In 2011, award-winning executive creative director Libby DeLana challenged herself to walk every day for 30 days. It has now been ten years since Libby took on this challenge, and she hasn't missed a day! Libby has walked 25,000+ miles, which equates to walking around the circumference of the earth and then some.These daily walks have transformed Libby’s life. She has been able to slow down and reconnect with herself and the world around her. She has discovered how walking allows her to process thoughts, improve creativity, and more. Libby has recently discovered another way to slow down and gain perspective – learning to fly!In today’s episode, Sylvia and Libby discuss how to shift to higher consciousness in simple and accessible ways, overcoming limitations, the power of slowing down, cold plunging, and much more. Topics Include:

• All female colleges
• What design has taught Libby about life
• The power of the next step
• Seeing the world at "foot speed"
• Writing her book Do / Walk
• Cold plunging and Wim Hof
• Learning to fly
• Young women and flight 
• And other topics...

Libby Park DeLana is an award-winning executive creative director, designer/art director, author, and walker.  Libby has spent 30+ years in the ad world, during which time her work has been celebrated and featured in CannesLions, The One Show Awards, D&AD, Graphis, Fast Company, and Communication Arts. Libby is the former director of design at MullenLowe Group and is the Co-Founder of Mechanica. She is also on the Board of Directors for several purpose-driven organizations including, BlinkNow and The Jeanne Gieger Crisis Center, and is an advisor at It’s August.  In 2021, Libby published her first book, Do Walk: Navigate Earth, Mind, and Body. Step by Step. She is an advocate for female leadership, an aspiring pilot, an avid fly fisherwoman, and a mother. 

Follow Libby:Instagram: @parkhere and @thismorningwalkTwitter: @parkhereWebsite: www.thismorningwalk.com January 2022 RetreatCold Plunge on Cape Cod with Libby https://autocamp.com/mindful-reset-weekend-at-autocamp-cape-cod/Resources Mentioned:Do Walk by Libby DeLana: https://www.thismorningwalk.com/buy-do-walk The Wim Hof Method: https://www.wimhofmethod.com/ West With the Night, by Beryl Markham: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780865477636 Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail: by Cheryl Strayed https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wild-cheryl-strayed/1110776475 The Do Lectures Organization: https://thedolectures.com/ The Overstory by Richard Powers: http://www.richardpowers.net/the-overstory/ Dr. Suzanne Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree ProjectBird by Bird by Anne LamottWant to connect? Visit us online and signup for the monthly WWF newsletter!Website – https://www.whenwomenfly.com/Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest – @whenwomenflyEmail – hello@whenwomenfly.com