A company just launched a campaign called “Death to Midlife.” They literally want to bury the word. And honestly? I
“Death to Midlife”? Not So Fast.
Chip Conley
March 4, 2026
What’s Your Midlife Archetype?
Last year, we launched our MEA Midlife Pathfinder Quiz which has proven so popular that NPR’s “Morning Edition” recently profiled
Chip Conley
February 23, 2026
My Top 10 Midlife Crisis Movies or TV Series
It’s part of the reason we’re offering our 3rd annual MEA Film Fest in December in Santa Fe. But, I
Chip Conley
February 12, 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,
Carlos Saba
January 10, 2026
Guest Post: The Real Cost of Playing it Safe in Midlife
I’ve chosen Susan’s catalytic guest post as a great way to start the new year, a time meant for action,
Susan Cole
January 1, 2026
MILEAGE: Midlife Is Living Every Adventure, Growing Exponentially
That paradox is at the heart of Ruthie Foster’s beautiful song “Mileage.” She sings about the quiet depth that comes
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
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