# The Midlife Chrysalis

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Official site: https://www.meawisdom.com/podcast
Author: Chip Conley
Episodes: 137

## Resource

The Midlife Chrysalis is a one-hour podcast hosted by Chip Conley, bestselling author of Learning to Love Midlife and founder of MEA (Modern Elder Academy). Chip and his high-profile guests – including Maria Shriver, Hoda Kotb, Elizabeth Gilbert, Michael Franti, and more – dive into raw, vulnerable conversations about the profound transitions they’ve experienced in midlife. Listeners get a rare look at how even the most successful individuals have to navigate life’s pivotal changes – and gain practical wisdom they can apply in their own lives for a more fulfilling and purposeful next chapter.

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## Episodes
- [Can AI Ever Be Wise? Knowledge vs. Human Experience](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/can-ai-ever-be-wise-knowledge-vs-human-experience) — 2026-07-22T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Science Behind a Better Midlife| Dr. Margie E. Lachman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/the-science-behind-a-better-midlife-dr-margie-e-lachman) — 2026-07-20T10:00:00+00:00
- [How to Build a Life You Don't Want to Retire From | Stephen Herman & Evelyn Neaman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/how-to-build-a-life-you-don-t-want-to-retire-from-stephen-herman-evelyn-neaman) — 2026-07-17T10:00:00+00:00
- [What Your Future Self Wants You to Know About Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/what-your-future-self-wants-you-to-know-about-life) — 2026-07-15T10:00:00+00:00
- [How Time Away Can Change Your Future | DJ DiDonna](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/how-time-away-can-change-your-future-dj-didonna) — 2026-07-13T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Soul of Money: Why Life Gets Better After 50 | Lynne Twist & Sara Vetter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/the-soul-of-money-why-life-gets-better-after-50-lynne-twist-sara-vetter) — 2026-07-10T10:00:00+00:00
- [How Wise People Handle Uncertainty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/how-wise-people-handle-uncertainty) — 2026-07-08T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Skills That Will Matter Most in the AI Era | Chris Shipley & Scott Barry Kaufman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/the-skills-that-will-matter-most-in-the-ai-era-chris-shipley-scott-barry-kaufman) — 2026-07-06T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Biggest Myth We Believe About Aging | Dr. Michael Gurven](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/the-biggest-myth-we-believe-about-aging-dr-michael-gurven) — 2026-07-03T10:00:00+00:00
- [Stop Trying to Fit In: The Hidden Gift of Aging](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/stop-trying-to-fit-in-the-hidden-gift-of-aging) — 2026-07-01T10:00:00+00:00
- [Can Your Mind Change How You Age? | Ellen Langer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/can-your-mind-change-how-you-age-ellen-langer) — 2026-06-29T10:00:00+00:00
- [Why We Spend Years Chasing Things We Don't Really Want | Alain de Botton](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/why-we-spend-years-chasing-things-we-don-t-really-want-alain-de-botton) — 2026-06-26T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Real Problem Isn't Aging. It's Resisting It.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/the-real-problem-isn-t-aging-it-s-resisting-it) — 2026-06-24T10:00:00+00:00
- [Science Says Aging Can Make You Happier | Laura Carstensen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/science-says-aging-can-make-you-happier-laura-carstensen) — 2026-06-22T10:00:00+00:00
- [Why So Many of Us Feel Like We Don't Belong | Pádraig Ó Tuama](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/why-so-many-of-us-feel-like-we-don-t-belong-p-draig-tuama) — 2026-06-19T10:00:00+00:00
- [When Success Isn't Enough: Finding Purpose in Midlife](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/when-success-isn-t-enough-finding-purpose-in-midlife) — 2026-06-17T10:00:00+00:00
- [What Comes After You've Achieved Everything? | Bill George](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/what-comes-after-you-ve-achieved-everything-bill-george) — 2026-06-15T10:00:00+00:00
- [Stop Beating Yourself Up and Listen to This | Kristin Neff](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/stop-beating-yourself-up-and-listen-to-this-kristin-neff) — 2026-06-12T10:00:00+00:00
- [Why Time Speeds Up as You Get Older (And How to Slow It Down)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/why-time-speeds-up-as-you-get-older-and-how-to-slow-it-down) — 2026-06-10T10:00:00+00:00
- [What Research Reveals About America’s Midlife Crisis | Frank Infurna](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/what-research-reveals-about-america-s-midlife-crisis-frank-infurna) — 2026-06-08T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Truth About Becoming Miserably Successful | Debjani Biswas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/the-truth-about-becoming-miserably-successful-debjani-biswas) — 2026-06-05T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Millennial Midlife Crisis Won't Look Like You Think](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/the-millennial-midlife-crisis-won-t-look-like-you-think) — 2026-06-03T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Decade Game That Can Transform Your Future | Carolyn Buck Luce](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/the-decade-game-that-can-transform-your-future-carolyn-buck-luce) — 2026-06-01T10:00:00+00:00
- [What 88 Years of Research Revealed About Happiness | Robert Waldinger](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/what-88-years-of-research-revealed-about-happiness-robert-waldinger) — 2026-05-29T10:00:00+00:00
- [How to Turn Anxiety Into Wisdom, Clarity, and Resilience](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/how-to-turn-anxiety-into-wisdom-clarity-and-resilience) — 2026-05-27T08:00:01+00:00
- [Why Deep Listening is the Key to Transformation | Gail Larsen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/why-deep-listening-is-the-key-to-transformation-gail-larsen) — 2026-05-25T10:00:00+00:00
- [Why Success Alone Will Never Fulfill You | Brad Stulberg](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/why-success-alone-will-never-fulfill-you-brad-stulberg) — 2026-05-22T10:00:00+00:00
- [Why So Many Successful People Struggle With Retirement](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/why-so-many-successful-people-struggle-with-retirement) — 2026-05-20T10:00:00+00:00
- [Why Modern Life Is Terrified Of Death | Ben Yalom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/why-modern-life-is-terrified-of-death-ben-yalom) — 2026-05-18T10:00:00+00:00
- [Why Facing Mortality Changes How You Live | Dr. Kerry Burnight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/why-facing-mortality-changes-how-you-live-dr-kerry-burnight) — 2026-05-15T10:00:00+00:00
- [What Keeps You Together When Everything Falls Apart?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/what-keeps-you-together-when-everything-falls-apart) — 2026-05-13T10:00:00+00:00
- [Feeling Stuck at 50: How to Find Your Magic and Start Again | Matt Ross](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/feeling-stuck-at-50-how-to-find-your-magic-and-start-again-matt-ross) — 2026-05-11T10:00:00+00:00
- [What Horses, Death, and Nature Taught Me About Being Human | Kelly Wendorf](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/what-horses-death-and-nature-taught-me-about-being-human-kelly-wendorf) — 2026-05-08T10:00:00+00:00
- [AI vs Humans: The One Skill AI Still Can’t Replace](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/ai-vs-humans-the-one-skill-ai-still-can-t-replace) — 2026-05-06T10:00:00+00:00
- [The New Way Women Over 50 Are Choosing to Live | Elizabeth White](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/the-new-way-women-over-50-are-choosing-to-live-elizabeth-white) — 2026-05-04T10:00:00+00:00
- [You Were Never Meant to Think This Way | Angus Fletcher](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/you-were-never-meant-to-think-this-way-angus-fletcher) — 2026-05-01T10:00:00+00:00
- [Why Success Stops Making You Happy After 40](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/why-success-stops-making-you-happy-after-40) — 2026-04-29T10:00:00+00:00
- [You Did Everything Right… So Why Does It Feel Wrong? | Jill Nykoliation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/you-did-everything-right-so-why-does-it-feel-wrong-jill-nykoliation) — 2026-04-27T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Real Reason You’re Aging Faster Than You Should | Dr. Florence Comite](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/the-real-reason-you-re-aging-faster-than-you-should-dr-florence-comite) — 2026-04-24T10:00:00+00:00
- [Take a Month Off and See Who You Become](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/take-a-month-off-and-see-who-you-become) — 2026-04-22T10:00:00+00:00
- [How to Heal Trauma in Your Body and Mind | Rebecca & Jaimie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/how-to-heal-trauma-in-your-body-and-mind-rebecca-jaimie) — 2026-04-20T10:00:00+00:00
- [Stop Living on Autopilot. Start Living for Real | Bonnie Wan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/stop-living-on-autopilot-start-living-for-real-bonnie-wan) — 2026-04-17T10:00:00+00:00
- [Knowledge Won’t Save You. Curiosity Will](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/knowledge-won-t-save-you-curiosity-will) — 2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00
- [She Quit a 30-Year Career to Help Others Rebrand Their Lives | Robin Fisher Roffer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/she-quit-a-30-year-career-to-help-others-rebrand-their-lives-robin-fisher-roffer) — 2026-04-13T10:00:00+00:00
- [Feeling Lost? Use Inner Tracking to Find Your Path| Lee Johnson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/feeling-lost-use-inner-tracking-to-find-your-path-lee-johnson) — 2026-04-10T10:00:00+00:00
- [Stuck Between Aging Parents and Grown Kids in Midlife?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/stuck-between-aging-parents-and-grown-kids-in-midlife) — 2026-04-08T10:00:00+00:00
- [Leading in Chaos: How to Stay Grounded Under Pressure | Amy Elizabeth Fox](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/leading-in-chaos-how-to-stay-grounded-under-pressure-amy-elizabeth-fox) — 2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00
- [She Told 80,000 Employees the Truth She Hid Her Entire Life | Katherine Dudtschak](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/she-told-80-000-employees-the-truth-she-hid-her-entire-life-katherine-dudtschak) — 2026-04-03T10:00:00+00:00
- [Why So Many Men Lose Friends in Midlife (And How to Fix It)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/why-so-many-men-lose-friends-in-midlife-and-how-to-fix-it) — 2026-04-01T10:00:00+00:00
- [Death, Belonging, and What It Means to Be Human | Sebastian Junger](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/death-belonging-and-what-it-means-to-be-human-sebastian-junger) — 2026-03-30T10:00:00+00:00
- [How an Anarchist Built One of America’s Most Unique Businesses | Ari Weinzweig](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/how-an-anarchist-built-one-of-america-s-most-unique-businesses-ari-weinzweig) — 2026-03-27T10:00:00+00:00
- [Men vs Women in Midlife: The Struggles No One Warns You About](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/men-vs-women-in-midlife-the-struggles-no-one-warns-you-about) — 2026-03-25T10:00:00+00:00
- [Why Love Requires Skills Most People Never Learn | Terry Real](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/why-love-requires-skills-most-people-never-learn-terry-real) — 2026-03-23T10:00:00+00:00
- [Pete Holmes on Psychedelics, God & Finding Meaning in Midlife](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-midlife-chrysalis-7361713/pete-holmes-on-psychedelics-god-finding-meaning-in-midlife) — 2026-03-20T10:00:00+00:00

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