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Shelter in Place: escape into life.

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.

Copyright: © Laura Joyce Davis

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Episode 21: Human Touch Apr 09, 2020

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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.

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Episode 20: Chased by the Muse Apr 08, 2020

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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.

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Episode 19: The Surprising Power of Kindness Apr 07, 2020

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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

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Episode 18: Seasons Apr 06, 2020

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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.

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Episode 17: Story Saturday: Picnic Apr 04, 2020

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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.

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Episode 16: My Country Apr 03, 2020

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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.

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Episode 15: Social (Media) Distancing Apr 02, 2020

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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.

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Episode 14: The New Normal Apr 01, 2020

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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.

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Episode 13: One More Day Mar 31, 2020

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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.

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Episode 12: Ten Percent Happier Mar 30, 2020

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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.

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