Shelter in Place: escape into life.

How can gratitude and dreaming big live in our everyday lives?

On this final day of the week's Gratitude and Dreaming challenge, Laura considers how the challenge has helped her to dream not just for…

How can a shift in mindset create small wins?

On this birthday episode, Laura shares how being grateful has given her small wins, which have gone a long way to helping her process the loss of the pas…

How can we reimagine generosity?

Laura confronts her own cynicism about generosity, and how a recent study showing a link between gratitude and generosity and Laura's own experience of her family los…

How do you create art you can live off of during a global pandemic?

With Laura's recent loss of income what does it mean to create art in a world where she is among the non-essential. She turns to Qu…

How can you dream big in a time filled with so much uncertainty?

As Laura continues to process the losses of the past week, a good friend challenges her to see this time as an opportunity to dream.

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On today's Story Saturday, Laura talks with bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning author Nina LaCour. Laura and Nina have known each other for sixteen years, and talk about how COVID-19 has…

How does crying and our tears help us?

As Laura processes her own grief over two major losses this week,

she looks to the science of tears and Professor Ad Vingerhoets, one of the world's leading res…

What does it mean to sit in this moment of fatigue and uncertainty while staying focused on the things that matter?

As her family faces the reality of unemployment and a future they can't control, La…

As greenhouse gas emissions have come down during this global pandemic, how can we find our way to a cleaner, more sustainable world?

On this Earth Day, Laura steps away from the politics of climate …

Hey, what's Out There?

Today's story is a special episode from Out There, a podcast exploring big questions through intimate stories outdoors. The story originally aired back in the fall of 2017, whe…

How did a sabbatical year shape Laura and her family's last 17 years? And how has that all changed during COVID-19?

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How does a business owner pivot during a global pandemic?

Laura talks with a business owner, occupational therapist, business coach, and podcaster Laura Figueroa, whose experiences pivoting her busin…

During a pandemic, they days blur together and a sense of time is lost - how can we combat this?

One of the strangest things about this time of sheltering in place is that every day feels the same. L…

What can Laura learn from her long-standing dream of hiking the JMT?

The trip was ill-timed in many ways--but it ended up being exactly what they needed. Laura shares stories from the trail, wisdom f…

One month into sheltering in place, Laura reflects on some recent wisdom from writer Victor LaValle, and what his words and the past month have shown her about herself and her world.

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When was the last time you laughed?

Laura takes a break from the usual pondering about the meaning of life to bring you an episode devoted entirely to laughter, and why we need it now more than ever.…

Who ever said doubt was a bad thing?

On the 22nd anniversary of a beloved family member's death, Laura reflects on the critical role doubt has played in her own journey, and how continues to guide he…

What if pain could be erased?

On today's Story Saturday, Laura shares her short story Pink Cathedrals, a story about love, loss, memory, and displacement. Pink Cathedrals was originally published in …

We're oceans away, but how different are we really?

Laura gets a message from a friend in Manila talking about how COVID-19 has affected those in the Philippines, and reflects on the lessons her year…