About Margery Fridstein
I am over 80 years old. My professional career of 45 years has been spent in the mental health field as a psychotherapist meeting with adults, children, couples and families helping them solve their life problems. Additionally I have been a lecturer and a teacher in the broad area of mental health covering issues from parenting to suicide prevention.
Along the way I became a writer with a book, Grandparenting: A Survival Guide published in 1997. Following that I wrote many articles for parenting magazines and a newspaper weekly advice column for The Aspen Times and late the Snowmass Sun.
After moving to metro Denver in 2008 I was chosen to be a Colorado Voice writer for the Denver Post in 2010. During the recent 5 years that I have been living at the Vi, a Continuing Care Retirement Community in Highlands Ranch, I have been an active resident in the management of Vi. I recently completed four years as an elected representative on the Resident Advisory Committee with the last two years as Chairman. Last year SeniorHomes.com. hired me to write a monthly article for their web site about what life is like living in a retirement community. My most recent writing has been an article for the April issue of 5280 Magazine about what is like for me to be over 80.
Along the way I became a writer with a book, Grandparenting: A Survival Guide published in 1997. Following that I wrote many articles for parenting magazines and a newspaper weekly advice column for The Aspen Times and late the Snowmass Sun.
After moving to metro Denver in 2008 I was chosen to be a Colorado Voice writer for the Denver Post in 2010. During the recent 5 years that I have been living at the Vi, a Continuing Care Retirement Community in Highlands Ranch, I have been an active resident in the management of Vi. I recently completed four years as an elected representative on the Resident Advisory Committee with the last two years as Chairman. Last year SeniorHomes.com. hired me to write a monthly article for their web site about what life is like living in a retirement community. My most recent writing has been an article for the April issue of 5280 Magazine about what is like for me to be over 80.