Shelter in Place: escape into life.
Narrative Podcasts
An award-winning narrative nonfiction podcast reimagining life through creativity and community. With a musician's ear, a writer's pen, and a voice that invites you in, Narrative Podcasts founder Laura Joyce Davis examines life's timely events and timeless questions. Join us as we escape not out of life, but into it.
Feels Like Home
It’s time to step out of the pandemic shadow. After 200 episodes and more than 2 years, we celebrate the journey that has led us from us to you, through the voices in our Shelter in Place neighborhood. Plus, we share our new name, and where we’re headed next. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org Want to support this work? Make a monthly or 1x donation at https://glow.fm/shelter/ Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify. Sign up for our newsletter.
A Mother for All Seasons
What if motherhood could mean finding joy that has nothing to do with the kids? We’re kicking off Mental Health Awareness month with Robyn Alagona Cutler, who has devoted her life to helping moms (and those who want to be them) unlearn cultural norms of putting themselves last in the name of caring and find joy that is all their own. LAST CHANCE: Record a voice memo on your phone and tell us what this podcast has meant to you. Email it to hell@shelterinplacepodcast.org May 8 to be included in
All the Roads That Lead from Home
In this conversation with the astonishingly prolific, award-winning author Anne Leigh Parrish, we talk about writing, motherhood, and what we can learn from those who prioritize labors of love. Learn more about Anne Leigh Parrish here.Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org Tell us what Shelter in Place has meant to you here. Want to support this work? -Make a monthly or one-time donation at https://glow.fm/shelter/ -Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Sp
Mother Mine
Mothers can be wonderful or controversial. They can shape us profoundly. Laura speaks with fellow podcaster Katie Semro, whose podcast Mother Mine features 75 voices from around the globe about the myriad ways that mothers have made us who we are today. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org. Want to be in our season finale episode? Tell us what Shelter in Place has meant to you here. Leave us a review on Podchaser.com and provide meals in Ukraine! Leave a review for Mother Mine.
Material Feels
Laura and fellow Oakland podcaster Catherine Monahon of Material Feels talk about what brings them joy, why they keep creating, and the unexpected gift that podcasting has given them. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org Tell us what Shelter in Place has meant to you here. Need instructions? Find them here. Find Material Feels here and more about Catherine Monahon here. Want to support this work? Make a monthly or one-time donation at https://glow.fm/shelter/ Leave us a rating
Eight Secrets for Guaranteed Happiness
Relationships, parties, music, learned optimism, and more: life lessons from an eight-year-old, backed up by psychological research—and a shocking yard work incident. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org Send us a voice memo here telling us what Shelter in Place has meant to you! Need recording instructions? Find them here. Support this work: Make a monthly or one-time donation at https://glow.fm/shelter/Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify. S
A Time to Change
As we close our month-long celebration of 2 years of Shelter in Place, we share some big news. And as we enter April, National Donate Life Month, we share a beautiful story from Laurel Morales of 2 Lives about asking for help when your life depends on it. Tell us what Shelter in Place has meant to you here. Listen and subscribe to 2 Lives episodes here. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org Want to support this work? Make a monthly or 1x donation at https://glow.fm/shelter/ Le
It Takes a Village
This month, Shelter in Place is celebrating two years. As we approach 200 episodes and move into the final weeks of season 3, we're looking back to where we were a year ago this time, and drawing inspiration from an unlikely source. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB @PodcastShelter on Twitter Want to support this work? Make a monthly or one-time donation on Glow Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify. Si
Happy Anniversary
On our two-year anniversary as a show, we look back to where it all began. Want to support this work? Make a monthly or one-time donation on Glow Leave us a rating or review on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify. Sign up for our newsletter. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter
Cloud Cuckoo Land
What if we could escape to a place where we had everything we needed, where all of our longings were fulfilled? Pulitzer prize-winning author Anthony Doerr shows us how to escape not out of life—but deeper into it. Want to support this work? Make a monthly or one-time donation on Glow Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify. Sign up for our newsletter. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twit
Fixing the World in 10 Easy Steps
The world has always needed fixing. Some weeks it just feels more broken than others. This week, we turn to an unlikely authority to remind us of the things that can help us no matter what state the world is in. Want to support this work? Make a monthly or one-time donation on Glow Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify. Sign up for our newsletter. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB @PodcastShelter on Twit
Why'd Bambi Have to Die?
Shelter in Place presents Deer Humans, a new podcast series by Eve Bishop about our relationship with the natural world. Want to support this work? Make a monthly or 1x donation at https://glow.fm/shelter/ Rate and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify. Sign up for our newsletter. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter Show notes: Listen and subscribe to Deer Humans. Dance with Making Waves Studios: www
How are you doing—really?
Laura and Eve Bishop met a little over a year ago—but so much has changed in that time that it feels like a lifetime. They talk about the challenges and changes that have shaped them both, the thing that unites their work, and why they’re still feeling hopeful even in this time of division. Want to support this work? https://glow.fm/shelter/ Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB @PodcastShelter on Twitter Show notes: Dance with Making Waves S
How Can This Be?
This week, we’re doing something a little different. Something a little more playful. Something that can be summed up in one word: Mattéa. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org Connect with us on social media: @PodcastShelter on Twitter; @shelterinplacepodcast on IG/FB Enjoying Shelter in Place? Consider supporting us for as little as $5/month! Make a website with PAIR: pair.com/free. Promo code: QUICKSTART Listen to MISREPRESENTED
Finding the Fuego (with ALL the yumminess)
Adriana Oyarzun was a child of two cultures, growing up both in Venezuela and Miami. In this conversation, she shares her story of finding home through dancing, art, and community—and the magic and fire she brings to every class at Making Waves studios. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter @makingwavesstudios Dance with Adriana at Making Waves Studios www.makingwavesstudios.com Learn how to create an award-winning po
Why We Need Two Lives to Live One
"We all have 2 lives. The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” Laura talks with Laurel Morales about why she chose these words to define her podcast "2 Lives," how they’ve defined their own 2 Lives moments, and what they’ve learned from that journey. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org Connect with us on social media: @PodcastShelter on Twitter @shelterinplacepodcast on IG/FB Find your own 2 lives moment with Kasama Labs Listen to 2 Lives wherever you get pod
Why We Need the Friends We've Never Met
Laura talks with The Pod Broads host Alexandra Cohl about burnout, the answer the one question that they ask every guest, and how the women they've never met are shaping them in 2022. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org Listen to The Pod Broads and subscribe to Podcasting by the Moon at AlexandraCohl.com. Master the art (and science) of audio storytelling with Kasama Labs Connect with us @PodcastShelter on Twitter@shelterinplacepodcast on Instagram and Facebook
What the Adventure Can Teach Us
Laura’s first two resolutions for 2022 — playfulness and creative solutions to work — are the frame for this reflection on what we learned making the last episode. In this chat between Laura and Nate, we dig into the value of conflict, letting go of ego, and the value of timers and taking breaks. Master the art (and science) of audio storytelling in our Kasama Labs! Sign up by January 21 to get our early bird price! Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org. You can hear about Laura'
Choose Your Own (Audio) Adventure
What if life could be an exciting quest — but with sound? Laura takes us behind the scenes and into the audio expedition that happens every week at Shelter in Place, from initial idea to published episode. There are highs and lows, twists and turns, and finally, the discovery of what makes a story worth telling in the first place. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org Connect with us on social media: @PodcastShelter on Twitter@shelterinplacepodcast on IG/FB
Productivity Unhacked
In a productivity-obsessed culture, the emphasis is always on doing more . . . but what are we really hoping to accomplish with our to-do lists? Today, we hold productivity up to the light, and examine whether or not those pressures to be more productive are actually serving us. Enter our New Year’s raffle to win your choice of wine, dancing, or podcast coaching! Join Laura in trying out online counseling for 10% off at BetterHelp.com/listener Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org
Tres Corazones: an audio holiday card
As we look back on an eventful year for all of us, a three-part mindfulness practice from our second-grader gives us a way to organize our audio holiday card through the themes that have defined and guided us: creativity, community, and commitment. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter We’re setting the goal of reaching 10,000 downloads a month by the end of 2021. Help us get there today by subscribing and sending ou
Lost and Found Revisited
Shelter in Place is cooking up our final episodes of the season in between egg nog, Christmas carols, and traveling to see family. In the meantime, we're sharing a very special version of the 2-part episode that kicked off this season and that captures the complexities of the last year. If you’re listening for the first time, I hope you’ll share this with others when you’re done listening, and make sure you’re subscribed to Shelter in Place wherever you’re listening.If you’d like to learn how t
Dancing Saved My Life
Andreina Febres came to the United States at age 21, with one simple mission: to learn English. She made a home and a family in the Bay Area — but it took a pandemic to push her to her life's true calling. Dance with Andreina at https://www.makingwavesstudios.com/ Join the Shelter in Place community at https://shelterinplacepodcast.org/ Want to join our raffle and win Making Waves classes or award-winning wine? Follow these 3 easy steps: 1) Subscribe to Shelter in Place podcast wherever you lis
The Theology of Listening
What can the fractures in our identity and ancestry teach us about how to heal? 20-something podcaster Zahra C. and 76-year-old professor John Jefferson Davis come together in this exploration of their own ancestral fractures, and what telling that story can teach us about healing the fractures outside of us. // Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB @PodcastShelter on Twitter
Everyday Magic
In each life stage, we’re asked what we do, or what we’re going to be—but what if the question became not what we do, but who we hope to become and how we bring everyday magic to life’s everyday pain? From the Musee D’Orsay in Paris to wartime Baghdad to a flower farm in South Carolina, today’s episode is an exploration of how beauty can save us when we need it most. Complete show notes and transcript at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org We’re growing and we need your help! Share this podcast with a
A Better Age (part 2)
Research tells us that as we age, we get happier—but how can this be true when getting older often means losing the people and things that we love? Today, we return for part 2 of A Better Age, where people in their 70's, 80's, and 90's give us hope for what's ahead. This episode is dedicated in loving memory of Isaac Yunhu Lee, who made this world a better place to be. This episode mentions death and suicide, so take care of yourselves. Visit www.shelterinplacepodcast.org for complete show note
A Better Age (Part 1)
Research shows that happiness bottoms out in our 40’s—but as we get older, we actually get happier through the decades. This week in a special 2-part episode, we’re testing out the happiness curve in real life, with people who are contending with aging in the decades ahead of us: the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org. Follow us on Twitter @PodcastShelter or @shelterinplacepodcast on IG/FB. Help us get happier by sharing Shelter in Place with
A Good Age Revisited
Last spring, we explored why people actually get happier as they get older despite everything our culture tells us to the contrary. We’re delighted to return to those conversations that made us think differently about the ages we are now, and made us more hopeful about where we’re headed. The best way you can help us grow is completely free and takes less than 2 minutes! Email or text our season 3 trailer to 10 people and ask them to listen and subscribe. Thank you for helping us reach our goa
As You Wish
Why is it that the people we love the most can sometimes make us feel loved the least? Through awkward gifts, family history, and generational patterns, we consider why love sometimes gets lost in translation. Our love language at Shelter in Place is words of affirmation through reviews on Podchaser, Goodpods, or Apple Podcasts. We’d love to hear from you! Today’s episode is also airing on Chatting Over Chowder. Listen to that episode and others at crackersinsoup.com/chatting-over-chowder. Co
Stuck on the Staircase
How do we move from languishing to flourishing even when things are not okay? Languishing has become a buzzword of 2021, a name for the “blah” feeling that has cast a gray light over so much of life. But as the months wear on and the term “post-pandemic” becomes increasingly irrelevant, perhaps we need a term—or a whole vocabulary—to capture the complexity of the very different ways that we are experiencing this time. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast
Letting the Light In
What would life look like if we oriented our week not around work—but rest? In a world where the pace of life never seems to slow, we need rhythms of rest now more than ever. In this episode, we explore our personal and societal need for rest, restoration, and delight—and how the light of Sabbath rest might be the missing ingredient we’ve all been longing for. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org Follow us on social media and tell us about your practices of rest and restoration
Coronasomnia to Kasamas
Is this really the way life is supposed to be? We’ve known from the beginning that the old way wasn’t working. The new normal isn’t what we’re after either. How do we find our way to a better normal, one that makes this world a good home for all of us . . . a place where maybe we can finally get some sleep? Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB @PodcastShelter on Twitter
Lost and Found (part 2)
What have you lost in the pandemic? What have you found? We asked these questions to people from New York to New Mexico. What they told us has given us a roadmap for finding our way home. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB @PodcastShelter on Twitter A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more about our o
Lost and Found (part 1)
What have you lost in the pandemic? What have you found? We asked these questions to people from New York to New Mexico. What we found has given us a roadmap for finding our way home. www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB @PodcastShelter on Twitter A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more about our other services today on Hurr
Embrace the Process
Why create? This is the question we ask every time we make an episode, and the first one we post to the trainees in our podcast training program. It’s also one of the questions driving season 3 of Shelter in Place, which launches next week. We’re exploring how to embrace life with all of its flaws and fragments, and find our way toward creative, purposeful living. In one of our most-listened to episodes ever, National Poetry Series winner Teresa K. Miller shares what she’s learned about living c
Season 3 Trailer
How can we feel at home even when our world feels out of control? Whether we’re talking about our planet or our place of residence, all of us long for joy, rest, beauty, and belonging—but finding our way there isn’t always simple or easy. Season 3 of Shelter in Place is all about that journey. We’re exploring how to be human in a way that feels expansive rather than exhausting. We're coming together in a world that pulls us apart. We’re learning how to escape not out of life, but into it. Sign u
And the award goes to . . .
As we count down the days to season 3, we’re sharing some good news for what’s ahead. This one is dedicated to the 11 graduates of our podcast training program, who were the very best part of our pandemic Odyssey. You can hear “An Affront to Zeus” and find complete show notes (including episode transcripts!) on our website, www.shelterinplacepodcast.org. You can get virtual tickets to the International Women’s Podcast Awards ceremony here. Get a sneak peak of what's coming in season 3, includi
The Commonwealth
As we prepare for season 3 to launch later this month and launch the third cohort of our podcast training program, we're taking a pause from our regular episode schedule and sharing with you mini-episodes to give you a glimpse of what's ahead. Today we're sharing a recommendation for another podcast from Nick Castner, a fellow creator at Hurrdat Media.The Commonwealth is an interview podcast where athletes, artists, and entrepreneurs uncover their approach to leading a disruptive change. You c
Weird but Effective Tricks for Chilling Out
Sometimes the path to Zen isn’t what you think it is. Find show notes, transcripts, and our episode starter pack at shelterinplacepodcast.org. Follow us @shelterinplacepodcast on IG or @PodcastShelter on Twitter.
Homecoming
After 11 months of our pandemic Odyssey, we’re finally home. Complete show notes and transcript at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more about our other services today on HurrdatMedia.com.
The Home Stretch
In the final week of this year-long pandemic Odyssey before Laura and her family return home, we're sharing some of the episodes that were most significant during season 2. Today's episode is a special conversation from another podcast, The Pod Broads, where host and writer Alexandra Cohl and Laura talk about writing, home, the origins of season 2's pandemic Odyssey, and what excites Laura most about the future of Shelter in Place. You can find more episodes of The Pod Broads and also sign up
S2 Bonus: Open Streets
For the month of July, Shelter in Place is spotlighting graduates from our Springboard training program. Today Clara Smith talks about cyclist road rage and gives us a vision for safer, better streets. Apply for Springboard and hear what our graduates have to say at https://www.shelterinplacepodcast.info/springboard. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and le
S2 Bonus: A Great Big Party
For the month of July, Shelter in Place is spotlighting graduates from our Springboard training program. Today Eve Bishop and Sarah Chavez help us stare down our death fears and plan the great big party we're sorry we'll miss. Apply for Springboard and hear what our graduates have to say at https://www.shelterinplacepodcast.info/springboard. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrd
S2 Bonus: American
For the month of July, Shelter in Place is spotlighting graduates from our Springboard training program. Today Melissa Lent shares her story of finding a lost name that gave her a new direction and definition of what it means to be American. Apply for our fall cohort at www.shelterinplacepodcast.info/about. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more about o
S2 Bonus: Only You
This month, we're sharing testimonials from our Springboard Training Program graduates, along with some of the episodes they worked on. Today's story features Sarah Edgell on overrated romance and the relationships that matter most. Apply for our fall cohort at www.shelterinplacepodcast.info/about. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more about our other
S2 Bonus: Homeless
This month, as we count down to the July 31st application deadline for our Podcast Springboard Program, we're sharing testimonials from our graduates, along with some of the episodes they worked on. Today's story features graduate Sarai Waters, who shares her story of being homeless. Apply for our fall cohort at www.shelterinplacepodcast.info/about. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the H
S2 Bonus: Lane Change
While Shelter in Place is on the road, we’re releasing some of our favorite conversations, including some you’ve never heard before. Today’s episode was first released in March on the podcast Lane Change with Alina Serebryany (landchangepod.com). Laura pulls back the curtain on the early days of Shelter in Place, shares where the podcast is headed next, and what’s surprised and delighted her most about this Pandemic Odyssey. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commer
S2 Bonus: Juneteenth
While Laura and her family are slowly traveling back to Oakland, we're releasing episodes from our archives (with some new additions). This week, to celebrate Congress voting to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, we're sharing our season 1 episode featuring award-winning poet Roxane Beth Johnson, who gives us words for the complicated emotions that come with this remembrance of the emancipation after the Civil War. You can find complete show notes and that original episode, "Blues For Forgotten
S2 Bonus: Our Country
After facing endless roadblocks as a Black singer in Nashville in the early 2000s, Miko Marks gave up on country music. But then a fellow musician approached her with a song that changed her life. This past March, Miko released "Our Country," her first in 13 years, and she's got a whole new vision for what this country can be. Show notes: Buy "Our Country" at mikomarks.com. Complete show notes for this episode at shelterinplacepodcast.info. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a di
S2 Bonus: At Sea
This week, after 8 months of the Pandemic Odyssey that has taken Laura and her family from one coast to the other, they’re finally making their way back home. Today, we revisit one of the very first conversations Laura had after she arrived in Massachusetts, with author, musician, and curator Justin McRoberts, who interviewed Laura for his own podcast, @Sea. Justin’s book, It Is What You Make of It came out this week. Show notes: Order Justin’s book: http://justinmcroberts.com Listen to @Sea
Rage Road
Who keeps us safe when the world shuts down? On cyclist road rage, community, and how mutual aid makes us better. Show notes: Opinion | I’ve Seen a Future Without Cars, and It’s Amazing Greenpoint Open Streets War Escalates As Saboteur Tosses Barricades Into Newtown Creek NYC DOT - Open Streets NYC 25x25 NYC's Streets Got Deadlier In 2020 A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts o
Symbolic Starter
How can breaking bread--or injera--together make a place home? Last year was the year of the sourdough starter. Today we reflect on how food gives us comfort and community when we need it most. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info.
S2:E32 A Good Age
In the face of physical decline, how is “acceptance” not just “resignation” dressed up in zen clothing? After an injury forced him to step back from the sports that helped him feel young, Nate Davis started to reckon with his own aging--and explore how other people feel about their age. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media
S2:E31 A Good Life
What if life’s biggest tragedy could also be life’s greatest blessing? When lifelong ski patrol and EMT instructor Posie Mansfield lost her leg a month after she lost her husband, it seemed like everything she loved had been taken away from her. A decade later, she tells us why that loss is the greatest gift of her life. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and
S2:E30 A Good Death
Is there such a thing as a good death? In this episode we reflect on some of our own experiences of death, and get some fresh perspective from Sarah Chavez, executive director at the Order of the Good Death and a leader in the death positivity movement. She pulls back the shroud on the modern funeral industry, points out how social issues can also affect the dead, and suggests better ways for us all to engage with this natural part of life. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital
S2:E29 In the Tunnel
When we face mental health struggles, who will help us find our way out? Laura and Shelter in Place apprentice Winnie Shi talk about depression, the secrets they’ve kept hidden, and how they found light in the darkest of times. Full show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info This podcast is sponsored by Better Help. Go to BetterHelp.com/Shelter or use ur promo code SHELTER to get 10% off your first month. https://betterhelp.com/Shelter A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media
S2 BONUS: Future Hindsight
What does civic engagement look like when you can't get together? This week we're sharing a recent conversation Laura had with activist and fellow podcast host Mila Atmos. They discuss how creating podcasts in a pandemic has shaped them, why they feel compelled to grapple with today's tough issues, and why they still hold on to hope. Hear more at futurehindsight.com. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more
S2:E28 The Rabbit Hole
How do we get the right information without falling down the rabbit hole of misinformation? In our final installment of series on vaccine hesitancy, we look at misinformation—why it happens, who we can trust, and how we can avoid being duped ourselves. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: https://refer.fm/shelter A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurr
S2 BONUS: Shelter in Place presents . . .
We have some big news today. It's time for a change. Here's why. Get updates on this HUGE news today only at shelterinplacepodcast.info and on Instagram and Facebook @shelterinplacepodcast and @laurajoycedavison Twitter. As always, you can become an ambassador for our show by sharing at refer.fm/shelter! A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more abo
S2:E27 Hyphenated Identity
What's in a name? We reflect on some timely questions: where do I belong? And what does it mean to be American? Melissa shares snapshots from her multi-cultural upbringing, and how recently learning her Chinese name helped her begin to reclaim a piece of her hyphenated identity." Trigger warning: anti-Asian hate crimes and gender violence. Full show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info Report a hate crime at Stop AAPI Hate Learn about Compassion Oakland’s volunteer chaperone service Asi
S2:E26 Shut Up And Listen
How can we make space for concerns about the vaccine and grapple with a difficult history? Dr. Joyce Sanchez says that the most important thing she can do when addressing vaccine hesitancy is to shut up and listen. Trigger warning: mentions of non-consensual clinical trials and experimentation. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: https://refer.fm/shelter A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based
Peaceful Village
What story will we tell when we look back on this pandemic year? On the one-year anniversary of Shelter in Place, we reflect on what we’ve learned, what’s ahead, and what two magical infants can teach us about going back to “normal.” Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
An Affront to Zeus
Have we lost ability to be hospitable to those who need it most? Sarai Waters talks about being among the invisible homeless, and calls us back to time when it was unthinkable to turn away a stranger in need. Show notes: Bay Area Council Economic Institute’s report “Bay Area Homelessness: A Regional View of a Regional Crisis” Vox's in-depth look that humanizes the Bay Area housing Crisis Forbes The American Cities with the Highest Homeless Population in 2019 [Infographic] Understandin
Trials and Tribulations
COVID-19 cases are dropping as more and more people get vaccinated. But not everyone is comfortable with the path to safety that we’re on. This week, in the first installment of our three-part series on vaccine hesitancy, we are joined by Dr. Joyce Sanchez, an infectious disease specialist at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Garnet Henderson, a journalist and professional dancer in New York who participated in the Pfizer vaccine trial. Read more about Joyce's take on the vaccines here. Th
What You Make of It
How can we continue to love each other - even in the midst of irreconcilable differences? In this episode, Justin McRoberts shares his experience with the Evangelical church and the LGBTQ+ community, and how art and faith together have helped him navigate difficult seasons of life. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, there is always help. In 2019, 12 million American adults seriously thought about suicide. Call the free, confidential National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Kindness Revisited
What if you could develop authentic social connections? Sometimes it's the little things that go a long way. You can learn more about Nicholas Eply's work here and watch his excellent videos on the surprising power of social connections here. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
Not “the (only) One”
What if when it comes to love, we got it wrong? Read Rhaina Cohen's essay "What if Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?" here. Find Timothy and Kathy Keller's book The Meaning of Marriage here. Read Alain de Botton's essay "How Romanticism Ruined Love" here. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
Between Family and a Hard Place
What if the thing you love is the thing that hurts you? You can learn more about Kristen Neff's research and work on self-compassion here, and listen to her interview with Dr. Laurie Santos on The Happiness Lab here. I highly recommend also checking out the subsequent episode, where Tara Brach tells you how you can use self-compassion in your daily life. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
Jemar Tisby on Prophetic Imagination
How can we reevaluate our narratives with a racially-consicous lens? In my eye-opening conversation with bestselling author and historian Jemar Tisby, we discuss how to reevaluate our personal and historical narratives through a racially-conscious lens, the decoupling of Christianity from Americanism, and how people of faith can uplift marginalized groups and fight systemic racism. Jemar Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Color of Compromise, president and co-founder of Th
S2E17: Remembering Tulsa
What if what we learned in history classes was just one side of the story? Writing about the Tulsa Race Massacre changed Elaine Appleton Grant's understanding of what it means to be Black in America--and transformed her relationship with her son. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
S2:E16 Welcome To The Party
What makes a good party? A virtual party hosted by Shelter in Place to celebrate the long-awaited new year! It's an immersive audio experience, as Laura takes you around the Shelter in Place "house," exploring different themed rooms, and meeting interviewees and listeners along the way. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
You're Invited to the Party!
Are you ready to party? Next week, on our official launch date with Hurrdat Media, we're throwing you a virtual party! We want to remind you of just how much we appreciate you, and to celebrate the good thigns that have come out of this year. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
S2:E15 Dear 2020
When is the best time to say goodbye? We need to break up. We both saw this coming. We've done what we could. It's time to say goodbye. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
S2:E14 The Noise Inside
What do you hear before it goes quiet? Lifelong love, memory and the things that stay with us. To usher you into the holidays, we're mixing it up this week with a little audio drama, a reading of a short story based on the Nebraska grandparents we heard about in episode 13, Unpacking Boxes. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
S2E13: Unpacking Boxes
What is the most important stuff we have to go through isn't stuff at all? As we enter this holiday season and gear up for time with (or without) family, Laura takes us to an empty house in Nebraska, where the most important things she found weren't in the boxes she unpacked, but the legacy left behind. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
S2:E12 Borderline Fortune
How do we keep finding joy in doing what we're doing each day? Success is great. Except when it isn't. Teresa K. Miller has known success and rejection, highs and lows, both in writing and in life. In an articulate and honest conversation, she talks about what poetry can teach us, and why success and awards aren't the main thing. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Don't forget to use the promo code SHELTER to get free shipping on top of a 15% discount when you order any of the wi
S2:E11 The Lotus Eaters
How can we rethink public education? For parents who aren't natural home-schoolers, the challenges of distance learning have proven to be some of the pandemic's most difficult. When her son's struggles become bigger than academics, Laura and her family seek help in the only place they can find it: on the opposite side of the country, far from home. Laura talks with best-selling author, educator, and historian Susan Wise Bauer, who offers a vision for education in America that can bring us toget
S2 Bonus: Faith and the Pandemic from the Transmission Times
How can faith help us cope with what we're really afraid of during this pandemic? A special bonus episode on faith, life, and the pandemic. Trigger warningL This episode talks about attempted suicide. Laura recently contributed to this intimate episode about faith and the pandemic. Thank you to Katie Semro and the Transmission Times for sharing it with Shelter in Place. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
S2:E10 The Breakdown
In a year of breakdowns, how can we find our way to a breakthrough? Gratitude is good. But sometimes it's not enough. As Laura reflects on the struggle of holding gratitude in a year of grief, she considers what Thanksgiving means for us in 2020. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
S2:E9 In Search of Home
What makes a good home, especially during this pandemic? Muoki Musau, a realtor in Virginia but also a theologian from Kenya, helps us answer this question. Muoki has also become a friend of Shelter in Place, and Laura spoke with Muoki the first time back in season 1, episode 67. If you'd like to learn more about our country's complicated history with holidays like Thanksgiving, you can listen to season 1, episodes 89. -Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refe
S2:E8 Trust the Messenger
How do we fight a disease that keeps growing and changing--without fighting each other in the process? -Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
S2:E7 What We Can Become
In a house divided, can we still stand? -Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
S2:E6 Inherited
Are we too late to create a better future for our planet? -Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
S2:E5 Standing in the Gap
How do we create community in the face of fear? Laura talks with a former CIA bodyguard and Navy Seals officer Jimmy Graham and his "sage," Able Shepherd COO Neal Pinkham, about creating community we can count on in our greatest times of need. Trigger Warning: This episode mentions guns and includes gun sound effects. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
S2:E4 Facing the Mob
When you're driving across the country and your AirBNB guests are partying and shooting adult films in your yard, is there anyone who can help? We thought it couldn't get worse. We were wrong. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
S2:E3 In the Boat
Can our friendships withstand the increasing demands of the pandemic? When a heatwave, wildfires, and a positive COVID test come all at once, Laura and her family finally consider leaving their home in search of safer harbors. In a continuation form the previous episode, scarcity experts Caroline Roux and Kelly Goldsmith help us understand why friendships in times of scarcity can be so hard. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.co
S2:E2 The Hidden Ship
What do we do when enough isn't enough? As Laura and her family grapple with the continual unraveling of their pre-pandemic stability, scarcity experts Caroline Roux and Kelly Goldsmith tell us why scarcity is so tough to handle - and how it can help us. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
S2:E1 Cyclops in Vegas
What do we do when our character is tested... and we fail the test? One day into our Pandemic Odyssey, Laura encounters a Cyclops in Vegas, an angry stranger whose gaze is fixed only on Laura's mistakes. Former minister Quinn Vaughn provides perspective as she faces a pandemic Odyssey of her own. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Season 2 Prologue: Pandemic Odyssey
When life in the pandemic becomes unsustainable, do we stay put or set sail? In this first episode of season 2, Laura sets the stage for the Pandemic Odyssey that has taken her and her family from one coast to another, questioning everything they thought was certain along the way. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Shelter in Place Season 2 Trailer
What does it mean to be a human - right now? At Shelter in Place, we believe that transforming communities begin by transforming ourselves. Join us for season 2 beginning in September 2020 as we find our metaphorical shelter and our existential place in a world of constant change. Find us at shelterinplacepodcast.info or share with a friend at refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
BONUS: Just Stop
Shelter in Place is taking a break from making new episodes right now so that we can make this work sustainable and bring you season 2. Today’s bonus episode is a combination of two past episodes that I’ve needed to be reminded of this week. They're stories about learning to stop even when everything in life pushes us to keep working ourselves into the ground. I hope they give you some much-needed rest today. ------ Follow Shelter in Place on Instagram and Facebook at @shelterinplacepodcast or o
BONUS: Everyday Failures
While Shelter in Place is on break between seasons, we're rereleasing some of our favorite episodes. Today's bonus episode is a combination of two episodes (16 & 71) that bring us back to some of my more humiliating and humorous parenting failures during this pandemic. Listen to the end for special new outtakes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
BONUS: Back to (Home) School
While Shelter in Place is on break between seasons, we're rereleasing some of our favorite episodes. Today's bonus episode is a combination of two episodes (55 & 97) that take a closer look at our distance learning challenges. Listen to the end for special new outtakes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
BONUS: #CovidCut
While Shelter in Place is on break between seasons, we're rereleasing some of our favorite episodes. Today's bonus episode is a combination of two episodes (39 & 54) that give glimpses of what life is like here at the Shelter in Place headquarters, where there are sometimes creative differences. Listen to the end for special new outtakes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
BONUS: In the Family
While Shelter in Place is on break between seasons, we're rereleasing some of our favorite episodes. Today's bonus episode is a combination of two episodes (48 & 76), when we interviewed Dr. Joyce Sanchez and Dr. Jose Luis Sanchez. Listen to the end for special new outtakes! Disclaimer: It should also be clear that Jose is not representing the Department of Defense or the US military establishment and that his opinions are only those from his personal/professional standpoint. In this way, he ca
Addendum to episode 96: FIERCE
This is a little audio addendum to episode 96: FIERCE. This podcast has been, from the beginning, a journey of learning how to reach out to others instead of hunkering down, how to change and grow even as this world changes faster than we can keep up with it. The conversations I’ve had over the past four months have inspired and challenged me, and this was never truer than in my conversations with the thirteen incredible authors of FIERCE: Essays by and About Dauntless Women. FIERCE is a marve
Performance Review
Job knowledge. Project scope. Implementation and execution. What happens when HR comes to review Shelter in Place? Listen to the end for special new outtakes! Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter 3 ways to support this work: Make a monthly or one-time donation on Glow Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify. Sign up for our newsletter.
Episode 99: My Fabulous Foolproof Formula for Fame and Fortune
Long before this pandemic, entrepreneur John Hall was rethinking what it meant to be successful in one's career. In this COVID-19 economy, American cultural historian Lawrence R. Samuel, Ph.D is continuing that conversation with an even broader lens. In this penultimate episode of Shelter in Place season one, I share insights by John and Lawrence, as well as the things that have mattered most on the journey of letting go of the success I thought I had to have. John Hall is the co-founder and p
Episode 98: What the Devil is Capable Of
Bay Area poet Vernon Keeve III lost his father during this pandemic. That loss--and that relationship--was a complicated one. His father was a Southern Baptist preacher and lawyer who for most of his life did not extend to his son the grace he was preaching. He suffered from dementia for two years before his death, and was only just beginning to make amends in their relationship before he lost the ability to do so. In this final conversation of season one, Vernon shares how he's come to terms
Episode 97: The Scream
As schools across the nation announce plans for distance learning or part-time attendance in the fall, working parents seem to not be factored into the equation. Smitten Kitchen's food writer Deb Perleman voices the scream we've all been holding inside in her New York Times story, "In the Covid-19 Economy, You Can Have a Kid or a Job. You Can’t Have Both." Thanks to Deb Perelman for permission to quote this excellent story, which I highly recommend you read here--whether or not you have kids.
Episode 96: Fierce
This week I’ve been sharing my conversations with the writers of FIERCE: Essays by and About Dauntless Women*. On today’s Story Saturday, you’ll finally get to hear from all thirteen of them. FIERCE won the Book Life Prize and the Nautilus Book Award. Publisher’s Weekly will be featuring the book in a story this month. What makes FIERCE unique is that the women who wrote these essays all have a personal connection to the historical women they wrote about. When Karyn Kloumann of Nauset press dr
Episode 95: Transcendent
As we continue our series featuring the women of FIERCE: Essays by and About Dauntless Women, we talk today with Chicava Honeychild, who is an actress, a burlesque dancer, a scholar, and a teacher of what she calls "Sacred Burlesque." She tells us what she has in common with a nun from the 1700s who had healing powers, and how she's using burlesque to combat society's narrow and unrealistic views on female beauty. You can find Chicava's work with Sacred Chrysalis here. You can purchase a copy
Episode 94: Revelry
Kara Lee Corthron is a playwright, a novelist, and a TV writer. Her forthcoming Young Adult novel DAUGHTERS OF JUBILATION is about a teenager in the Jim Crow era who discovers that she has magical abilities that make her powerful in a time when the world is telling her she is powerless. In this third installment of our episodes with the women who wrote FIERCE: ESSAYS BY AND ABOUT DAUNTLESS WOMEN, Kara tells us about her own journey as a writer, and why she chose to write about a woman who unders
Episode 93: Audacious
Edissa Nicolás-Huntsman calls herself an agitator, and activist, and an educator. In this riveting installment of our essays featuring the women of FIERCE: ESSAYS BY AND ABOUT AUDACIOUS WOMEN, Edissa tells us about the inspiration she found from a 19th-century Jewish feminist suffragist, and what she's doing to fight systemic oppression right now. You can find Edissa's blog Karma Compass here, including the Living Artist Project, her work on Unlearning Oppression, and what she's doing to make
Episode 92: Defiant
In the first of five episodes featuring FIERCE: ESSAYS BY AND ABOUT DAUNTLESS WOMEN, award-winning author Meera Nair shares how she's found hope even as she's been living in "the epicenter of the epicenter," the place that for a time, got hit hardest by COVID-19. Read more about Meera and find links to her published work here. You can purchase a copy of the award-winning anthology, FIERCE: Essays by and About Dauntless Women here. Trigger warning: In Meera's discussion of the essay she wro
Episode 91: An Open Letter to My Mom
In this open letter to her mom, Laura reflects on what she learned about being a strong woman even in a house that was wary of feminism. Her letter kicks off a week of episodes with the women who wrote the award-winning book, FIERCE: ESSAYS BY AND ABOUT DAUNTLESS WOMEN. You can purchase a copy of the award-winning anthology, FIERCE: Essays by and About Dauntless Women here. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for priv
Episode 90: Real Patriotism
On this Independence Day, Air Force veteran Tino Dinh talks about patriotism, and why he thinks it should be an inclusive term. Tino is the child of refugees who nearly died when they fled Saigon during the Vietnam war. He's spent most of his life serving this country--both in the Air Force and as a management consultant who advocates for veterans' benefits and solves problems in what he calls "the plumbing and the guts of the government." You can find Tino here and here. Complete show not
Episode 89: Family History
As we approach this holiday weekend, Laura looks to Independent presidential candidate Mark Charles to help us celebrate without ignoring our country's complicated family history. Resources from today’s episode: Read UNSETTLING TRUTHS by Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah Read Mark Charles’s story, “The Dilemma of the Fourth of July,” which I quoted in this episode. Watch this documentary about the Doctrine of Discovery. Watch the Upstander Project's film, Dawnland. Map our your own Genogram. Com
Episode 88: Temper Tantrum
We all have those times when life is a perfect storm of disasters and we just can't take it anymore. Sometimes it's our kids who have temper tantrums. Sometimes, it's us. Today I share the biggest one we've had yet during this quarantine, and what it's teaching us. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 87: Untouched
Fifteen years ago, the first thing Laura ever published was a short piece of creative non-fiction called "Touched." Today, she responds to that younger version of herself with "Untouched," a reflection on life in a world where she no longer takes touch for granted. You can find the original version of "Touched" at www.shelterinplacepodcast.info, and at The Cricket Online Review, which published it in 2005. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
Episode 86: Special
For the past two weeks, we've been looking at this time through the lens of the Enneagram--but the idea for this series began as a joke. Today Laura shares her own rocky road with the Enneagram, and why she's finally come around to believing that we need it now more than ever before. Special thanks to Anne & Tyler Elliston, Anne Leaché, and Emily & Donovan Chandler for becoming supporters of Shelter in Place. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelt
Episode 85: The Individualist
Keith Watts can hush a room with the beauty and power of his singing voice--but he's spent a lifetime silencing himself. As an Enneagram four, Keith knows how complicated life--and his own feelings about it--can be. In this final installment on our Enneagram series, Keith talks about how he has navigated the beauty and complexity of being a biracial gay man in church leadership, and shares some of the music that has come out of his story. You can find more of Keith's music at https://www.keith
Episode 84: The Capacity for Courage
Micheline Aharonian Marcom has been writing beautiful, courageous, award-winning novels for over twenty years. Her latest book, The New American, comes out next month. One of the great gifts she has given to her students is to teach them to write with courage, too. On today's Story Saturday, Laura reflects on why the lessons Micheline taught her more than fourteen years ago are still with her today, and what she continues to learn from Micheline about our capacity for courage. https://www.mich
Episode 83: The Enthusiast
Sevens are often referred to as "the fun number" on the Enneagram. But their continual search for contentment through the next great experience can also make them scattered and unreliable. Oakland pastor Marco Ambriz, who calls himself "a hard seven," has learned how to lean on others and slow down, turning his weaknesses into strengths. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 82: The Achiever
In the age of Malala and Greta Thunberg, young people are leading the charge on changing our world. Sanjna Selvarajan, today's Enneagram 3, is a great example. She's lived and traveled all over the world as a documentary filmmaker, photographer, writer, and podcaster--and she's still in college! Sanjna shares what it's been like to return home to Malaysia during this pandemic and examine her role as an activist and artist from afar, and why she has hope that things in the future can change. Comp
Episode 81: The Reformer
The Enneagram type 1 is often referred to as “the reformer” because with their strong sense of ethics and their core desire of having integrity and balance, 1s see that things can always be better--and they know how to make that happen. Jana Riess is an author, editor, and scholar who has been thinking about the Enneagram for a long time--including editing two books about it. As she shelters in place, she sees a lot about our world that needs reforming. But what she needs most are the small mome
Episode 80: The Loyal Skeptic
Enneagram sixes are more aware of how uncertain life is than most of us. In any given situation, they’ve probably thought through the worst case scenario--but that doesn’t mean that they’re never taken by surprise. In today's episode, Shea Gilbert talks about how this time of sheltering in place has reminded her of another time in her life when life felt uncertain, when she was diagnosed with cancer. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See
Episode 79: The Investigator
The Enneagram 5 is often described as "the investigator." Musician and audio editor Erica Huang was born and raised in New York, and during this time she's seen her city go from isolation to community. As she grapples with what the challenges of a pandemic world, she envisions a future that keeps us safe without keeping us apart. You can find more of Erica's work at https://www.erica-huang.com/. Erica Huang is a musician, audio editor, podcast producer, and actor, known for Rescue Me (2004), L
Episode 78: Story Saturday: A Beautiful Place
Elmer Yazzie grew up on the Navaho reservation in New Mexico, and was the son of a translator for the "white missionary." In today's Story Saturday, he shares a nuanced view of his people's history, and a vision for the future that prioritizes community and courage. You can read more about Elmer Yazzie here, and see photos of his art at laurajoycedavis.com/podcast. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and o
Episode 77: The Peacemaker
The Enneagram 9 is often called "the Peacemaker." 9s are so skilled at creating harmony that we often don't even notice they're doing it. The challenge for 9s is to do what they're good at without avoiding the chaotic parts of life. Samantha Lee is a third-grade teacher and mom of three kids, and has lived in Oakland for a long time. But as someone who came to this country as a teenager, she knows just how hard it can be to find peace in a changing world. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepod
Episode 76: Pandemic Summer
For over 40 years, Dr. Jose Luis Sanchez has been working in infectious disease epidemiology, outbreak investigation, and applied biomedical research. In today's episode, he answers questions about COVID-19, including whether or not we should schedule that summer travel, and why the virus has hit some populations so much harder than others. Disclaimer: It should also be clear that Jose is not representing the Department of Defense or the US military establishment and that his opinions are only
Episode 75: The Helper
Hilary Davis is a hospital chaplain who enjoys helping people have what she calls "a good death," and who brings equal enthusiasm to her work fighting climate change. She's also an Enneagram 2, the type often called "the Helper," because they're quick to help those around them and to work with endurance to better this world. They're the unsung heroes of our world, whose greatest challenge is helping others at the expense of themselves. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share thi
Episode 74: The Challenger
The Enneagram 8 is often described as "the challenger." Addiction therapist Jen Sheedy has been speaking truth to power all her life, but this time has brought with it challenges she never could have foreseen, choices that are pushing her to be more courageous than ever before. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 73: The Life-Changing Magic of Spacing Out
As social bubbles form and expand, each day continues to have challenges we didn't anticipate. Sometimes, the answer is to push through. But sometimes, the answer is to do absolutely nothing. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 72: Story Saturday: A Common Memory
Presidential candidate Mark Charles shares why he thinks our country's struggles with racism have everything to do with our need to find a common memory of our history, and why eleven years of watching the sunrise on the Navaho Nation has given him hope for the future. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 71: More Caught Than Taught
In parenting and in life, real change comes from a little less talk and a lot more action. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
BONUS: How We're Doing Now with the Transmission Times
The Transmission Times is an audio diary of voices from all across the globe. Today one of those voices is Laura's. In this special bonus episode, Laura talks about how she's really doing, and why even though this time has been extremely difficult, it has also sometimes been beautiful. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 70: Redefining Sanity
Tatiana Mac, an engineer, writer, and speaker who is thinking a lot about the weight words carry, prompts Laura to redefine the daily sanity she's seeking in each episode, and to explore how that pursuit is evolving. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 69: The Possibility of Change
In her forward to The Best American Science and Nature writing, Jaime Green pushes back on the idea that anything is outside of politics, and makes a case for choosing to engage in a more hopeful, just future. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 68: Difference
In the wake of cancelling a long-anticipated trip to see her extended family, Laura explores how the differences that have created conflict within her own family have revealed the lies she has believed about her family and country. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 67: Circling Back
Laura circles back with Muoki Musau, whose perspective began this week of amplifying and celebrating Black voices. In the first conversation they've ever had--a conversation that begins and ends with laughter--they agree together to talk about racism in America, and Muoki shares his vision for a better way forward. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 66: What's Going On
James Jones has been carving his own path for a long time--as a musician, a voiceover artist, a podcaster, and a Black man in the Mormon church. He shares how taking the leap to follow his dreams have included some falls, but ultimately landed him exactly where he needs to be. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 65: Goodnight America
Singer songwriter Miko Marks shares music and words to guide us in these troubling times. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 64: Blues for Almost Forgotten Music
Award-winning poet Roxane Beth Johnson shares poems to help us remember the music of life, and talks about how this time has taught her to to live a quieter life and find hope in the small moments. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 63: The Show Must Be Paused
Shelter in Place is joining with other arts organizations in observing “Black Out Tuesday” on June 2. This is a day to disconnect from work and reconnect with community in light of the deaths of African American citizens and the systemic racism, violence, and brutality they continue to endure. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 62: Balance
What a failed gymnastics career and a Virginia realtor’s perspective can show us navigating this time with humility and presence. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 61: Story Saturday: Do Not Be Afraid
Laura talks with Nashville Singer-Songwriter Christopher Williams about how making music for twenty-five years has taught him how to not be afraid--even when everything around us is crumbling. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
BONUS: The Rollercoaster Ride with the Transmission Times
Life in quarantine can feel like an emotional rollercoaster ride, one with twists and turns that are not always welcome. In this special bonus episode from the Transmission Times, listeners from around the world share their experiences of the ups and downs of pandemic living. Courtesy of http://transmissiontimes.libsyn.com/. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 60: Trixi
How uniting around a common cause can help former adversaries become allies--even when those allies are your siblings, and the common cause is bringing someone else down. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 59: Standardized
As the UC university system ditches the ACT and SAT as requirements for college admissions, Laura shares her own story of test-taking and college, and why she hopes her children's experiences of college will be different. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 58: Type 2 Fun
As we enter this pandemic summer, Laura recalls how sometimes our best memories aren't of the easy kind of fun, but the kind we had to work for. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 57: Slab City
Laura takes this Memorial Day holiday off from the usual episodes, and instead shares a short story she wrote called "Slab City," which was originally published by A Capella Zoo. Note: This story may not be suitable for children. The original version of this story included a few words of profanity, which Laura has excluded from this reading. You can read the original version at laurajoycedavis.com. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast
Episode 56: Story Saturday: Bent Toward Hope
In this very special Story Saturday edition, Laura talks with award-winning author Kirin Khan, who began this time of sheltering in place in a firestorm of tragedy, but through it all has found her way to hope and grace. Warning: This episode contains mention of suicide. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 55: Solve for X
On her kids' last day of school, Laura draws from Susan Wise Bauer's research, writing, and experience on how we can rethink the way we approach our K-12 education system as our world begins to open up and we try to imagine post-pandemic living. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 54: Mullethawk
What a decade-long fight taught Laura about relationships, laughter, and the grace we need to keep giving each other. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 53: A Better Way
As the world begins to open up at least in some places, Laura looks to the work of #1 New York Times Best-Selling author Sebastian Junger to examine the pitfalls of American individualism, and guide us toward a more connected, contented future. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 52: I do it.
Laura comes to terms with the way the generosity of others is pushing her to recognize how much she needs her community, and also how much we miss out on in a culture of individualism. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 51: Rest
What does rest mean for us, right now? Two months in, Laura reflects on the challenges of starting a project with no planning--a challenge that mirrors life during COVID-19. She takes a good friend's advice to find rest and discovers it in some places she didn't expect. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 50: Story Saturday: In Service to the Poem
On today's Story Saturday, Laura talks with poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommor about her daily practice of writing and publishing a poem a day for over a decade, and about why her favorite people in this world are the people who don't like poetry. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 49: Sanity
What does it mean to find daily sanity in a world that glorifies the hustle culture? After writing daily episodes for eight weeks straight, Laura considers what it means to find daily sanity--and is surprised by the complexity of the answer. If there were a Shelter in Place manifesto, this would be it. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 48: Open for Business
How do businesses navigate in a political environment post-pandemic? In a time when even the coronavirus has become political, how do we find our way forward without contributing to further polarization as a nation? Laura looks to infectious disease doctor Joyce Sanchez for perspective during this time. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 47: Tell the Kids
How do you raise kids in an increasingly polarized environment? In this second episode of lament over Ahmaud Arbery's death, Laura looks to two leaders in the church who are crying out against injustice in a new way, one that includes sharing our grief with our kids. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 46: Ahmaud
What does Ahmaud's death mean to a fellow runner? Ahmaud Arbery was killed on February 23, 2020 while he was out for his daily run. Laura looks to fellow runners Alison Mariella Désir and Bayano Kamani for wisdom on where we go from here. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
BONUS: Creativity and COVID-19 with Emerging Form
In honor of Mother's Day, Laura shares this very special bonus episode, a conversation with Emerging Form's hosts, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and Christie Aschwanden. They talk about motherhood, creativity in the time of COVID-19, and what the daily practice of creating has taught them during this time of life in a pandemic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 45: Story Saturday: Through a Different Lens
How does a movie producer navigate through a pandemic? Laura talks with Hollywood executive Andrew Calof, who has spent the past twenty years chasing his dream of making movies, and how pursuing that dream and spending years crafting stories is helping him to shelter in place. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 44: The Third Way
What can history teach us about the new way forward? As difficult as life feels right now, this time of sheltering in place has revealed how unsustainable our previous COVID-19 lives were. Laura looks to French historian Rebecca L. Spang for what history can teach us as we imagine a third way of living. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 43: Help
What can a biking accident teach us about navigating the current environment? Seven months ago, Patrick Vaughn got into a bike accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury. The healing process from that injury was a long, slow one, and in many ways mirrors the losses our world is experiencing right now. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 42: Tiny Habits
How do we learn from past mistakes to build long-term changes in our habits? In the face of feeling disappointed with herself for making the same parenting mistakes over and over again in this time of living in close quarters with her family, Laura turns to BJ Fogg's work and writing. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 41: Giving When It Hurts
How do you give during a time of scarcity? On Giving Tuesday, a day that is all about being generous, Laura looks to recent research on scarcity and generosity for guidance during this time of both personal and global scarcity. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
BONUS: Keeping a Notebook with Nina LaCour
In this special bonus episode, recent Shelter in Place guest and best-selling, award-winning author Nina LaCour invite us to turn to words and creation for hope in this time of fear, uncertainty, and disappointment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 40: May Day
How do you find hope in the midst of struggles? To celebrate this week's challenge of dreaming and gratitude, Laura brings you a very special episode with your stories of what this time has been like for you, and how you're dreaming, grieving, and finding hope in the midst of the struggles. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 39: In This Together
How can gratitude and dreaming big live in our everyday lives? On this final day of the week's Gratitude and Dreaming challenge, Laura considers how the challenge has helped her to dream not just for herself, but for what her future could look like for her and her family. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 38: Let's Celebrate
How can a shift in mindset create small wins? On this birthday episode, Laura shares how being grateful has given her small wins, which have gone a long way to helping her process the loss of the past week and have given her a sense of progress. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 37: Abundance
How can we reimagine generosity? Laura confronts her own cynicism about generosity, and how a recent study showing a link between gratitude and generosity and Laura's own experience of her family losing their source of income has pushed her to think about generosity in a new light. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 36: Non-Essential
How do you create art you can live off of during a global pandemic? With Laura's recent loss of income what does it mean to create art in a world where she is among the non-essential. She turns to Queersplaining podcast host Callie Wright to find practical solutions for creating art you can live off of. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 35: Permission to Dream
How can you dream big in a time filled with so much uncertainty? As Laura continues to process the losses of the past week, a good friend challenges her to see this time as an opportunity to dream. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Shelter in Place Trailer
When the news came down about the mandate to shelter in place, Bay Area writer Laura Joyce Davis decided to mark this moment in history by chronicling her experience in real time. In each short episode, she draws inspiration from artists, scholars, and thinkers to find her way to hope and connection even as she lays bare the fears, challenges, and losses of this time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 34: Story Saturday: Writing in Place
On today's Story Saturday, Laura talks with bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning author Nina LaCour. Laura and Nina have known each other for sixteen years, and talk about how COVID-19 has changed their lives, their writing, and what they hope is ahead for all of us. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 33: Let Them Cry
How does crying and our tears help us? As Laura processes her own grief over two major losses this week, she looks to the science of tears and Professor Ad Vingerhoets, one of the world's leading researchers on crying, to understand what we need for our tears to help us. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 32: Be Still
What does it mean to sit in this moment of fatigue and uncertainty while staying focused on the things that matter? As her family faces the reality of unemployment and a future they can't control, Laura shares some big news in this little episode. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 31: For the Beauty of the Earth
As greenhouse gas emissions have come down during this global pandemic, how can we find our way to a cleaner, more sustainable world? On this Earth Day, Laura steps away from the politics of climate change and dreams about how we can find our way to a cleaner, more sustainable world. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
BONUS! The Same Humanity
Hey, what's Out There? Today's story is a special episode from Out There, a podcast exploring big questions through intimate stories outdoors. The story originally aired back in the fall of 2017, when producer Maya Kroth was living and reporting in Mexico City. You can find this story at OutTherePodcast.com. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 30: The Sabbatical Year
How did a sabbatical year shape Laura and her family's last 17 years? And how has that all changed during COVID-19? Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 29: Story Saturday: The Entrepreneur in All of Us
How does a business owner pivot during a global pandemic? Laura talks with a business owner, occupational therapist, business coach, and podcaster Laura Figueroa, whose experiences pivoting her business and restructuring her life gave her the skills she needed to respond to COVID-19. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 28: TGIF
During a pandemic, they days blur together and a sense of time is lost - how can we combat this? One of the strangest things about this time of sheltering in place is that every day feels the same. Laura explores why this sameness is so troubling, and why we need the days of the week more than we realize. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 27: Lessons from the Trail
What can Laura learn from her long-standing dream of hiking the JMT? The trip was ill-timed in many ways--but it ended up being exactly what they needed. Laura shares stories from the trail, wisdom from Cheryl Strayed, and what the experience taught her about living in quarantine now. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
One Month Later
One month into sheltering in place, Laura reflects on some recent wisdom from writer Victor LaValle, and what his words and the past month have shown her about herself and her world. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter You can find the critically acclaimed, wild, wonderful writing of Victor LaValle that Laura mentioned here: http://www.victorlavalle.com/ Want to support this work? Make a monthly or one-time donation
Episode 25: A Time to Laugh
When was the last time you laughed? Laura takes a break from the usual pondering about the meaning of life to bring you an episode devoted entirely to laughter, and why we need it now more than ever. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 24: In Defense of Doubt
Who ever said doubt was a bad thing? On the 22nd anniversary of a beloved family member's death, Laura reflects on the critical role doubt has played in her own journey, and how continues to guide her during this time of uncertainty. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 23: Story Saturday: Pink Cathedrals
What if pain could be erased? On today's Story Saturday, Laura shares her short story Pink Cathedrals, a story about love, loss, memory, and displacement. Pink Cathedrals was originally published in the Arroyo Literary Review and nominated for a Puschart Prize. You can find a link for the printed story in today's show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 22: In Solidarity
We're oceans away, but how different are we really? Laura gets a message from a friend in Manila talking about how COVID-19 has affected those in the Philippines, and reflects on the lessons her year in Manila taught her a decade ago. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 21: Human Touch
Without touch, how can we connect? Not touching isn't just about physical contact. It reveals something deeper and more troubling about our current reality. Laura explores the research behind. why touch is so important, and offers some practical solutions of how we can care for ourselves right now. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 20: Chased by the Muse
Why does this feel eerily familiar? Laura shares the story of another time when she had to shelter in place, though under very different circumstances. Inspired by Homer's Odyssey, she tells her own odyssey of being stuck in Mexico during Hurricane Odile in 2014. The story was published by Hobart in 2015. Complete show notes at the shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 19: The Surprising Power of Kindness
When all else fails... how can kindess help us? Laura shares some surprising and delightful research from social psychologist Nicholas Epley, and reflects on the kindesses that have made a big difference in her own life during times of grief and loss Complete show notes at the shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 18: Seasons
How have the different seasons impacted Laura's upbringing? It's Holy Week, the final week of the season of Lent. Laura reflects on growing up in a place with extreme seasons, and how learning about the rhythms of Lent, Passover, and Ramadan have helped her during a season of shifting from our pre-COVID lives. Complete show notes at the shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 17: Story Saturday: Picnic
What's it like being a mother painter? On today's Story Saturday, Laura talks with Oakland painter Christine Ferrouge, whose solo show "Picnic" was scheduled to open today. Christine talks about being a mother artist, painting the world her daughters are growing up in, and why it's important to keep creating. Complete show notes at the shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 16: My Country
Is it even possible to come together in a politically divided country? COVID-19 comes at a time of intense political division, and the pandemic has only highlighted that divide. Laura talks about how a hard day with her family gave her insight into her relationship with her country. Complete show notes at the shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 15: Social (Media) Distancing
How has the pandemic impacted our reliance on social media? Social distancing has made us more reliant on social media than ever--and more susceptible to its pitfalls. Laura reflects on the changes in her own life around social media, and features work from Anya Marchenko, Keyonna Summers, & Sherry Turkle. Complete show notes at the shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 14: The New Normal
When control is lost, what's left? With the news that schools won't reopen for the rest of the year, Laura considers what it means for us to settle into an ever-changing new normal. She draws from a conversation with Dr. James Furrow to learn how to become more resilient and adapt to this new time. Complete show notes at the shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 13: One More Day
Two weeks have passed... now what? Two weeks into the Bay Area Shelter in Place Mandate, Laura reflects on the ways her family's life has changed, and shares the insights from her friend Arathi Ravier, whose essay on this time captures the pushes and pulls of this new life against the one we left behind. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 12: Ten Percent Happier
What happens when you turn your mind off? Laura goes out of her home for the first time in two weeks, and shares what she's learned about meditation, prayer, and the importance of contemplative practices in a time when the chatter of our thoughts is constant. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 11: Story Saturday: Windows
What can photographs reveal about ourselves? On today's Story Saturday episode, Laura turns to the work of another creative, photographer Sean Donnelly, whose work of shooting family portraits through windows has given him perspective on this time. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 10: What Grief Can Teach Us
At our lowest of lows, how do we rise up? As Laura struggles with her sorrow in real time, she looks to generations past as well as to those who are currently suffering on wisdom for how to grapple with the challenges we face. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Community
What makes a good community? During this time when so many of us are isolated, Laura tells the story of her neighbors Sara and Mona, who took it upon themselves to take a neighborhood where no one said hello and make it a true community. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter 3 ways to support this work: Make a monthly or one-time donation on Glow Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify.
The Call to Create
Why create? Midway through week 2 of the Bay Area Shelter in Place mandate, Laura reflects on why she feels compelled to push her anxiety into creativity in this time, and reflects on other times when artists have led the way. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter 3 ways to support this work: Make a monthly or one-time donation on Glow Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify. Sign up fo
Lament
What do you do when deep breaths just aren't enough? Laura discusses the anxiety many of us are feeling right now, and shares the insights she learned from Dr. Chuck DeGroat on how the best way to move through that anxiety might just be through ancient practices of lament. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter 3 ways to support this work: Make a monthly or one-time donation on Glow Leave us a rating or review on Appl
Grace
In a time of turmoil, how can grace come to our rescue> As Laura reflects on the lessons of the past week of sheltering in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, she faces the hopes and failures of both herself and this world with a much-needed dose of grace. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter 3 ways to support this work: Make a monthly or one-time donation on Glow Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts,
Story Saturday: The Noise Inside
How can stories help us heal? Laura has decided to make each Saturday episode "Story Saturday," a time of sharing fiction to get us through the day. Today she shares a story she wrote a long time ago. Contact us at shelterinplacepodcast.info/connect if you want to be considered for Story Saturday. Want to support this work? Make a monthly or one-time donation on Glow Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify. Sign up for our newsletter. Complete show notes at www
This Just Got Real
When life is tested, can gratitude save us? Laura gets news from several friends who are being tested for the virus, and reflects on what it means to live a generous life. Want to support this work? Make a monthly or one-time donation on Glow Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify. Sign up for our newsletter. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter
Burning Bush
When things get real, what do you do? On day three of the Bay Area Shelter in Place mandate, Laura gets news that a family member might have been exposed to COVID-19. In the wake of this news, she reflects on what life is like for those on medicine right now, and what the rest of us can do to support them. Want to support this work? Make a monthly or one-time donation on Glow Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify. Sign up for our newsletter. Complete show not
One Day In
What happens when you realize "normal" doesn't exist anymore? With the Shelter in Place mandate extended to Bay Area wine country and Gavin Newsom's warning us that school probably won't be back in session until the fall, Laura considers what it means that this is the new norm. Want to support this work? Make a monthly or one-time donation on Glow Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify. Sign up for our newsletter. Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodc
Lockdown
What does it mean to "Shelter in Place"? In the hours after Shelter in Place mandate to stop the spread of COVID-19, Bay Area author Laura Joyce Davis turns to art to make sense of the chaos in our world. She considers what it means to "shelter in place," and explores how this time of isolation can be purposeful. Want to support this work? Make a monthly or one-time donation on Glow Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or Spotify. Sign up for our newsletter. Complete s