Dena Ogden

Dena Ogden is a freelance writer who focuses on culture and lifestyle topics. Her work can be found on sites like The Atlantic, Refinery29, Mapquest, Stacker, and multiple Bustle Digital Group properties, where she’s been both a lifestyle commerce writer and an identity writer. Before pivoting to writing, she spent seven years in higher education, working in career services and admissions. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family, and can often be found overpouring her coffee and indulging in nerdy paper crafts. She’s on Twitter and LinkedIn, and her personal website is here.