“Hell-No” to a Retirement Community? “Hell-Yes” to What?

Many of you know, as part of the new MEA Homes initiative, we’ve purchased two homes near our Santa Fe

Chip Conley

March 18, 2026

“Hell-No” to a Retirement Community? “Hell-Yes” to What?

Why I’m Not a Fan of Work-Life Balance

When people talk about balance, they often imagine something like a gymnast on a beam. But unless you’re Olga Korbut

Chip Conley

March 17, 2026

Why I’m Not a Fan of Work-Life Balance

The Month I Died

Image by Jonas Peterson Next February, I’m going to die. Not permanently, I hope. But convincingly enough that the world—and

Chip Conley

March 16, 2026

The Month I Died

Guest Post: SageHouse: A Place to Belong

Valerie was a valuable cohort member of our first Golden Girls workshop, The Betty’s, and she continues to amaze me

Valerie A. Lee

March 15, 2026

Guest Post: SageHouse: A Place to Belong

Guest Post: Ten Years From Now, What Will You Regret If You Didn’t Do It Now

Anyone who has been to MEA will recognize that as one of Chip Conley’s favorite questions. The first part of

Pat Whitty

March 14, 2026

Guest Post: Ten Years From Now, What Will You Regret If You Didn’t Do It Now

The Box of Unlived (and Unloved) Life

Consider that we all have a “box of unlived life,” almost like a time capsule from the future that we’re

Chip Conley

March 13, 2026

The Box of Unlived (and Unloved) Life

Ibogaine and the Midlife “Neural Reset”

A recent New York Times Magazine article describes veterans and trauma survivors traveling to Tijuana, Baja Norte, Mexico for ibogaine

Chip Conley

March 12, 2026

Ibogaine and the Midlife “Neural Reset”

When Time Jumps

But then something unusual happened. I realized I was about to witness a temporal magic trick: the arrival of Daylight

Chip Conley

March 11, 2026

When Time Jumps

What My Body Has Been Trying to Teach Me About Leadership

It took dying nine times in ninety minutes to make me reconsider that relationship. In my late forties, everything was

Chip Conley

March 10, 2026

What My Body Has Been Trying to Teach Me About Leadership

Think Before You Thank (Or Maybe Thank Before You Think?)

Both words come from the same old Proto-Germanic root thankō, which meant something like thought, feeling, or gratitude. In other

Chip Conley

March 9, 2026

Think Before You Thank (Or Maybe Thank Before You Think?)

Guest Post: The Space Between Staying and Leaving

What happens when you keep riding that horse even though every cell in your body knows it’s time to get

Nora Neiterman

March 8, 2026

Guest Post: The Space Between Staying and Leaving

Guest Post: The Wisdom Your Body Holds: Coming Home to Embodied Awakening

I’m 63 years old, and my body just celebrated its birthday. Not the number. The body itself. For the first

Master Mingtong Gu

March 7, 2026

Guest Post: The Wisdom Your Body Holds: Coming Home to Embodied Awakening