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Dena Kouremetis

About

Having written about life, love, kids, housing, health, and wellness since 1997, when she began her writing career with a weekly column in the Sacramento Bee, Dena Kouremetis has experienced challenges, not unlike many her age — divorce and remarriage, wrinkles, a Spanx collection, and sun damage. Her Nora Ephron-esque style and sometimes brutal transparency come through in her musings about life past age 55 and everything it seems to portend. She provides both entertaining as well as serious looks into how 65 is the new 45, lives in northern California, and authors both "The Unedited Offspring" blog and the "(R)aging With Grace" blog on Psychology Today.

Recent Posts
Our Bodies Were Meant to Move
Of course, you knew you needed to exercise. It's just hard to hear while comfortably floating down that river of “denial.” Exercise takes planning.
Offering Yourself Grace

A Personal Perspective: Giving yourself grace is no walk in the park. It’s not really a “result” of anything. It’s a gentle, kind resignation as well as a gift you give yourself.

A Personal Perspective: Giving yourself grace is no walk in the park. It’s not really a “result” of anything. It’s a gentle, kind resignation as well as a gift you give yourself.

Reactive or Proactive? Aging Well Is All About Self-Care

A Personal Perspective: The older we get, the more we are like classic cars. Regular maintenance means you can continue to leave the garage and not worry about breaking down.

A Personal Perspective: The older we get, the more we are like classic cars. Regular maintenance means you can continue to leave the garage and not worry about breaking down.

Aging: It’s a State of Mind

A Personal Perspective: Our thoughts and beliefs about aging can have a real impact on our physical and mental health.

A Personal Perspective: Our thoughts and beliefs about aging can have a real impact on our physical and mental health.

Being There for Someone in an Unhealthy Relationship

When someone you love is in an unhealthy relationship, where do you draw the line between heartfelt advice-giving, empathy, and enabling by staying silent?

When someone you love is in an unhealthy relationship, where do you draw the line between heartfelt advice-giving, empathy, and enabling by staying silent?

The Perks of Starting a Late-Life Career

A Personal Perspective: There's increasing evidence that the payoff of working past age 65 goes beyond income to better health and longevity.

A Personal Perspective: There's increasing evidence that the payoff of working past age 65 goes beyond income to better health and longevity.

Keep, Chuck, or Donate: Why Not Repurpose Those Heirlooms?

While you may not have been keen on inheriting so much of your parents' stuff, there are a few innovative ways to honor it by incorporating it into your home.

While you may not have been keen on inheriting so much of your parents' stuff, there are a few innovative ways to honor it by incorporating it into your home.