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The Writer"s Journey with Laura Davis Podcast

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7:56

When Your Body Speaks and You Have to Listen

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2025/11/01

Episode Title: When Your Body Speaks and You Have to Listen: Navigating Aging, Illness, and Uncertain FuturesEpisode Description: In this deeply personal and reflective episode, acclaimed memoirist and writing teacher Laura Davis shares her meditation on aging, physical limitations, and the courage required to face an uncertain future. While recovering from diverticulitis, Laura examines what it means when a lifetime of manifesting, creating, and teaching collides with a body that insists on rest

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3:42

Pause for Peace: We Were Made for These Times

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2025/10/29

Episode Title: Ancestral Wisdom for Writers: We Were Made for These TimesEpisode Description: Award-winning author and writing teacher Laura Davis offers a midweek meditation for writers and creatives seeking peace during uncertain times. In this brief but powerful episode, Laura shares the empowering song "We Were Made for These Times" by Jewish musicians Arielle Rivera Korman and R'Noam Lerman.Drawing on ancestral wisdom, community strength, and the resilience of those who came before us, this

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6:04

Fear Isn't a Stop Sign—It's a Doorway

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2025/10/25

Episode Title:Fear Isn't a Stop Sign—It's a Doorway: Graseilah Coolidge on How Forest Immersion Could Build World PeaceEpisode Description:In this inspiring episode of The Writer's Journey, host Laura Davis highlights the groundbreaking work of Graseilah Coolidge, a former intelligence analyst turned forest immersion guide who believes that the path to world peace begins in the quiet embrace of nature. Laura shares how she discovered Graseilah's transformative practice of forest immersion and

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2:09

Pause for Peace: Why Are Your Poems So Dark?

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2025/10/22

Episode Title: "Poetry for Peace: Embracing Light and Dark with Linda Pastan"Episode Description: Join host Laura Davis for this week's Midweek Pause for Peace, featuring Linda Pastan's profound poem "Why Are Your Poems So Dark?" Laura reflects on living between light and shadow, especially when darkness feels frightening, yet remains essential to our human experience. This calming episode pairs meaningful poetry with peaceful imagery to offer your heart and nervous system a midweek respite.What

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7:06

Writers and Artists: A Call for Submissions

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2025/10/18

Episode Title: REFUGE Anthology Open for Submissions: Writers and Artists Respond to Turbulent TimesEpisode Description: In this episode, acclaimed author and writing teacher Laura Davis shares a compelling submission opportunity from her student Cathy Krizik, an award-winning magazine designer and graphic artist. Laura discusses the REFUGE anthology—a full-color, beautifully designed collection seeking creative responses about courage and resilience in today's world—and reveals submission

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2:36

Pause for Peace: Do Not Be Afraid of the Dark

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2025/10/15

Episode Title: “Finding Light in Dark Times: Chelan Harkin's Call to Rise"Episode Description: Join host Laura Davis for this week's Midweek Pause for Peace, featuring mystic poet Chelan Harkin's powerful untitled poem about finding inner light during crisis. After a difficult week in America, Laura shares this reminder of the indomitable strength we carry within, regardless of external circumstances. This healing episode pairs meaningful poetry with peaceful imagery to offer your heart and nervous

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24:05

Writing Your Way Through Time

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2025/10/11

PODCAST SHOW NOTESEpisode Title: Writing Prompts: 3 Time-Travel Exercises to Discover Your Past, Present & Future SelfEpisode Description: In this transformative episode, acclaimed memoir teacher Laura Davis reveals three life-changing writing prompts that unlock profound self-discovery. With over 35 years of teaching experience and as the award-winning author of "The Burning Light of Two Stars," Laura guides listeners through a powerful exercise that explores identity across time. Learn how to

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2:29

Pause for Peace: Going Home the Longest Way Around

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2025/10/08

PODCAST SHOW NOTESEpisode Title: Going Home the Longest Way Around: Finding Peace Through Pat Schneider's PoetryEpisode Description:In this moving episode of her Midweek Pause for Peace series, acclaimed author and writing teacher Laura Davis shares Pat Schneider's profound poem "Going Home the Longest Way Around." Laura reflects on Schneider's dedication to making writing accessible outside traditional academic institutions and explores how stories become maps that guide us to each other. This

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10:39

My Muse Took Me On a Journey

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2025/10/04

Episode TitleHow to Connect with Your Writing Muse: A Journey into Creative SurrenderIn this transformative episode of The Writer's Journey, acclaimed memoirist and writing teacher Laura Davis shares her mystical encounter with her creative muse. Following profound advice from writing teacher Carolyn Brigit Flynn about protecting her soul, Laura guides listeners through a powerful meditation-inspired writing session that reveals the path to authentic creative connection.What Laura Covers in This

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1:47

Pause for Peace: It Is Enough

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2025/10/01

IEpisode Title: Laura Davis' Midweek Pause for Peace: It Is EnoughEpisode Description: Join Laura Davis for this week's Midweek Pause for Peace, where she pairs beautiful imagery with soul-nourishing poetry. In this episode, Laura shares Danna Faulds' gentle poem "It Is Enough," offering a moment of stillness for your heart and nervous system during life's overwhelming moments.What Laura Shares:· A heartfelt reading of Danna Faulds' "It Is Enough" from "From Root to Bloom"· Personal

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14:00

There Is Nothing Here You Cannot Meet

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2025/09/27

Episode Title: Nothing You Cannot Meet: Laura Davis' Memoir WisdomDescription: Join Laura Davis for an intimate look at how poetry becomes a pathway to personal strength. In this episode, Laura shares a transformative moment from her Wednesday writing class where Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer's poem "Sitting in a Quiet Room" sparked profound self-discovery—then demonstrates the power of the writing prompt with her own vulnerable memoir excerpt.What You'll Experience:Complete reading of Rosemerry

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3:07

Pause for Peace: Detached From Outcome

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2025/09/24

Episode TitleMidweek Pause for Peace: "Detached From Outcome" by James CrewsEpisode DescriptionJoin Laura Davis for another nurturing episode of Midweek Pause for Peace, where she pairs images from nature with poetry to offer moments of restoration for both heart and nervous system.This week, Laura features a beautifully contemplative poem by James Crews that explores the profound wisdom of acting without attachment to results. "Detached From Outcome" uses the metaphor of planting a tree you may

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10:24

How to Create Tension Between Characters in Your Memoir

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2025/09/20

Episode TitleHow to Create Tension Between Characters in Your Memoir: The Push-Pull Technique That Transforms Relationships on the PageEpisode DescriptionAward-winning memoir author Laura Davis shares the breakthrough storytelling technique that transformed her relationship with her mother on the page. In this practical episode, Laura reveals how a theatre director's unique assignment helped her create authentic tension in "The Burning Light of Two Stars" by mapping specific moments that connected

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11:02

How Great Writing Prompts Generated the Best Material...

The Writer"s Journey with Laura Davis Podcast ·

2025/09/13

Episode DescriptionJoin host Laura Davis as she dives deep into the art of crafting powerful writing prompts that unlock forgotten memories and generate compelling memoir material. In this episode, Laura shares 35 years of experience creating personalized writing exercises that help writers excavate their deepest stories and reveals the techniques behind her most effective prompts.What Laura Covers in This Episode:The anatomy of effective writing prompts - What makes a prompt evocative vs

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3:02

Pause for Peace: For When I Am Hard on Myself

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2025/09/10

Poetry Medicine for Self-Criticism: When You're Hard on Yourself This Midweek Pause for Peace, curated by Laura Davis, features Colorado Poet Laureate Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer's healing poem "For When I Am Hard on Yourself." Laura Davis shares how this poetry became medicine during a difficult re-entry from Bali, offering gentle wisdom for anyone struggling with self-criticism, shame, or perfectionism.Key Questions This Episode Answers· How can poetry help with self-criticism and negative

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12:07

The Kinds Of Silence I Have Known

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2025/09/06

Writing About Silence: Memoir Prompts That Transform Your StoryIn this episode, Laura Davis explores the profound types of silence we experience in life through creative writing and poetry. Inspired by Ada Limón's "The Quiet Machine," Laura shares a personal memoir about her relationship to different kinds of silence. This episode includes a transformative writing prompt: "Tell me about the kinds of silence you have known." Perfect for writers, poets, memoirists, and anyone using storytelling for

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2:47

Pause for Peace: Let Them Not Say

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2025/09/03

Episode TitleMidweek Pause for Peace: "Let Them Not Say" by Jane HirshfieldEpisode DescriptionWelcome to another episode of Midweek Pause for Peace with Laura Davis. In this weekly series, Laura pairs stunning images from nature with carefully chosen poetry to offer listeners a moment of reflection and restoration for both heart and nervous system.This week, Laura features the profound and urgent poem "Let Them Not Say" by award-winning poet Jane Hirshfield. This powerful piece explores themes of

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8:01

Pause for Peace: Womanifesto

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2025/08/27

Episode TitleMidweek Pause for Peace: "Womanifesto" by Libba Bray - A Call to ActionEpisode DescriptionJoin Laura Davis for a special edition of Midweek Pause for Peace that breaks from the usual gentle reflections to deliver something designed to rouse and awaken. This week, Laura features "Womanifesto," a fierce and unapologetic poem written by bestselling novelist Libba Bray in 2017.Unlike the typical pairing of nature imagery with contemplative poetry, this episode presents a powerful call for

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2:56

Pause for Peace: November 6

The Writer"s Journey with Laura Davis Podcast ·

2025/08/20

I hope you enjoy this Midweek Pause for Peace. Each week, I pair a beautiful image with a poem—a little something for your heart and your nervous system.—Laura DavisEpisode OverviewIn this transformative episode of "Pause for Peace," host Laura Davis explores Chelan Harkin's profound poem "November 6" - a rallying cry for finding our inner strength when everything seems to be falling apart. Laura reflects on how this poem reminds us of the inner strength that lives in all of us, and how we just need

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2:13

Pause for Peace: For Love

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2025/08/13

Episode OverviewIn this deeply moving episode of "Pause for Peace," host Laura presents Dorothy Oger's stirring poem "For Love" - a powerful meditation on choosing love and compassion even in the midst of personal and global turmoil. This midweek pause offers listeners a moment of reflection, healing, and hope through the transformative power of poetry.Featured ContentPoem: "For Love" by Dorothy OgerTheme: Standing for love in troubled timesFormat: Poetry reading with reflective commentaryDuration:

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