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 up

Chip Conley

February 18, 2026

4 Exercise Metrics That You Should Track Regularly

Tending My Calling While Treating The Cancer

There are many purposes in life, but one purpose of life is to discover your calling. The work of life

Chip Conley

February 6, 2026

Tending My Calling While Treating The Cancer

My Cancer Update

But, this morning, I will submit to another PSMA PET Scan machine, a very expensive, noisy, technological donut that politely

Chip Conley

February 2, 2026

My Cancer Update

Psilocybin, Midlife, and the Courage to Heal Differently

Today, it’s edging into the mainstream — unevenly, imperfectly, but with unmistakable momentum. A recent New York Times article on

Chip Conley

January 28, 2026

Psilocybin, Midlife, and the Courage to Heal Differently

Midlife Isn’t a Crisis — It’s a Brain Epoch

According to a sweeping 2025 study from Cambridge, our brains actually pass through five distinct life-stage epochs — childhood, extended

Chip Conley

December 18, 2025

Midlife Isn’t a Crisis — It’s a Brain Epoch

Guest Post: What Are Your Vital Signs?

Lori is one of our beloved and insightful guest faculty members whose upcoming workshop, Vital Signs: Cultivating a Flourishing Life,

Lori Schwanbeck

November 29, 2025

Guest Post: What Are Your Vital Signs?

When Time Becomes Precious—and Precarious

MD Anderson says it’s in remission. UCSF says it’s not. That’s confusing, especially when my most recent blood test showed

Chip Conley

October 9, 2025

When Time Becomes Precious—and Precarious

The Status of My Prostate Cancer

Of course, they’re referring to my Stage-3 prostate cancer. As many of you know since I wrote about it quite

Chip Conley

August 4, 2025

The Status of My Prostate Cancer

“My Husband is ‘Going Andro’ on me!”

But, I heard this term last week from an MEA alum referring to her spouse who was in the midst

Chip Conley

June 12, 2025

“My Husband is ‘Going Andro’ on me!”

Who Knew 200 Pounds Would be an Aspiration?

As I moved into my 20s and 30s, I worked out regularly (I came out as a gay man at

Chip Conley

April 7, 2025

Who Knew 200 Pounds Would be an Aspiration?

Deconstructing Donald Trump’s Brain

I believe President Trump suffers from a form of diet-induced brain dysfunction termed Carbohydrate Associated Reversible Brain syndrome or CARB

William Wilson

March 22, 2025

Deconstructing Donald Trump’s Brain

The Value of Juggling

Getting older means learning how to juggle with intention. It’s no longer about avoiding dropping the balls or worrying about

Chip Conley

March 6, 2025

The Value of Juggling