Libby DeLana
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Libby DeLana
@parkhere.bsky.social
Executive Creative Director / FMR Design Director at MullenLowe / Author, DoWalk / Author, Cold Joy / Podcast, ThisMorningWalk with Alex Elle.

This Morning Walk on Substack
https://open.substack.com/pub/thismorningwalk?r=ks9n&utm_medium=ios
MUST WATCH | PRIME MINISTER

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Prime Minister | Official Trailer | HBO
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November 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
November 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
We walk together on November 3rd, his birthday, and in so many ways, mine.
I don't know much about the day he arrived, but imagine he came into the world a complete and centrifugal force, somewhere around dawn. So, that’s when our walk begins.

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WALK Back
We walk together on November 3rd, his birthday—and in so many ways, mine.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Cake, forks and Cold Joy.

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A Gilded Age cake for Thanksgiving
Plus, my flatware picks (and a call for your faves!).
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November 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Malala Yousafzai recommends four books about maternal relationships. https://www.newyorker.com/books/book-currents/malalas-favorite-mother-daughter-memoirs
Malala’s Favorite Mother-Daughter Memoirs
The activist recommends four books about maternal relationships.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Some days, I walk just to move the bones around. Other days, I walk because something in me is tangled, and the only way to loosen the knot is to take it outside. I don’t need a reason most mornings. I lace up, step out, and let the rhythm do its thing.

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The Gentle Magic of Walking
Some days, I walk just to move the bones around.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Here’s a chance to see a remarkable documentary!

At its center is love, the tender, the fierce, the complicated.

Oh!
It has qualified for an Oscar Nomination !

It is available now.
BlinkNow #maggiedoyne #documentary #oscars

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Watch Between The Mountain And The Sky — Between The Mountain And The Sky
Upcoming screenings for "Between the Mountain and the Sky"
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November 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Discover the beauty of cold plunging with Cold Joy🧊🌊

In this exhilarating guide to well-being, creative adventurer and wellness podcast host @parkhere.bsky.social illuminates the many physical, mental, and spiritual benefits of cold water.

Out October 14th! Pre-order here: lnk.to/ColdJoy
October 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The Gentle Magic of Walking
Some days, I walk just to move the bones around.
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September 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Talking about walking (and cold water)

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Walking & Cold Plunging as a Meditative Practice with Libby DeLana
Podcast Episode · Wild Ideas Worth Living · 08/26/2025 · 27m
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August 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I’m THRILLED to announce my book COLD JOY from @chroniclebooks.bsky.social is available for pre-order at thisColdJoy.com
COLD JOY
For most of Libby DeLana’s life, she believed she hated the cold—it was part of her identity. Cold Joy is part story, part invitation—a warm invitation to step into the cold water. It’s a gentle guide...
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May 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
April 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Cold Exposure in the last ice.
April 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
April 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Cold Exposure
April 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Fun with dogs
April 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This Morning Walk in the redwoods
April 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This Cold Joy #coldexposure #bayarea
April 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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When you meet up with a powerful group of ladies to have some cold dip fun in Canada. Libby might be our inspiration. @parkhere.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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When Donald Trump appointed himself chair of the Kennedy Center, many artists agonized over whether to perform, Marc Novicoff writes. They faced a dilemma: "When does quitting count as resistance, and when is it surrender?" theatln.tc/J0Gcx7Es
The Kennedy Center Performers Who Didn’t Cancel
When does quitting count as resistance, and when is it surrender?
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March 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Girl, I get it: “Is it possible to love an institution the way you love a person, fiercely and without reservation?” Read @ruthmarcus.bsky.social on why she left the @washingtonpost.com www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
Why I Left the Washington Post
Owner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years. After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided...
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March 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM