That paradox is at the heart of Ruthie Foster’s beautiful song “Mileage.” She sings about the quiet depth that comes
MILEAGE: Midlife Is Living Every Adventure, Growing Exponentially
Chip Conley
December 4, 2025
Do You Want a Speed Limit from 55-65?
Ironically, for so many of us, this is when our U-curve of Happiness and crystalized intelligence are hockey-sticking. So why
Chip Conley
December 3, 2025
Guest Post: Midlife in the City
Happy Thanksgiving! On a day when we give gifts, I wanted to offer you some poetic truth from one of
Daniel Landes
November 27, 2025
Guest Post: The Midlife “What If?
Decades ago, by his mid-20s, Neil Comins had established himself as a theoretical astrophysicist. In his early 40s, he and
Deborah Heiser
November 23, 2025
Guest Post: An Inspired Poem: From Crisis to Chrysalis
I mistook the doubts for failure—the cracking skin, the restless ache,the slow unraveling of plans once heldlike gospel in my
Tony Martignetti
October 11, 2025
Midlife: Holding the Tension of Opposites
Carl Jung called this “the tension of opposites,” and it’s at the very heart of midlife. We long for stability,
Chip Conley
September 23, 2025
Six Films You Ought to Watch
As I wrote in my post last week about the MEA Film Fest, I haven’t been so excited about a
Chip Conley
September 12, 2025
Midlife’s Messy “Rumble”
That in-between stage has been nicknamed “the rumble.” Brené Brown uses that phrase to describe the messy, uncomfortable work of
Chip Conley
September 11, 2025
From Burnout to Blueprint: Turning a Midlife Wake-Up Call into a Second-Half Comeback
Last year, while celebrating both Thanksgiving and my 40th birthday, I had what I now call a quiet collapse. It
Philip Blackett
August 31, 2025
As Mrs. Dalloway Turns 100, It Gives Us a New Perspective on the Midlife Crisis
Her wild run of creativity in her 40s included writing her masterpiece on the terrors and triumphs of middle age.
Chip Conley
August 27, 2025
You Deserve a Few Laughs on Hump Day
Wisdom is all about learning lessons. This fisherman isn’t very wise as he got hit by lightning twice and finally
Chip Conley
August 20, 2025
Awakening at Midlife
One of my favorite reads of this year, written 30 years ago, was Kathleen Brehony’s “Awakening at Midlife: A Guide
Chip Conley
July 15, 2025
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