Cold Joy
Cold Joy from Chronicle Books is a book for the brave-hearted. It is for you if you wake early to watch the tide. If you walk in the rain. If you want to feel more alive.
I have spent years stepping into cold water, one plunge at a time, in various locations, with many, many wonderful mermaids. This is a book about what I found there. It is about ritual, practice, and the surprising joy of doing something hard.
Purchasing Cold Joy is not about adding another book to your shelf. It is about saying yes to your own vitality. Yes to the wildness of your own life. Yes to the quiet invitation the natural world offers each day.
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“Cold Joy is a plunge into the world of aliveness! It’s a compelling invitation to end your allegiance to comfort by following the voice of desire. Filled with bubbling inspiration, sound practical advice, and the sparkly magic that is Libby DeLana, this book will grab you by the hand and lead you to a place where you feel wild, happy, and oh so free!”
Cheryl Richardson
New York Times Bestselling Author Waking Up in Winter: In Search of What Really Matters at Midlife
“Cold Joy is an invitation to embrace presence, discomfort, and the fluid wisdom of water. Through tender reflection, DeLana guides us in witnessing our own truths—within ourselves, our communities, and the depths of our belonging.”
Alex Elle
New York Times Bestselling Author,
How We Heal
With gratitude
to all of you for your generous contributions:
Tjasa Owen, Maaike Bernstrom, Sarah Gurtman, Annie Schweibinz, Aidan Willner, Tricia Capello, Beth Platow, Semper Drone / Francisco Urena, Robin Lubbock, Helen O’Shea, Kelly, Hilah, Catherine, Devon, Bex, Breanne, Meg, AND all the mermaids around the world for getting in the water with me.