Day 17 – Kate Bowler

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Kate Bowler

ABOUT
- Meet Kate
  
  Hi, I’m Kate. I’m a Duke professor, podcaster, and author with a single mission: giving you permission to feel human. After years of being told I was incurable, I was declared cancer-free. But there’s no going back. I am forever changed by what I discovered: life is so beautiful and life is so hard. For everyone.
  
  ABOUT KATE
  
  Get to Know Me
  
  HUMAN
  
  AUTHOR
  
  PODCAST HOST
  
  SPEAKER
  
  How to Connect
  
  NEWSLETTER
  
  BOOKING
  
  EVENTS
  
  CONTACT
  
  PRESS
PODCAST
BOOKS
- Books
  
  Let’s untangle our culture’s obsession with toxic positivity and self-help, shall we? Kate studies the cultural stories we tell ourselves about success, suffering, and whether (or not) we’re capable of change. She is the author seven books including three instant New York Times bestsellers.
  
  All Books
  
  Everything Happens for a Reason
  
  (And Other Lies I’ve Loved)
  
  Have a Beautiful Terrible Day!
  
  Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens
  
  No Cure for Being Human
  
  (And Other Truths I Need to Hear)
RESOURCES
- Resources
  
  Our goal with Everything Happens is to create rich language and vibrant community that sustains us when life comes apart. Below, you’ll find categories that may be good starting points for you. Inside are a mix of podcasts, blessings, support guides, and bonus resources that we hope will be useful.
  
  ALL RESOURCES
  
  Types
  
  BLESSINGS
  
  DEVOTIONALS
  
  SUPPORT GUIDES
  
  COURSES
  
  FREE DOWNLOADS
  
  Topics
  
  ILLNESS
  
  GRIEF
  
  WHAT NOT TO SAY
  
  RESILIENT FAITH
  
  INSPIRING LIVES
  
  NUANCED HOPE
  
  CARING AT HOME
  
  CARING AT WORK
  
  COMPLICATED FAMILIES
  
  MOVING FORWARD

Advent Week 3 Day 17

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Every week I usually forget most of the basics:
a) you are loved. b) life is absurd. c) it’s hard to be a human.

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ABOUT
- Meet Kate
  
  Hi, I’m Kate. I’m a Duke professor, podcaster, and author with a single mission: giving you permission to feel human. After years of being told I was incurable, I was declared cancer-free. But there’s no going back. I am forever changed by what I discovered: life is so beautiful and life is so hard. For everyone.
  
  ABOUT KATE
  
  Get to Know Me
  
  HUMAN
  
  AUTHOR
  
  PODCAST HOST
  
  SPEAKER
  
  How to Connect
  
  NEWSLETTER
  
  BOOKING
  
  EVENTS
  
  CONTACT
  
  PRESS
PODCAST
BOOKS
- Books
  
  Let’s untangle our culture’s obsession with toxic positivity and self-help, shall we? Kate studies the cultural stories we tell ourselves about success, suffering, and whether (or not) we’re capable of change. She is the author seven books including three instant New York Times bestsellers.
  
  All Books
  
  Everything Happens for a Reason
  
  (And Other Lies I’ve Loved)
  
  Have a Beautiful Terrible Day!
  
  Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens
  
  No Cure for Being Human
  
  (And Other Truths I Need to Hear)
RESOURCES
- Resources
  
  Our goal with Everything Happens is to create rich language and vibrant community that sustains us when life comes apart. Below, you’ll find categories that may be good starting points for you. Inside are a mix of podcasts, blessings, support guides, and bonus resources that we hope will be useful.
  
  ALL RESOURCES
  
  Types
  
  BLESSINGS
  
  DEVOTIONALS
  
  SUPPORT GUIDES
  
  COURSES
  
  FREE DOWNLOADS
  
  Topics
  
  ILLNESS
  
  GRIEF
  
  WHAT NOT TO SAY
  
  RESILIENT FAITH
  
  INSPIRING LIVES
  
  NUANCED HOPE
  
  CARING AT HOME
  
  CARING AT WORK
  
  COMPLICATED FAMILIES
  
  MOVING FORWARD