One of Chip's favorite ideas is liminal space, between two states, betwixt and between worlds. It's the time when the old ways no longer serve, but the new spaces have yet to appear.

As I turn 85 today, I recognize that many friends and acquaintances have passed away. It’s not easy, but you get used to these losses at this age.

Being the midlife psychology nerd I am, I seek out obscure books with a unique perspective on the topic.

The other morning, half-listening to a radio commentator through an early morning brain mist, I heard them say that something was enough to, “reduce a grown man to tears”.

I’m co-leading a retreat and one of the participants strolls up to me and says, “Oh, Denise, yes, you’re a psychologist.”

Midlife is when time becomes more scarce than money. Money can return. Time can’t.

I love when men and women let their hair go gray, as chronicled by one of our MEA alums in this past post.

That’s the question I asked myself after being bowled over by MEA VP of Admissions Christa “Cricket” King’s enthusiasm for her newfound sport.

Integration or “to make whole” is a foundational part of wisdom. As we age, we realize that a compartmentalized life is a scattered life. We grow old, and we grow whole.

"American exceptionalism" is baked into our public schools, cultural institutions, and—definitely in an election year—the political jargon we hear from those running for office. But, sometimes, you have to look at the underlying data and demographics to understand whether this exceptionalism is positive or negative.