Listen Again: Standing in the Gap with Parker Palmer
How do we stay hopeful in the face of despair and disillusionment—especially when politics threaten to tear us in two? Kate speaks with Parker Palmer, a writer, teacher, and activist. As you’ll hear, ...
17 Okt 202542min
Learning to Be Joyful, Anyway: A Big Announcement
Joy won't cure you, but it will carry you. After surviving a stage-four cancer diagnosis, Kate Bowler knew she was supposed to be grateful. Alive. Blessed. But she still ached—for more connection, mor...
14 Okt 20256min
For Those Who Feel It All with Dr. Ellen Vora
Everywhere you turn, there’s something to worry about. And sometimes that buzzing hum of anxiety is trying to tell us something important—about our body, our heart, our world. In this episode, holisti...
7 Okt 202539min
America’s Caregiving Crisis: A Conversation with Ai-jen Poo
What happens when love isn’t enough to hold up a broken system? Ai-jen Poo—award-winning organizer and executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance—joins Kate Bowler to talk about care...
30 Sep 202540min
Jen Hatmaker on Divorce, Deconstruction, and Rebuilding from Scratch
What happens when the life you were supposed to have… disappears? Jen Hatmaker joins Kate Bowler for a conversation about faith, divorce, and the slow art of healing. After the collapse of her marriag...
23 Sep 202542min
Am I Ruining My Kid? A Conversation with Dr. Becky Kennedy
There are no training manuals for this. Just a child staring up at you with cartoon eyes and an inner monologue that asks: Am I doing this right? Am I ruining them? Kate sits down with Dr. Becky Kenne...
16 Sep 202544min
When Caregiving Becomes Codependency: A Conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert
When someone you love is in pain—whether they’re sick, addicted, or falling apart—you show up. Again and again and again. You make the calls. You hold the line. You carry what you can. But what happen...
9 Sep 202548min
What Makes Life Worth Living? Atul Gawande on Mortality, Medicine, and Meaning
In this episode, Kate speaks with surgeon, writer, and public health leader Dr. Atul Gawande about the deeply human questions that surface when medicine meets its limits. What does it mean to be a goo...
2 Sep 202538min
