Everything Happens for a Reason

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by Kate Bowler · 2018

A memoir about Kate Bowler’s diagnosis with stage IV colorectal cancer at age thirty-five and the upheaval it brings to her family, faith, and assumptions about control. Drawing on her study of the prosperity gospel, Bowler challenges simplistic explanations for suffering while reflecting on love, mortality, and finding meaning in an uncertain life.

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Hidden Brain
Suffering challenges the stories we use to make sense of life
The episode asks how to meet tragedy without blame or forced optimism, while examining whether spirituality can offer resilience and connection.
Oct 5, 2026 · 1h 32m

1 episode featuring Everything Happens for a Reason

Suffering challenges the stories we use to make sense of life