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.

Feels Like Home 05/12/2022

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 Want to support this work? Make a monthly or 1x donation at Leave us a rating or review on , , or . for our newsletter. /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/23103143

A Mother for All Seasons 05/05/2022

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 May 8 to be included in our finale episode. Learn more about Robyn Alagona Cutler: Follow The Postpartum Therapist on Instagram: @the_postpartum_therapist Complete show notes at . Want to support this work? Make a monthly or 1x donation at Leave us a rating or review on , , or . for our newsletter. /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/23007977

All the Roads That Lead from Home 04/28/2022

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 .Complete show notes at Tell us what Shelter in Place has meant to you . Want to support this work? -Make a monthly or one-time donation at -Leave us a rating or review on , , or . for our newsletter. /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/22935887

Mother Mine 04/21/2022

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 . Want to be in our season finale episode? Tell us what Shelter in Place has meant to you . and provide meals in Ukraine! . Learn more about Katie, Mother Mine, and 'Til It's Gone or at . /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/22848467

Material Feels 04/14/2022

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 Tell us what Shelter in Place has meant to you . Need instructions? Find them . Find Material Feels and more about Catherine Monahon . Want to support this work? Make a monthly or one-time donation at Leave us a rating or review on , , or . for our newsletter. /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/22775360

Eight Secrets for Guaranteed Happiness 04/07/2022

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 Send us a voice memo telling us what Shelter in Place has meant to you! Need recording instructions? Find them . Support this work: Make a monthly or one-time donation at Leave us a rating or review on , , or . for our newsletter. /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/22718591

A Time to Change 03/31/2022

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 . Listen and subscribe to 2 Lives episodes . Complete show notes at Want to support this work? Make a monthly or 1x donation at Leave us a rating or review on , , or . Sign up for our weekly(ish) newsletter. Connect with us @shelterinplacepodcast@PodcastShelter /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/22629428

It Takes a Village 03/24/2022

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 @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB @PodcastShelter on Twitter Want to support this work? Make a monthly or one-time donation on Leave us a rating or review on , , or . for our newsletter. /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/22543217

Happy Anniversary 03/17/2022

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 Leave us a rating or review on , , , or . for our newsletter. Complete show notes at @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/22476830

Cloud Cuckoo Land 03/10/2022

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 Leave us a rating or review on , , or . for our newsletter. Complete show notes at @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21399800

Fixing the World in 10 Easy Steps 03/03/2022

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 Leave us a rating or review on , , or . for our newsletter. Complete show notes at @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB @PodcastShelter on Twitter Show notes: World Health Organization’s . NCBI . NIH article on the Learn more about Comic Relief’s . Jazz singer and songwriter , jazz singer and saxophonist Prior episodes mentioned today: The Lotus Eaters, Productivity Unhacked, Dancing Saved My Life, and Finding the Fuego. /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/22320758

Why'd Bambi Have to Die? 02/24/2022

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 Rate and review on , , or . for our newsletter. Complete show notes at @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter Show notes: to Deer Humans. Dance with Making Waves Studios: . Listen to “.” Read Historical Detective Judy Vasos’s book My Dear Good Rosi . . /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/22071482

How are you doing—really? 02/17/2022

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? Complete show notes at @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB @PodcastShelter on Twitter Show notes: Learn more about Eve at (our season 2 episode that Eve mentions) (our episode featuring Justin McRoberts that Eve helped create) (the episode Eve pitched, co-created, and co-hosted) /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/22071503

How Can This Be? 02/10/2022

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 Connect with us on social media: @PodcastShelter on Twitter; @shelterinplacepodcast on IG/FB Enjoying Shelter in Place? for as little as $5/month! Make a website with PAIR: pair.com/free. Promo code: QUICKSTART /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/22084541

Finding the Fuego (with ALL the yumminess) 02/03/2022

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 @shelterinplacepodcast on IG and FB@PodcastShelter on Twitter @makingwavesstudios Dance with Adriana at Learn how to create an award-winning podcast with . Make a website with PAIR: pair.com/free Promo code: QUICKSTART /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/22016375

Why We Need Two Lives to Live One 01/27/2022

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 Connect with us on social media: @PodcastShelter on Twitter @shelterinplacepodcast on IG/FB Find your own 2 lives moment with wherever you get podcasts. /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21912023

Why We Need the Friends We've Never Met 01/20/2022

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 Listen to and at . Master the art (and science) of audio storytelling with Connect with us on Twitter on Instagram and Facebook /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21832898

What the Adventure Can Teach Us 01/13/2022

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. /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21769889

Choose Your Own (Audio) Adventure 01/07/2022

Choose Your Own (Audio) Adventure What if life could be an exciting quest — but with sound? /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21674375

Productivity Unhacked 12/30/2021

Productivity Unhacked What if this year, our new year’s resolutions were not what we could do, but what we could undo? /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21399749

Tres Corazones: an audio holiday card 12/25/2021

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. /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21597236

Lost and Found Revisited 12/24/2021

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. /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21592598

Dancing Saved My Life 12/16/2021

Dancing Saved My Life When was the last time you felt the joy of movement? /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21353876

The Theology of Listening 12/09/2021

The Theology of Listening What can the fractures in our identity and ancestry teach us about how to heal? 20-something podcaster Zahra Crim 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. /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21353870

Everyday Magic 12/02/2021

Everyday Magic What if the most important thing we do isn’t doing at all, but noticing? /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21350105

A Better Age (part 2) 11/25/2021

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? /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21268628

A Better Age (Part 1) 11/18/2021

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. /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21205466

A Good Age Revisited 11/11/2021

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. /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21132254

As You Wish 11/04/2021

As You Wish Why is it that the people we love the most can sometimes make us feel loved the least? /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/21051632

Stuck on the Staircase 10/28/2021

Stuck on the Staircase How do we move from languishing to flourishing even when things are not okay? /episode/index/show/shelterinplace/id/20967020

Shelter in Place: escape into life.

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