination, Part 2
Dear readers, As noted last week, this year is the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). AARP and...
Successful Aging: How to help when someone’s spouse dies
Dear readers, I have been asked several times to republish a column I wrote 13 years ago, which was shortly after my husband passed away....
Successful Aging: More on the natural benefits of good-natured humor
This week we are addressing the second part of N.S.’s question about humor. She wrote, “When is a joke about aging funny and when is it...