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Questions Seldom Asked Oct. 05, 2022

Social Security and You

Because I've been writing this column for about a quarter-century now, you probably can guess that t... Read More

100 Social Security Myths Busted Sep. 28, 2022

Social Security and You

I've just released a new book. It's called "Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts." You can get a... Read More

Delayed Retirement Credits Explained Sep. 21, 2022

Social Security and You

People who delay starting their Social Security beyond their full retirement age get a bonus equal t... Read More

Your Story: Part 3 Sep. 09, 2022

Positive Aging

Because I'm an author, columnist and journalist, working with words comes naturally. But I'm well aw... Read More

Why Privatizing Social Security Can't Work Sep. 07, 2022

Social Security and You

About a month or so ago, I wrote a column in which I just briefly mentioned that any plans to privat... Read More

Your Story: Part 2 Sep. 02, 2022

Positive Aging

In my last column, I addressed the benefits of writing a memoir, both for yourself and your family m... Read More

Your Story: Part I Aug. 26, 2022

Positive Aging

When I'm not working on my own writing projects — or lost within the pages of a spellbinding b... Read More

Do You Have a Morrie? Aug. 19, 2022

Positive Aging

Twenty-five years ago, the international bestselling book "Tuesdays With Morrie" was published, and ... Read More

'Silents' Still Speak to Us -- The Best In Our Times Aug. 17, 2022

Jamie Stiehm

Historian David McCullough has left us at 89, a beloved storyteller of presidents and nation-buildin... Read More

Seniors and Alcohol Abuse: Part 2 Aug. 12, 2022

Positive Aging

In the last column, we discussed the surprising trend of increased drinking among older Americans, a... Read More

Seniors and Alcohol Abuse Aug. 05, 2022

Positive Aging

A study in the JAMA Psychiatry journal revealed a surprising health risk among older Americans. Rese... Read More

Legacy Plan Jul. 29, 2022

Positive Aging

As many of you know, my much-loved husband, Tony, died a few years ago. Since there are almost 14 mi... Read More

The Art of Aging: Part 2 Jul. 22, 2022

Positive Aging

Poet Robert Browning once wrote, "Grow old along with me!/ The best is yet to be." Today, I'd like t... Read More

Flip-Flops After 50 Jul. 08, 2022

Positive Aging

Most of us can fondly remember what it felt like to turn 50. And now that we've celebrated and survi... Read More

The Silver Tsunami Jun. 24, 2022

Positive Aging

Some population experts have referred to the increasing numbers of aging baby boomers as the "silver... Read More

LGBTQ Baby Boomers Jun. 17, 2022

Positive Aging

Did you know that LGBTQ individuals in America represent approximately 4% of the population as of 20... Read More

Meet With a CAPS Professional Now May. 20, 2022

Positive Aging

The number of people in America who are over the age of 65 is expected to double during the next 25 ... Read More

Stroke 101: Part 1 Apr. 29, 2022

Positive Aging

I never run out of ideas for my column because the topic of positive aging covers so many aspects of... Read More

Cultivate the Positive Apr. 15, 2022

Positive Aging

Sixty-five years ago, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale revolutionized the publishing world with his enormous... Read More

Are You a Grandparent? Apr. 08, 2022

Positive Aging

If you are a baby boomer, chances are you are also a grandparent. And the reason I'm so sure about t... Read More