At the Modern Elder Academy, we learn that transformation rarely comes in a tidy package. More often, it arrives in the form of the messy middle—that liminal space where the
September 1, 2025
Last year, while celebrating both Thanksgiving and my 40th birthday, I had what I now call a quiet collapse. It wasn’t dramatic. No headlines, no breakdowns. Just a moment —
August 31, 2025
The raggedness of this post reflects the raggedness of mind that comes with acute grief. The piece below is written from a few fragments of my journal during this time.
August 30, 2025
Driven by rising retirement costs (11 million older households—up from 8.8 million in 2011—spend at least 30% of their income on housing), shared housing is a smart way for older
August 28, 2025
Her wild run of creativity in her 40s included writing her masterpiece on the terrors and triumphs of middle age. In the September issue of The Atlantic, you’ll find an
August 27, 2025
In my 20s and 30s, I had abs you could bounce a quarter off and the metabolism of a hummingbird on espresso. But did I walk around like the Greek
August 26, 2025
MEA guest faculty member Karen Walrond reminds us that the French-Latin word amateur means “one who loves.” Who knew?! I was fortunate enough to read an early copy of Karen’s
August 25, 2025
This summer, I attended Chip Conley’s Modern Elder Academy week-long workshop in Santa Fe. I was the youngest person there at 29 years old, with my peers ranging from ages
August 24, 2025
Dear Friends, 8 of the Rabbis who were part of the private retreat I spent nearly a week this summer at the MEA’s Santa Fe campus with 30 other faith
August 23, 2025
That’s why I found this Washington Post story so inspiring. At 65, advertising exec Ed Levien knew he needed something to replace his sense of purpose as a retiring advertising
August 22, 2025
The Hollywood trope of the midlife crisis (cue the film American Beauty) is all about blowing up a suburban, stable life and giving in to impulse. In many ways, it
August 21, 2025
Wisdom is all about learning lessons. This fisherman isn’t very wise as he got hit by lightning twice and finally learned his lesson and was lucky enough to talk about
August 20, 2025
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