Are you a Coddiwompler?

I recently came across a word I wish I’d known 30 years ago (thanks Rand Stagen): Coddiwomple — to travel

Chip Conley

April 14, 2026

Are you a Coddiwompler?

Midlife Crisis? Not From Where I Sit.

I saw a new study showing 70% of adults reject midlife stereotypes—and I thought, “Only 70%?” Because from where I

Chip Conley

April 2, 2026

Midlife Crisis? Not From Where I Sit.

Joy. Service. Joy.

“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold,

Chip Conley

March 6, 2026

Joy. Service. Joy.

“Death to Midlife”? Not So Fast.

A company just launched a campaign called “Death to Midlife.” They literally want to bury the word. And honestly? I

Chip Conley

March 4, 2026

“Death to Midlife”? Not So Fast.

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

What’s Your Midlife Archetype?

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

My Top 10 Midlife Crisis Movies or TV Series

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 Future You has the Answers

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

Guest Post: The Real Cost of Playing it Safe in Midlife

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

MILEAGE: Midlife Is Living Every Adventure, Growing Exponentially

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

Do You Want a Speed Limit from 55-65?

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: Midlife in the City

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: The Midlife “What If?