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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.

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...

7 things we’ve learned about ourselves during the pandemic lockdown

It’s been ten years since we first met. No, this is not a love story, but a story about mid-to later-life men and women dedicated to...

Successful Aging: Why do some people handle the pandemic better than others?

I have not been able to figure out the next three months of my life. During that time, the anniversary of the deaths of several family...

Successful Aging: The surprise on this Zoom call brought me to tears

Dear readers, This week I would like to tell you about a recent personal experience. I have worked in the field of aging since the...

Successful Aging: Focusing on the wide-ranging contributions of older Americans

Dear readers, It’s time for a celebration. May is Older Americans Month, a time to celebrate older Americans for their past and current...

Successful Aging: Getting older isn’t the same for everyone

Q. We hear that old age is not for sissies. Yet much of what I read describes aging in the most positive terms. Where is the balance when...

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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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