Barbara Waxman: How to Flourish and Find Purpose in Midlife

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The Midlife Chrysalis

Chip Conley

36 episodes

9 hours ago

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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Barbara Waxman: How to Flourish and Find Purpose in Midlife

The Midlife Chrysalis

55 minutes 23 seconds

1 week ago

Barbara Waxman: How to Flourish and Find Purpose in Midlife

Midlife isn’t a crisis. It’s your greatest awakening.

In this inspiring episode, gerontologist and coach Barbara Waxman redefines aging through the lens of “Middleessence,” a stage of growth, purpose, and renewal. She reveals how to reclaim energy with her Energy Audit, why mindset matters more than genetics for longevity, and how lifestyle medicine helps you live undiminished at every age.

✨ Learn how to flourish, not fade, in your next chapter.

▶️ Watch now on YouTube or listen on Apple Podcasts.

Timestamps:

00:00 Meet gerontologist Barbara Waxman

00:28 How she became a gerontologist

02:56 What is “middle essence”

07:18 Adolescence vs. middle essence

13:37 Why happiness rises after 50

16:42 Debunking the midlife crisis myth

18:53 Redefining legacy and purpose

20:19 Barbara’s own midlife awakening

23:03 What is the Energy Audit

24:36 What lifestyle medicine really means

28:55 The 7 lifestyle levers for thriving

30:42 Mindset’s power in longevity

32:41 Mindset studies that changed lives

35:18 Well-being burnout explained

36:23 Self-care vs. self-indulgence

38:10 Solitude, introverts, and renewal

40:09 Unlocking longevity and the third span

45:46 Living undiminished and flourishing

46:49 Wisdom bumper sticker

Learn more about MEA at ⁠https://www.meawisdom.com/

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