How to Find Liberation Through Acceptance: The Power of Embracing Midlife

“I just talked to the neurologist,” my brother, a doctor, said in a crackly voice. “She’s got Alzheimer’s.” His words

Dr. Shayna Kaufmann Kaufmann

October 13, 2024

How to Find Liberation Through Acceptance: The Power of Embracing Midlife

A 77-year-old at a Midlife School?

On the final day of my five-day workshop at a ranch in Santa Fe on the new MEA campus, a

Don Spradlin

October 12, 2024

A 77-year-old at a Midlife School?

Climate Change and Lifetime Range – We’re Not Ready for Either!

For all kinds of reasons – immediate vs. delayed rewards, collective action problems, faulty social and political structures – we

Chip Conley

October 11, 2024

Climate Change and Lifetime Range – We’re Not Ready for Either!

New Mexico is Short for Nomadic Mavericks

In this past weekend’s NY Times Magazine there was a gushing story called “New Mexico Is Where the Outlaw Artists

Chip Conley

October 10, 2024

New Mexico is Short for Nomadic Mavericks

5 Essential Questions to Ask in Your 50s

“Ten years from now, what will you regret if you don’t learn it or do it now?” Anticipated regret is

Chip Conley

October 9, 2024

5 Essential Questions to Ask in Your 50s

Is it Better to be an Early Bird or a Night Owl?

I’m not alone. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Disney’s Bob Iger get up at the same time. According to one

Chip Conley

October 8, 2024

Is it Better to be an Early Bird or a Night Owl?

“What Did You See When You Died?”

A wailing siren and a soft, reassuring hand. That is all I remember from my ambulance trip in suburban St.

Chip Conley

October 7, 2024

“What Did You See When You Died?”

The Gift of Longevity: Reframing Retirement and Higher Education’s Role in Midlife Exploration

Reflecting on my experience last year as guest faculty for the Modern Elder Academy’s Reframing Retirement course, I’m reminded of

Simon Chan

October 6, 2024

The Gift of Longevity: Reframing Retirement and Higher Education’s Role in Midlife Exploration

A 10,000-mile Journey in Search of Self and Kindred Spirits

Imagine embarking on a whimsical odyssey, almost like Frodo, the famous character from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R.

Mercy Githanji

October 5, 2024

A 10,000-mile Journey in Search of Self and Kindred Spirits

Discover the Pace of Nature

We had a miraculous workshop cohort in Santa Fe this week with Jerry Colonna leading a group of 27 compadres

Chip Conley

October 4, 2024

Discover the Pace of Nature

What are the Top 5 Factors to Healthy Aging?

The McKinsey Health Institute developed a test with 53 factors that could lead to great health as we age and

Chip Conley

October 3, 2024

What are the Top 5 Factors to Healthy Aging?

Are You Ready for Your Golden Gap Year?

And, then I stumbled upon this detailed article in The Guardian (UK) newspaper about how to take a midlife work

Chip Conley

October 2, 2024

Are You Ready for Your Golden Gap Year?