Could Living Together Be the Secret to Aging Better?

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

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