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Could Golden Girls–Style Living Be the Future of Midlife Housing?
Description
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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