
How Ritual, Awe, and Community Bring Midlife Back to Life | Christine Sperber
In this episode, Chip Conley sits down with Christine Sperber, co-founder of MEA and master experience designer, to explore how awe, ritual, and community can bring us back to life in midlife. Drawing...
26 Jan 1h 4min

The Bonus Years: Midlife Is About Reinvention Not Retirement | Pam McLean
Midlife isn’t the end of the story, it’s the chapter where something new wants to begin.In this episode of Midlife Chrysalis, Chip Conley sits down with Pam McLean, pioneering coach, co-founder of the...
23 Jan 47min

Midlife Isn’t Falling Apart – It’s a Transformation
Midlife isn’t falling apart. It’s asking for your attention.In this episode of Midlife Chrysalis, Chip Conley dismantles the idea of the “midlife crisis” and replaces it with a far more hopeful and po...
21 Jan 34min

Gavin Newsom on Leadership, Identity, and Becoming Yourself
What happens when ambition slows down, and wisdom begins to lead? Chip Conley, founder of Modern Elder Academy and host of Midlife Chrysalis, sits down with California Governor Gavin Newsom for a rare...
19 Jan 57min

He Had Everything. Midlife Broke Him Anyway | Blake Mycoskie
What happens when success stops working and midlife hits hard?Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS Shoes, shares the story behind his most difficult chapter. After building a global brand and achieving mas...
16 Jan 1h 4min

Could Golden Girls–Style Living Be the Future of Midlife Housing?
What if aging alone isn’t the only option?As midlife reshapes relationships, identity, and housing, a bold question emerges: what if women chose community instead of solitude?In this Wisdom Wednesday ...
14 Jan 27min

Aging While Black: Paying the Price of a Broken System | Ray Jetson
Aging in America has never been the same for everyone. Chip Conley sits down with Ray Jetson, pastor, former Louisiana legislator, and author of Aging While Black, to explore why aging isn’t a race-ne...
12 Jan 59min

How Conscious Capitalism Changes the Way Leaders Think | Rand Stagen
Most leaders are chasing short-term wins and missing the long game.In this episode, Chip Conley talks with Rand Stagen, founder of the Stagen Leadership Academy, about what’s quietly breaking leadersh...
9 Jan 1h 1min



















