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The Writer"s Journey with Laura Davis Podcast

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Pause for Peace: V'ahavta

The Writer"s Journey with Laura Davis Podcast ·

2025/12/03

Episode DescriptionIn this moving Midweek Pause for Peace, Laura Davis shares "V'ahavta," a stunning poem by author and activist Aurora Levins Morales that reimagines an ancient Jewish prayer for our current moment. Aurora's work reminds us that resistance isn't only about opposing what we hate—it's also about knowing and proclaiming what we love.The "V'ahavta" is a Jewish prayer that means "and you shall love," commanding believers to love God with all their heart, soul, and might. Aurora's

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9:42

What I'm Waiting For

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2025/11/29

PODCAST SHOW NOTESEpisode TitleWaiting with Grace: Living Fully Through Cancer, Uncertainty & Life's UnknownsEpisode DescriptionIn this deeply personal episode of The Writer's Journey, Laura Davis shares a raw and beautifully crafted essay about waiting—for medical results, surgery dates, genetic testing outcomes, and answers that may never come. With her signature honesty and literary precision, Laura explores how she navigates a second breast cancer diagnosis alongside diverticulitis while

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2:57

Pause for Peace: Nothing More, Nothing Less

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2025/11/26

PODCAST SHOW NOTESEpisode Title: How to Be a Good Citizen: Practicing Magnetic Peace in Troubled TimesEpisode Description:In this midweek episode of The Writer's Journey, acclaimed author and writing teacher Laura Davis shares a poem that inspired her: "Nothing More, Nothing Less" by Kim Stafford, Oregon's ninth Poet Laureate and son of legendary poet William Stafford.Part of Laura's weekly Midweek Pause for Peace series, this episode offers a roadmap for citizenship in divided times.What Laura

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7:29

Dear Cancer,

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2025/11/22

Episode Title: Dear Cancer: A Letter of Appreciation - Finding Gratitude 19 Years LaterEpisode Description: In this deeply moving episode, Laura Davis shares a letter she wrote to cancer—not a letter of anger or defeat, but one of unexpected appreciation. Nineteen years after her initial diagnosis, Laura reflects on how cancer transformed her life and her understanding of what truly matters. Laura was 50 years old when her doctor first felt a lump during a routine exam, setting in motion a year that

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4:38

Pause for Peace: I Can't Help But Love This World as...

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2025/11/19

Episode Title: Poetry for Peace: I Can't Help But Love This World as I Know It Is DyingEpisode Description: Each week, in her midweek Pause for Peace, acclaimed writing teacher Laura Davis pairs beautiful imagery with meaningful poetry, offering listeners a respite for both heart and nervous system. These midweek pauses provide essential moments of reflection, healing, and inspiration in our dangerous, uncertain world.In this episode, Laura shares a deeply moving poem by her own writing teacher,

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10:48

What's On My Bedside Table?

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2025/11/15

Episode Title: What's On Your Bedside Table? Using Objects to Reveal Character and Truth in MemoirEpisode Description: In this candid and insightful episode, acclaimed memoirist Laura Davis shares a deeply personal meditation on aging while demonstrating one of the most powerful tools in a writer's toolkit: using objects to reveal character. Laura explores how the items on her bedside table—from CPAP machines to vaginal suppositories—tell the story of a changing body and a life fully lived. She then

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2:08

Pause for Peace: Perhaps, this world is broken

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2025/11/12

Midweek Pause for Peace: Finding Hope in Brokenness Through Donna Ashworth's Powerful VerseEpisode Description: In this Midweek Pause for Peace, acclaimed author and writing teacher Laura Davis shares "Perhaps, this world is broken," a deeply moving poem by Sunday Times bestselling Scottish poet Donna Ashworth. Laura explores how human connection becomes our most essential resource during challenging times, offering listeners a brief but profound respite that nourishes both heart and nervous system

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2:28

Pause for Peace: Listen to the Birds, Not the News

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2025/11/05

PODCAST SHOW NOTESEpisode Title: News Anxiety Relief: Stop Doomscrolling and Listen to the BirdsEpisode Description: In this essential midweek episode of The Writer's Journey, acclaimed memoirist and writing teacher Laura Davis addresses one of the most pressing challenges writers face today: news anxiety and information overload. Media fatigue and information overload have become widespread problems, causing psychological exhaustion, decision paralysis, and creative burnout.Part of Laura's weekly

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7:56

When Your Body Speaks and You Have to Listen

The Writer"s Journey with Laura Davis Podcast ·

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

The Writer"s Journey with Laura Davis Podcast ·

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

The Writer"s Journey with Laura Davis Podcast ·

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

The Writer"s Journey with Laura Davis Podcast ·

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

The Writer"s Journey with Laura Davis Podcast ·

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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