Alex Elle & Libby DeLana — JOY IN ACTION

<p>Advice from wellness instructors on how to seek and track joy in the New Year and throughout 2026. Focusing on how to specifically use the cold to reach within yourself and discover unimaginable possibilities and daily practice of “joy spotting” the act of naming small, meaningful moments.</p><p><strong>Alex Elle</strong> is a New York Times Bestselling Author, wellness educator, and Restorative Writing teacher with more than a decade of experience. Her writing journey began as a personal therapeutic practice that evolved into a career centered on healing through journaling, self-study, and mindfulness. Through her books, workshops, courses, and retreats, Alex helps others cultivate self-discovery and expand their capacity for joy, clarity, and meaningful connection. Her work is grounded in the belief that literature and language serve as powerful tools for both personal and collective healing.</p><p><strong>Libby DeLana</strong> is an award-winning executive creative director, author, and advocate for intentional living. She spent over three decades in the advertising world, co-founding the agency Mechanica after years as design director at MullenLowe, with work recognized by the One Show, Cannes Lions, and Communication Arts.</p><p>Over a decade ago, Libby committed to a daily morning walk, now more than 35,000 miles in (the circumference of the earth is 25k), transforming a simple habit into a powerful practice of mindfulness and presence. That journey inspired her book Do Walk and the podcast This Morning WalkTM, which she co-hosts with writer Alex Elle. Her reflections have been featured in Magnolia Journal, The Boston Globe, BBC Radio 4, NPR, The Isolation Journals by Suleika Jaouad, Good Life Project with Jonathan Field, and on We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle.</p><p>https://politics-prose.com/book/9781797235295?ic_referral=jY9VdUslABVJaQh0JdOGrAT7PBjoDqqg2thLl0DSGaswMzuwXTfViVtXxECfax_4o7ggIYxU8B9U6LIb5WOGjdVJRfRB75qFsvitLtr6V0YU3P-BzGuXp86mhUIyHddAv66OXxY</p>