Featured ArticleRead now January 15, 2024Chip Conley talks new book on Good Morning AmericaGOOD MORNING AMERICA | Chip Conley talks new book, 'Learning to Love Midlife' on ABC's Good Morning America. The hotelier, entrepreneur and author discusses his new book that offers an alternative narrative to the way we commonly think of our 40s, 50s and 60s.
June 22, 2024Can Group Hiking Lead to a Longer, Better Life?Condé Nast Traveler | Not all longevity treatments have to include stem cells or IVs. For Chip Conley, co-founder of MEA, taking a less medical and more socio-emotional approach is arguably as effective. “If you can shift your mindset around aging from a negative to a positive, you can gain seven and a half years of additional life,” says Conley, a longtime hotelier and former Airbnb exec.
June 2, 2024Middle age shouldn’t be a drag. How a ‘chrysalis’ mind-set can help.Washington Post | Midlife desperately needs a makeover. Too few of us dream of glory and glamour in our second half. But best-selling author Chip Conley, a hospitality entrepreneur who co-founded the Modern Elder Academy, thinks differently. In his book “Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better With Age,” Conley, 63, asks: “What if we could reframe our thinking about the natural transition of midlife not as a crisis, but as a chrysalis — a time when something profound awakens in us, as we shed our skin, spread our wings, and pollinate our wisdom to the world?”
May 23, 2024What Is a Midlife Retreat? A Former Airbnb Exec Wants Travelers to Try ThemAFAR | Chip Conley has launched hotels and led the hospitality strategy at Airbnb. Now he’s focusing on helping midlife travelers get more out of their trips—and their lives.
May 22, 2024Travel x longevityTravel Weekly | Silicon Valley billionaires are throwing money at anti-aging research, which begs the question for the rest of us: Is the goal to extend life, or extend quality of life? Most people would agree that time spent traveling is thought to have high value -- why else spend thousands of dollars to leave your normal life behind?
Featured PodcastListen Now January 11, 2024Midlife Is A Chrysalis, Not A CrisisRICH ROLL PODCAST | What if we framed midlife not as a crisis but as a transformative chrysalis—a liminal period where profound awakenings unfold?
January 1, 2024Author and founder of the Modern Elder Academy says midlife is an opportunity, not a crisisNPR NEW MEXICO | As more people are living longer, they are exploring what that latter part of their lives could look like – often dubbed “the Third Act.” Chip Conley created the Modern Elder Academy to try and help people figure this out.
September 21, 2023Midlife Wisdom with Chip ConleyChip Conley talks with Heather about all things midlife including private failures vs public success, invisibility vs irrelevance, adolescence vs middle-essence, environmental mastery, why Heather is JUST like Jennifer Lopez, and Chip's time working on the board of Burning Man.
September 5, 2023Ageism impacts everyone (eventually) (WNPR)Today, on Where We Live, we talk about age discrimination. We hear from Jeff Hamaoui. He’s the Co-founder of MEA and says that midlife is not about the midlife crisis; it’s about finding your "second adulthood.” (WNPR)
June 27, 2023Chip Conley from MEAThe Satellite Sisters have a conversation with Chip Conley about shaking up midlife and sparking a movement.
Featured VideoJanuary 17, 2024Is the best yet to come? This author offers tips to grow after midlifeTODAY SHOW - NBC | “Learning to Love Midlife” author Chip Conley joins Hoda & Jenna and opens up about how he realized his “midlife crisis” was really a “midlife chrysalis” — and how anyone can continue to grow and change later in life.Watch Video
February 7, 2024Modern Elder Academy expanding into Santa FeNEWS 13 | Chip Conley's Modern Elder Academy expands to Santa Fe in the spring 2024, offering guidance through midlife with online programs and workshops.
January 15, 2024Chip Conley talks new book, 'Learning to Love Midlife'GOOD MORNING AMERICA | Chip Conley talks new book, 'Learning to Love Midlife' on ABC's Good Morning America.
January 3, 2024How to future-proof your careerBIG THINK | Chip Conley, founder of Joie de Vivre and former Airbnb executive, reflects on the dynamics of age, wisdom, and curiosity in the ever-evolving world.
November 7, 2023Chip Conley on 'Learning to Love Midlife'GOOD DAY AUSTIN—When you hit 40, it's typically considered midlife, no longer young but not quite considered old. This life stage runs through 65 and many people may find themselves stagnant. Author Chip Conley is looking to flip that with his latest book.