What if aging alone isn’t the only option?

As midlife reshapes relationships, identity, and housing, a bold question emerges: what if women chose community instead of solitude?

In this Wisdom Wednesday episode, Chip Conley, founder of Modern Elder Academy, joins Derek Gehl to explore the early-stage idea behind Golden Girls–style living, an intentional housing experiment he’s beginning in Santa Fe to address loneliness, gray divorce, and the realities of solo aging.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

- Why more women are aging solo in midlife

- Why social connection matters more than health hacks

- How housing no longer fits modern midlife needs

- What Golden Girls–style living could look like in practice

This isn’t a finished solution — it’s a timely experiment that reimagines how we live and age.

👉 Watch now and decide if community belongs in your next chapter.

Timestamps:

02:40 Golden Girls homes concept

03:41 Gray divorce and solo agers

06:20 Loneliness and housing mismatch

08:05 Why Golden Girls homes now

10:10 The Santa Fe pilot homes

12:49 Workshops and community vision

15:29 What the research revealed

18:14 Matching roommates and house culture

21:10 Affordability and rental model

24:10 What about men

26:36 Long term vision and legacy

29:21 How to get involved

29:55 Final reflections

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