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(R)aging with Grace

When you find yourself at the age you never thought you’d be, there you are.

Aging
Our Bodies Were Meant to Move

Dena Kouremetis on May 6, 2024

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.

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.

Grief
Aging Often Means Losing Those Around Us

Dena Kouremetis on March 26, 2024

"We're all in this together" is perhaps one of the healthiest ways to cope with the loss of more and more people our age or younger.

"We're all in this together" is perhaps one of the healthiest ways to cope with the loss of more and more people our age or younger.

Aging
New Careers Past Age 60: Not an Oxymoron

Dena Kouremetis on February 3, 2024

A Personal Perspective: If you are in your third trimester of life and decide it's' finally time to try something new, it's time to go for it.

A Personal Perspective: If you are in your third trimester of life and decide it's' finally time to try something new, it's time to go for it.

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

Dena Kouremetis on September 1, 2023

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
Aging: It’s a State of Mind

Dena Kouremetis on July 28, 2023

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.

Career
The Perks of Starting a Late-Life Career

Dena Kouremetis on May 4, 2023

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.

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

Dena Kouremetis on March 24, 2023

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.

Aging
Are You "Reeling in the Years, Stowing Away the Time?"

Dena Kouremetis on September 28, 2022

Like the film Shawshank Redemption reminds us, “Get busy livin’ or get busy dyin’.” Unless DNA dictates something else, life is often all about decisions.

Like the film Shawshank Redemption reminds us, “Get busy livin’ or get busy dyin’.” Unless DNA dictates something else, life is often all about decisions.

Aging
How Do You Characterize Aging?

Dena Kouremetis on July 31, 2022

Experts agree that older people with positive perceptions of aging perform better physically and cognitively than those with negative perceptions.

Experts agree that older people with positive perceptions of aging perform better physically and cognitively than those with negative perceptions.

Sleep
Sleep and Sex: Mutually Exclusive?

Dena Kouremetis on May 24, 2022

Couples with good problem-solving skills are able to overcome the challenges otherwise associated with being out of sync in their sleeping.

Couples with good problem-solving skills are able to overcome the challenges otherwise associated with being out of sync in their sleeping.

Aging
When Change Becomes an Imperative

Dena Kouremetis on February 16, 2022

Most personal changes are private wars. And afterward, you felt justified patting yourself on the back even though others never knew what really happened.

Most personal changes are private wars. And afterward, you felt justified patting yourself on the back even though others never knew what really happened.

Humor
Not All Humor is Created Equal

Dena Kouremetis on August 3, 2021

We can joke to break the tension we feel about getting older, or we can take baby steps to hold off the effects of aging so that we have the time to laugh even longer.

We can joke to break the tension we feel about getting older, or we can take baby steps to hold off the effects of aging so that we have the time to laugh even longer.

Aging
Getting Older: Summing Up the Decades

Dena Kouremetis on April 16, 2021

As they age, everyone’s life will have touched thousands of others, yet they will never know who or how many.

As they age, everyone’s life will have touched thousands of others, yet they will never know who or how many.

Sex
A Pocketful of Inequities

Dena Kouremetis on February 13, 2021

Women were mostly left out of the designer equation when it came to pockets, as if their practical needs were not considered as important as men’s.

Women were mostly left out of the designer equation when it came to pockets, as if their practical needs were not considered as important as men’s.