There are moments in life when we can feel something changing. The familiar story is loosening, the next one not yet clear.

With the tectonic plates of our lives shifting – work, love, purpose – the old map no longer matches the new terrain. The light changes, our edges blur, and we start listening more closely for the voice that’s been whispering underneath the noise.

This is the chrysalis – what Chip Conley of Modern Elder Academy calls that sacred, in-between space where growth and wisdom begin to take shape.

And while it can feel uncertain, it’s also a time of enormous possibility because it’s here, in this uncertain middle, that writing becomes a lifeline – a way to steady ourselves, to name what’s real, and to listen for what’s next.

Please join me with one of the most inspiring teachers I have ever met, modern day wisdom keeper Chip Conley, author of eight books, and the creator of Modern Elder Academy, a school for reimagining midlife and beyond – a place where curiosity, purpose, and experience come together to create a new vision of aging as growth, renewal, and contribution.

In this 90-minute online gathering, Chip and I will explore how writing can help us meet the transitions in our lives with more courage and curiosity – how we can turn change into a teacher, and the blank page into a place of refuge and revelation.

Part conversation, part Wild Writing workshop, part invitation to grow – this gathering is for anyone standing at a threshold.

Chip will share stories and insights from his work at Airbnb, where he received the title of Modern Elder, as well as the journey he’s taken with cancer, and his experience as the visionary for the Modern Elder Academy, where he teaches how to live with more soul and less striving.

I’ll guide you through a round of Wild Writing, where you’ll write directly from your own life – not for perfection, but for truth.

You don’t need to have any writing experience. Just bring a pen, a notebook, and a willingness to listen inwardly.

You’ll Leave With:

• A deeper connection to your own inner wisdom

• Fresh writing and new insights about where you are right now

• A sense of companionship and shared humanity in this tender work of becoming

A Little Extra Magic

All tickets purchased will be entered into a raffle to win a spot in one of Chip’s in-person foundational workshops: Navigating Transitions, Cultivating Purpose, and Owning Wisdom. These workshops take place in Baja, Mexico or in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and are valued at $3000. The winner will be offered a shared room as well as transportation from the airport to Modern Elder Academy.

Join Us

Come write your way into what’s next.

You don’t have to have it all figured out – you just have to be willing to begin.

I’M EXCITED TO BE PARTNERING WITH CHAPTER 510, A NONPROFIT GROUP IN OAKLAND SERVING BLACK, BROWN, AND QUEER KIDS, AGES 7-18.

Chapter 510 is a writing, bookmaking & publishing center that wants every young person in Oakland to write with confidence and joy. Chapter 510 believes that writing is an act of liberation, and that young people transform themselves and their communities when they write and get published, succeeding in work, school, and life.

A portion of the proceeds from this event will go to supporting their free creative writing programs for black, brown, and queer youth.