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- 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
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- Everything Happens.
  Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.
  See All Episodes
  Libby Ward
  How to Break Generational Cycles in Motherhood
  Listen Now How to Break Generational Cycles in Motherhood
  Tomáš Halík
  Doubt, Depth, and the Future of Belief
  Listen Now Doubt, Depth, and the Future of Belief
  Nadia Bolz-Weber | Sarah Bessey
  How to Love the World Anyway
  Listen Now How to Love the World Anyway
  Jenny Lawson | Rhett McLaughlin
  Joy, Absurdity, and the Weird Ways We Survive
  Listen Now Joy, Absurdity, and the Weird Ways We Survive
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 of seven books including three instant New York Times bestsellers.
  All Books
  Joyful, Anyway
  
  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
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  BLESSINGS
  DEVOTIONALS
  SUPPORT GUIDES
  COURSES
  FREE DOWNLOADS
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  FOR MINISTRY
  Topics
  ILLNESS
  GRIEF
  WHAT NOT TO SAY
  RESILIENT FAITH
  INSPIRING LIVES
  NUANCED HOPE
  CARING AT HOME
  CARING AT WORK
  COMPLICATED FAMILIES
  MOVING FORWARD
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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.

If you want some smart, kind, and funny encouragement to get you through your week, sign up for my newsletter. I’d love to be your reminder.

Follow along on socials

@katecbowler

TODAY IS THE DAY! @everythinghappens is back, and we’re kicking off our newest season with one of my favorite truth-tellers, @libbyward, author of the book "Honest Motherhood."

Libby and I talk about motherhood in all its beautiful, exhausting, occasionally unhinged glory. The love. The guilt. The impossible expectations. The strange realization that you can adore these tiny people with your whole heart and still occasionally want everyone to please stop touching you.

Libby is hilarious, Canadian (important), and refreshingly honest about what it takes to be a mom—in this economy?! And I loved every minute of this conversation.

Comment "MOM” and I’ll send you the full episode. And maybe send this to the mom in your life who could use a little less pressure to pretend she has it all together. 💛

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TODAY IS THE DAY! @everythinghappens is back, and we’re kicking off our newest season with one of my favorite truth-tellers, @libbyward, author of the book "Honest Motherhood."Libby and I talk about motherhood in all its beautiful, exhausting, occasionally unhinged glory. The love. The guilt. The impossible expectations. The strange realization that you can adore these tiny people with your whole heart and still occasionally want everyone to please stop touching you.Libby is hilarious, Canadian (important), and refreshingly honest about what it takes to be a mom—in this economy?! And I loved every minute of this conversation.Comment "MOM” and I’ll send you the full episode. And maybe send this to the mom in your life who could use a little less pressure to pretend she has it all together. 💛

Bless what lingers past its season, and may joy surprise you in September`s new routines - in the fireflies, earlier evenings, familiar routes - in a world where Everything Happens.

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Bless what lingers past its season, and may joy surprise you in September's new routines - in the fireflies, earlier evenings, familiar routes - in a world where Everything Happens.

Why I didn`t text back. 🐦🛶💒🌓

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JOYFUL ANYWAY IS IN TARGET!!! 🎯📚

The next time you’re wandering the aisles contemplating whether you need a new candle/blanket/toothbrush/body wash, take a little detour through the book section and grab a copy of JOYFUL ANYWAY.

Honestly, seeing this book out in the wild never gets old. And seeing it at TARGET? Very fun.

If you spot JOYFUL ANYWAY at your Target, snap a pic and tag me—I want to see her in her natural habitat. 🎯💛

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JOYFUL ANYWAY IS IN TARGET!!! 🎯📚The next time you’re wandering the aisles contemplating whether you need a new candle/blanket/toothbrush/body wash, take a little detour through the book section and grab a copy of JOYFUL ANYWAY.Honestly, seeing this book out in the wild never gets old. And seeing it at TARGET? Very fun.If you spot JOYFUL ANYWAY at your Target, snap a pic and tag me—I want to see her in her natural habitat. 🎯💛

One accident. Two families. Lives changed forever.

September’s @everythinghappens Book Club pick is CULPABILITY by Bruce Holsinger, and friends: this one is a DOOZY. (In the most un-put-downable way.)

The stakes in Culpability may be extreme, but the emotional territory feels painfully familiar. Most family wounds aren’t caused by one person or one terrible choice. They’re made up of overlapping failures: what one person did, what another failed to notice, what someone knew but couldn’t admit.

Everyone has their own version of what happened. Everyone has something they wish they could undo.

Which leaves us with the question at the heart of this book: How do we live in the aftermath of something we cannot fix?

Want to read along with us? Comment “BLAME” and we’ll send you the link.

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One accident. Two families. Lives changed forever.September’s @everythinghappens Book Club pick is CULPABILITY by Bruce Holsinger, and friends: this one is a DOOZY. (In the most un-put-downable way.)The stakes in Culpability may be extreme, but the emotional territory feels painfully familiar. Most family wounds aren’t caused by one person or one terrible choice. They’re made up of overlapping failures: what one person did, what another failed to notice, what someone knew but couldn’t admit.Everyone has their own version of what happened. Everyone has something they wish they could undo.Which leaves us with the question at the heart of this book: How do we live in the aftermath of something we cannot fix?Want to read along with us? Comment “BLAME” and we’ll send you the link.

Happy September, my sweet little non-optimized hobbyists. May you do something this month for absolutely no reason except that you like it.

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Happy September, my sweet little non-optimized hobbyists. May you do something this month for absolutely no reason except that you like it.

You were never meant to measure your life by what fit on a calendar. May you remember that people matter more than schedules in a world where Everything Happens.

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You were never meant to measure your life by what fit on a calendar. May you remember that people matter more than schedules in a world where Everything Happens.

Is anyone else having REALLY BIG FEELINGS about this time of year???

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Is anyone else having REALLY BIG FEELINGS about this time of year???

If you are reading this you have great eyesight. But also, thanks for being a person with me. The world is strange and hard for soft-hearted humans, but I think you’re a delight.

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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
- Everything Happens.
  Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.
  See All Episodes
  Libby Ward
  How to Break Generational Cycles in Motherhood
  Listen Now How to Break Generational Cycles in Motherhood
  Tomáš Halík
  Doubt, Depth, and the Future of Belief
  Listen Now Doubt, Depth, and the Future of Belief
  Nadia Bolz-Weber | Sarah Bessey
  How to Love the World Anyway
  Listen Now How to Love the World Anyway
  Jenny Lawson | Rhett McLaughlin
  Joy, Absurdity, and the Weird Ways We Survive
  Listen Now Joy, Absurdity, and the Weird Ways We Survive
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 of seven books including three instant New York Times bestsellers.
  All Books
  Joyful, Anyway
  
  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
  Discussion Guides
  FOR MINISTRY
  Topics
  ILLNESS
  GRIEF
  WHAT NOT TO SAY
  RESILIENT FAITH
  INSPIRING LIVES
  NUANCED HOPE
  CARING AT HOME
  CARING AT WORK
  COMPLICATED FAMILIES
  MOVING FORWARD
MERCH
SUBSTACK

Meet Kate

Get to Know Me

How to Connect

Everything Happens.

Books

Joyful, Anyway

Everything Happens for a Reason

Have a Beautiful Terrible Day!

No Cure for Being Human

Resources

Types

Topics

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.

Follow along on socials

Everything Happens.

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Meet Kate

Get to Know Me

How to Connect

Everything Happens.

Books

Joyful, Anyway

Everything Happens for a Reason

Have a Beautiful Terrible Day!

No Cure for Being Human

Resources

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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.