Yes, We’re Growing Old, But We’re Also Growing Whole

Most of us were trained in the art of self-editing. We learned early which parts of ourselves earned approval and which invited rejection. So we curated. We emphasized competence over

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Chip Conley

January 15, 2026

What is to be Learned from Winter?

In a culture obsessed with growth, visibility, and constant forward motion, winter offers a countercultural lesson: pause is not failure. Dormancy is not decline. The trees aren’t lazy—they’re conserving wisdom.

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Chip Conley

January 14, 2026

Tending the Tenders: A Sacred Pause for Faith Leaders

Burnout among faith leaders is at an all-time high with 56% of those choosing to quit citing immense stress, 43% quitting due to loneliness and isolation, and 38% citing intense

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Chip Conley

January 13, 2026

The Three Kinds of Snobbery (and the One You’re Most Prone To)

David Brooks offers a helpful framework when he describes three kinds of snobbery that quietly organize modern life: dominance, success, and virtue. The uncomfortable truth is that almost all of

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Chip Conley

January 12, 2026

Guest Post: The Alchemy of Becoming: What Medieval Gold-Seekers Knew About Becoming Human

This morning, coffee in hand and watching the light change outside my window, I found myself thinking about alchemy—that ancient pursuit of transforming base metals into gold. Most dismiss it

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Ray Kennedy

January 11, 2026

Guest Post: The Future You has the Answers

There’s a moment in midlife when the old maps stop working. All the strategies that got us here (striving, accumulating, proving, optimising) don’t seem to point us anywhere meaningful. We

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Carlos Saba

January 10, 2026

Is This The Year You Commit to a Meditation Practice?

Meditating in the sun after swimming laps in Baja. “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” – Blaise Pascal As our first

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Chip Conley

January 9, 2026

“That’s a Wrap!” Highlights of the 2nd Annual MEA Film Fest

I came face-to-face with my passionate ambition last month. When I love something, I throw all of my being into it – whether that be my dog, a political belief,

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Chip Conley

January 8, 2026

It’s Time for You to Become a Beginner Again

Today, we published the 44th episode of my podcast The Midlife Chrysalis with one of our Wisdom Wednesday conversations with me and MEA’s CEO Derek Gehl (my interviews with thought

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Chip Conley

January 7, 2026

Meditation and Yoga Went Mainstream – Is Co-Living Ready to go Mainstream?

But, today, it seems every Tom, Dick, and Sally have taste-tested mindfulness with a side of psychedelics. And, yet, where and how we reside is still stuck in the time

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Chip Conley

January 6, 2026

Celebrating 8 Years of MEA: From Idea to Global Movement

This photo in Baja was taken nine years ago when Oren and I’d just finished renovating our hacienda home and the idea of MEA wasn’t even in my consciousness. You

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Chip Conley

January 5, 2026

Guest Post: The Hardest Transition Can be the Most Beautiful

It was a treat getting to know Adriana at the Liz Gilbert and Tererai Trent workshop in 2024 and I appreciated her vulnerability in this post. Liz and Tererai are

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Adriana Haas

January 4, 2026