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...

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 [email protected] May 8 to be...

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, ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

"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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

When was the last time you felt the joy of movement? Andreina Febres came to the United States at age 21, with one simple mission: 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. 

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. // Complete show notes at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org FB, IG: @shelterinplacepodcast; Twitter @PodcastShelter