Episode 407: Joyful Anyway with Kate Bowler
In this episode of Raising Boys and Girls, it features Sissy Goff and David Thomas in an in-person conversation with author and Duke professor Kate Bowler about her newest book, Joyful Anyway. Kate unpacks the difference between happiness (built from luck and circumstance) and joy (a surprising, embodied experience that can coexist with grief and hardship), drawing on her own journey through stage four cancer. She talks about letting go of the "professional happiness manager" role in parenting, how to be honest with kids about grief without burdening them, and how relinquishing control can open people up to deeper love and connection.
Here is a transcript for episode 407.
Resources mentioned:
Joyful Anyway by Kate Bowler
Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler
No Cure for Being Human: (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) by Kate Bowler
Good Enough: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of Imperfection by Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie
The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days by Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
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