The

Midlife Chrysalis

with Chip Conley

Apple Podcast

Conversations on Midlife Transitions, Resilience, and Reinvention

Join bestselling author and Modern Elder Academy (MEA) founder Chip Conley and his guests for deep-dive conversations about the profound transitions we experience in midlife, and how to navigate pivotal changes and thrive – no matter what life throws in your path.

Top Episodes

Episode 57

January 19, 2026

Gavin Newsom on Leadership, Identity, and Becoming Yourself

Episode 21

October 8, 2025

Arthur Brooks on How to Break Free from the Striver’s Curse in Midlife

Episode 17

September 10, 2025

Elizabeth Gilbert’s Untold Story of Love and Addiction

Also check out the episodes with Hoda Kotb, Maria Shriver, Rich Roll, Don Lemon, Rainn Wilson, Tamsen Fadal and Seth Godin.

Recent Episodes

Episode 115

June 3, 2026

The Millennial Midlife Crisis Won't Look Like You Think

The Millennial Midlife Crisis Won’t Look Like You Think

Episode 114

June 1, 2026

The Decade Game That Can Transform Your Future | Carolyn Buck Luce

Episode 113

May 29, 2026

What 88 Years of Research Revealed About Happiness | Robert Waldinger

Episode 112

May 27, 2026

How to Turn Anxiety Into Wisdom, Clarity, and Resilience

Episode 111

May 25, 2026

Why Deep Listening is the Key to Transformation | Gail Larsen

Episode 110

May 22, 2026

Why Success Alone Will Never Fulfill You | Brad Stulberg

Episode 109

May 20, 2026

Why So Many Successful People Struggle With Retirement

Episode 108

May 18, 2026

Why Modern Life Is Terrified Of Death | Ben Yalom

Episode 107

May 15, 2026

Why Facing Mortality Changes How You Live | Dr. Kerry Burnight

Episode 106

May 13, 2026

What Keeps You Together When Everything Falls Apart?

Episode 105

May 11, 2026

Feeling Stuck at 50: How to Find Your Magic and Start Again | Matt Ross

Episode 104

May 8, 2026

What Horses, Death, and Nature Taught Me About Being Human | Kelly Wendorf

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Meet Chip Conley

The world’s leading “Midlife Activist”

Chip is a three-time TED speaker and the New York Times bestselling author of Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder and Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age.

After a successful career as a trailblazing hotelier turned Airbnb mentor, Chip founded MEA in 2017 to help other people in their 40s–70s create exciting and fulfilling second adulthoods for themselves. Since then he has dedicated much of his life to reframing the concept of aging and helping people navigate midlife with renewed purpose and possibility.

Featuring

Celebrity guests & world-renowned thought leaders

Tune in for raw, vulnerable, and insightful conversations with high-profile guests such as Maria Shriver, Hota Kotb, Elizabeth Gilbert, Pico Iyer, Martha Beck, Seth Godin, and more. Listeners will get a rare look at how even the most successful individuals have to navigate life’s pivotal changes – and will gain practical wisdom they can apply in their own lives for a more fulfilling and purposeful next chapter.

Make your next chapter your best chapter yet

New episodes released every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Get your dose of midlife wisdom here.

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