Growing older is changing. Maybe the way we live should change with it.
In this episode of Wisdom Wednesday, Chip Conley joins Derek Gehl to explore a new approach to later life: shared homes that combine independence, connection, and community.
Drawing on MEA’s growing Golden Girls experiment, Chip shares:
- Why traditional senior living and aging in place don’t work for everyone
- What MEA has learned from its first shared homes and Golden Girls retreats
- Why privacy, flexibility, and compromise are essential to making shared living work
- How shared homes can grow into vibrant “distributed villages” built around friendship, learning, and common interests
- How this model could inspire new approaches to housing and community far beyond MEA
Watch the full episode to discover a different way to think about home, community, and growing older.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Welcome to Wisdom Wednesday
(01:39) Rethinking How We Live as We Age
(05:05) The Golden Girls Shared Living Idea
(07:05) Sage House and Chrysalis House
(10:26) The Realities of Shared Living
(12:51) Are You Ready to Live With Others?
(14:46) Bringing the Concept to Other Communities
(16:38) Creating a Distributed Village
(19:09) The Long-Term Vision for MEA Homes
(22:09) What About the Golden Guys?
(23:05) How to Explore Golden Girls Living
Learn more about MEA at https://www.meawisdom.com/
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