Seachange

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I wondered: What tempests would I weather in the year to come? What treasures might wash up on the shores of my life? How might going in the ocean every day anchor me through it all? What would I learn? And, perhaps most of all, how would the ocean change me? 

For writer Jessie Harrold, what began innocently as a spontaneous commitment to swim in the North Atlantic Ocean every day for a year turned into something much deeper. Jessie’s practice of ocean devotion brought her to the salt water that would heal her, guide her, and hold her throughout a year of profound transformation. Taking readers through the four seasons, Seachange is a lyrical and vulnerable compilation of near-daily journal entries, featuring cold-water swimming, soaring herons, curious seals, and ribbons of seaweed, which form the backdrop for starkly honest stories of midlife—from the onset of perimenopause and the realities of aging to the challenges of mothering in a beautiful yet broken world.

From the sun-warmed swells of the summer to the frigid waters of winter, award-winning author, coach, and doula Jessie Harrold writes with clarity and candour, her daily swims a visceral reminder that she has what it takes to weather the toughest storms that life throws her way. Readers who are navigating the often-tumultuous waters of midlife, caregiving, and modernity; who desire to reconnect with nature, with their bodies, with themselves; who are undergoing a seachange of their own, will be buoyed and held by these tender words.

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