AI is astonishing. It can summarize, draft, compare, brainstorm, even simulate debate. But the danger isn’t that it’s wrong. The
Are We Getting “L-AI-ZY”?
Chip Conley
March 2, 2026
Guest Post: The Living Butterfly Metaphor Inside the MEA Co-Living Housing Model: The Chrysalis, Imaginal Cells and the Butterfly
One of my favorite weekends of the year so far was our inaugural Golden Girls weekend workshop in mid-January, which
Dana Collie
March 1, 2026
David Whyte is Coming to MEA Santa Fe
I love that poetry abounds at MEA. We have Mark Nepo leading a sold-out workshop in Baja next week and
Chip Conley
February 27, 2026
Rethinking Love, Life, and Friendship: A Review of “The Other Significant Others”
Those with whom you feel soulfully connected, even though there’s no romance? I have a budding friend who I feel
Chip Conley
February 26, 2026
What I Learned From Airbnb’s Brian Chesky
Two days ago, my conversation with Brian Chesky went live on my Midlife Chrysalis podcast. It’s blowing up and going
Chip Conley
February 25, 2026
The Russian Nesting Doll of Midlife: What’s Really at the Core?
From the outside, it looks polished. Finished. Whole. But when you open it, there’s another layer. And another. And another.
Chip Conley
February 24, 2026
What’s Your Midlife Archetype?
Last year, we launched our MEA Midlife Pathfinder Quiz which has proven so popular that NPR’s “Morning Edition” recently profiled
Chip Conley
February 23, 2026
Guest Post: Three Poems from Pat
Poem 1: Restoring Me to an Uncultivated State Standing in front of Trinity College photographing the vibrating red poppies. In
Pat Obuchowski
February 22, 2026
Guest Post: The Changing Shape of Midlife Relationships
In an opinion piece I wrote recently for Guardian Australia, I reflected on my midlife relationship which is very different
Natasha Ginnivan
February 21, 2026
The Essential Difference Between Feeling a Lack of Spirit and a Lack of Soul
There’s a meaningful difference between being dispirited and being soulless — and midlife often confuses the two. To be dispirited
Chip Conley
February 20, 2026
Loneliness Is Surging in Midlife
Middle-aged adults — people in their 40s and 50s — were the most likely to report loneliness, surpassing older cohorts.
Chip Conley
February 19, 2026
4 Exercise Metrics That You Should Track Regularly
1. Sit-to-Rise Test (SRT) This deceptively simple test asks you to sit down on the floor and then rise back
Chip Conley
February 18, 2026
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