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The Midlife Chrysalis — 124 episodes

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1

Science Says Aging Can Make You Happier | Laura Carstensen

2

Why So Many of Us Feel Like We Don't Belong | Pádraig Ó Tuama

3

When Success Isn't Enough: Finding Purpose in Midlife

4

What Comes After You've Achieved Everything? | Bill George

5

Stop Beating Yourself Up and Listen to This | Kristin Neff

6

Why Time Speeds Up as You Get Older (And How to Slow It Down)

7

What Research Reveals About America’s Midlife Crisis | Frank Infurna

8

The Truth About Becoming Miserably Successful | Debjani Biswas

9

The Millennial Midlife Crisis Won't Look Like You Think

10

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

11

What 88 Years of Research Revealed About Happiness | Robert Waldinger

12

How to Turn Anxiety Into Wisdom, Clarity, and Resilience

13

Why Deep Listening is the Key to Transformation | Gail Larsen

14

Why Success Alone Will Never Fulfill You | Brad Stulberg

15

Why So Many Successful People Struggle With Retirement

16

Why Modern Life Is Terrified Of Death | Ben Yalom

17

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

18

What Keeps You Together When Everything Falls Apart?

19

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

20

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

21

AI vs Humans: The One Skill AI Still Can’t Replace

22

The New Way Women Over 50 Are Choosing to Live | Elizabeth White

23

You Were Never Meant to Think This Way | Angus Fletcher

24

Why Success Stops Making You Happy After 40

25

You Did Everything Right… So Why Does It Feel Wrong? | Jill Nykoliation

26

The Real Reason You’re Aging Faster Than You Should | Dr. Florence Comite

27

Take a Month Off and See Who You Become

28

How to Heal Trauma in Your Body and Mind | Rebecca & Jaimie

29

Stop Living on Autopilot. Start Living for Real | Bonnie Wan

30

Knowledge Won’t Save You. Curiosity Will

31

She Quit a 30-Year Career to Help Others Rebrand Their Lives | Robin Fisher Roffer

32

Feeling Lost? Use Inner Tracking to Find Your Path| Lee Johnson

33

Stuck Between Aging Parents and Grown Kids in Midlife?

34

Leading in Chaos: How to Stay Grounded Under Pressure | Amy Elizabeth Fox

35

She Told 80,000 Employees the Truth She Hid Her Entire Life | Katherine Dudtschak

36

Why So Many Men Lose Friends in Midlife (And How to Fix It)

37

Death, Belonging, and What It Means to Be Human | Sebastian Junger

38

How an Anarchist Built One of America’s Most Unique Businesses | Ari Weinzweig

39

Men vs Women in Midlife: The Struggles No One Warns You About

40

Why Love Requires Skills Most People Never Learn | Terry Real

41

Pete Holmes on Psychedelics, God & Finding Meaning in Midlife

42

Midlife Pit Stop: Refuel Before the Next Chapter

43

Designing the Second Half of Life: Meaning, Curiosity, and Becoming | Bill Burnett & Dave Evans

44

Why You Keep Repeating the Same Conflict Patterns | Diana Chapman

45

From Ego to Soul: Rewriting the Second Half of Life

46

Mortality Was My Wake-Up Call | Dr. Brad Jacobs

47

Why Midlife Feels Like Exile And Why That’s a Gift | David Whyte

48

Letting Go in Midlife: What Has Run Its Course?

49

Greg Louganis: Olympic Gold, Public Masks, Private Truth

50

Midlife and the Moral Pressure of Limited Time | Kieran Setiya

51

What a Cancer Diagnosis Teaches You About How to Live

52

From Ambition to “I’m Enough” | Brian Chesky

53

Your Brain on Art: Why Midlife Needs Creativity More Than Ever | Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross

54

Why Midlife Friendships Stop Working & How to Fix Them

55

Why Midlife Men Struggle with Identity & Purpose Today | Greg Scheinman

56

Why Friendship Becomes the Most Important Skill in Midlife | Jeff Hamaoui

57

What Great Mentors Do Differently in Midlife

58

Why Wisdom Matters More Than Knowledge in Midlife | Eric Weiner

59

Losing Everything to Find Purpose: Aithan Shapira’s Midlife Shift

60

Stuck at 50? How to Make a Midlife Career Change Without Starting Over

61

How a Panic Attack Sparked a Midlife Awakening | Dan Harris

62

When Cancer Forces a Life Reset in Midlife | Caryn Lerman

63

Why Rituals Matter More Than Routines in Midlife

64

How Ritual, Awe, and Community Bring Midlife Back to Life | Christine Sperber

65

The Bonus Years: Midlife Is About Reinvention Not Retirement | Pam McLean

66

Midlife Isn’t Falling Apart – It’s a Transformation

67

Gavin Newsom on Leadership, Identity, and Becoming Yourself

68

He Had Everything. Midlife Broke Him Anyway | Blake Mycoskie

69

Could Golden Girls–Style Living Be the Future of Midlife Housing?

70

Aging While Black: Paying the Price of a Broken System | Ray Jetson

71

How Conscious Capitalism Changes the Way Leaders Think | Rand Stagen

72

Why Leadership Fails When Wisdom Walks Out

73

From Breakdown to Wholeness: The Hero’s Path Through Midlife with Ben Katt

74

Jeff Krasno & Schuyler Grant: What Midlife Health Really Requires

75

Stop Starting Over: How to Build Habits That Actually Last

76

Why Transitions Break Us and Heal Us | Kari Cardinale

77

From Skateboarding Icon to Modern Elder: Stacy Peralta

78

The Success Treadmill Is Real: Here’s How to Escape

79

The Hidden Cost of Playing It Safe in Midlife | Dr. Margie Warrell

80

​​Why Dating Feels Hard in Midlife (Even for Smart People) | Rachel Greenwald

81

Inside the Messy Middle: What Actually Drives Transformation in Midlife

82

Michael Clinton on Life Layering: How to Build a Richer Life After 50

83

Laird Hamilton & Gabby Reece on Love, Longevity, and Aging with Power

84

How Curiosity Fuels a Longer, Healthier Life

85

Marianne Williamson: The Courage to Age, Evolve & Challenge Power

86

Dan Buettner on Aging Smarter: The Real Secrets of Longevity

87

Growing Whole: Why Midlife May Be the Best Time of Your Life

88

Don Lemon: Breaking Free, Speaking Truth, and Owning Midlife

89

Meghan Jarvis on Grief, Growth, and Finding Purpose in Midlife

90

Why Retirement Is Failing Us And What to Do Instead

91

Why Introverts Hold Hidden Strength | Susan Cain on Quiet Power

92

From Goat Farm to Global Brand: Midlife Lessons with Brent & Josh

93

From Experience to Wisdom: A Midlife Conversation That Matters

94

Barbara Waxman: How to Flourish and Find Purpose in Midlife

95

Mark Nepo: How to Stay Creative, Awake, and Fully Alive in Midlife

96

From Hot Flashes to a Global Mission: Tamsen Fadal’s Menopause Journey

97

The Science of Awe: Rediscover Wonder with Dacher Keltner

98

Reborn at Midlife: How Ricky Williams Became Errick Miron

99

Rainn Wilson: Finding the Soul Beyond the Spotlight

100

BJ Miller: How Facing Death Taught Me to Live More Fully

101

Daniel Pink: The Power of Regret and the Freedom to Begin Again

102

Love, Loss & Caregiving with Bruce Willis’ Wife, Emma Heming Willis

103

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

104

From Near Death to Super Age: David Stewart’s Bold Reboot

105

Midlife Awakening & Spiritual Growth with Anne Lamott & Neal Allen

106

How to Rewrite Your Story After a Life Quake with Bruce Feiler

107

Elizabeth Gilbert’s Untold Story of Love and Addiction

108

From Punk Rock Pastor to Spiritual Outlaw: Rob Bell’s Midlife Reinvention

109

How Intergenerational Living Creates Purpose & Joy | Marc Freedman

110

Aging Boldly and Living on Your Own Terms with Karen Walrond

111

Martha Beck on Psychic Gifts, Polyamory, and Finding Purpose

112

How Sara Blakely Built Spanx and Found Her Next Big Purpose

113

What 50 Years with the Dalai Lama Taught About Midlife | Pico Iyer

114

From Famous Father to Finding Purpose: Scott Eastwood at Midlife

115

Why Krista Tippett Walked Away at the Peak of Her Career

116

What Burning Man Teaches Us About Aging, Identity & Legacy | Marian Goodell

117

Psychedelics, Purpose & the Next Chapter of John Mackey’s Life

118

Rich Roll on Reinventing Yourself After Rock Bottom

119

Reinvention After 50 with Seth Godin: Make Life Your Best Work of Art

120

You Can’t Scare Me: Hoda Kotb on Starting Over and Fearless Living After 50

121

From Wall Street to Inner Peace: The Emotional Journey of Jerry Colonna

122

Break Up With What You Don’t Need: Michael Franti on Healing & Growth

123

Maria Shriver: Healing Old Wounds & Becoming Who You Were Meant to Be

124

Intro