Aging Grace-Fully with Author Kate Bowler

Kate Bowler, Kate Bowler, PhD is a four time New York Times bestselling author,
award-winning podcast host, and an Associate Professor of American
Religious History at Duke University. She studies the cultural stories we tell
ourselves about success, suffering, and whether (or not) we’re capable of
change. She is the author of Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel
and The Preacher’s Wife: The Precarious Power of Evangelical Women Celebrities.
After being unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage IV cancer at age 35, she
penned the New York Times bestselling memoir, Everything Happens for
a Reason (and Other Lies I’ve Loved) and No Cure For Being Human (and
Other Truths I Need to Hear). She has also co-written with Jessica Richie,
spiritual reflections: Good Enough: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of
Imperfection and The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect
Days. Kate’s book, Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! Daily Meditations for
the Ups, Downs, and In-Betweens, is packed with bite-sized reflections
and action-oriented steps to help you get through the day, be it good,
bad, or totally mediocre. Her latest book, Joyful Anyway reveals the
surprising magic of joy – and how we can access it even when happiness
feels out of reach. Kate hosts the award-winning Everything Happens
podcast where, in warm, insightful, often funny conversations, she talks
with people like Malcolm Gladwell and Beth Moore about what they’ve
learned in difficult times. She lives in Durham, North Carolina with her
family and continues to teach do-gooders at Duke Divinity School.