Bruce Feiler

Bruce Feiler is one of America’s most respected voices on navigating life’s transitions, rituals, and the stories we tell about ourselves. The author of seven consecutive New York Times bestsellers – including Life Is in the Transitions and The Secrets of Happy Families – Bruce has spent decades doing the kind of original, firsthand research that most writers only dream about.

He has crisscrossed all fifty states collecting hundreds of life stories, traveled to sixteen countries on six continents chronicling the rise of reinvented life rituals, and distilled it all into practical frameworks that have reached millions of people through his books, his three TED Talks, and his Webby Award-winning TED course on mastering life transitions.

His forthcoming book, A Time to Gather, is the culmination of that journey – a sweeping exploration of how meaningful shared experiences hold us together in a world that is increasingly pulling us apart, and a practical guide to creating them in your own life.

Listen to Chip and Bruce Feiler on the Midlife Chrysalis podcast:

Episode 18

September 17, 2025

How to Rewrite Your Story After a Life Quake with Bruce Feiler

Workshops

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Live Sessions

Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World

Chip Conley & Bruce Feiler

May 3, 2023 1:30 PM PT 04:30 PM ET

Are you at the threshold of a new phase in your life, ready to rediscover (and redefine) how you will continue to work and find purpose in the next chapter of life? If so, we have ...

Make Life’s Big Moments Matter: Reclaiming Meaning in a Disconnected World

Kari Cardinale & Bruce Feiler

August 4, 2026 8:00 AM PT 11:00 AM ET

A retirement gets a card and cake. A child leaves home without a send-off. A career shift, divorce, recovery, or loss reshapes your life, yet the moment often passes before anyone ...

Guest Post: A Time to Gather: How Ritual Created the World—and How It Can Save Us

May 22, 2026

Bruce Feiler is a zeitgeist surfer who has a world-class ability to see what topics deserve more attention in the...

Want Work That Brings You Meaning? Ask These 5 Questions.

June 4, 2023

Ever since publishing my last book, Life Is in the Transitions, I’ve been grateful to be welcomed into this community...

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