Podcast Episodes

Listen Again: Why you are not what you do with Maria Bowler

Season 14

During our summer break, we are re-airing some of our favorite episodes! In a world that constantly demands more—more work, more achievement, more hustle—how do we learn to pause? Kate sits down with…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Suleika Jaouad: Survival Is a Creative Act

Season 14 Episode 18

Sometimes, the bad thing happens—again. The kind of news that flattens your plans, your energy, your sense of who you are. And you think, surely that’s enough now. Haven’t we hit the quota for suffer…

Published on 3 months ago

Erin & Ben Napier: Everyone's From Somewhere

Season 14 Episode 16

Erin and Ben Napier didn’t plan on becoming household names. They were just trying to build a beautiful life in their beloved hometown of Laurel, Mississippi, one house, one neighbor, one Main Street…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Stacey Heale: The Aftermath of the Aftermath

Season 14 Episode 15

When Stacey Heale’s husband, Greg, was diagnosed with terminal cancer, life became a blur of caregiving, grief, and trying to hold a family together with two small children and no time to waste. Over…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kimberly Williams-Paisley: Where The Light (Still) Gets In

Season 14 Episode 14

When Kimberly Williams-Paisley’s mother was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia, life became a long stretch of uncertainty, grief, and surprising moments of delight. There were dinners to make. Ki…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Amanda Doyle: When Fixing Isn’t Loving

Season 14 Episode 13

Some people become the ones others depend on. They organize the plans, remember the details, carry the weight. They know how to fix things—quietly, efficiently, lovingly. That kind of strength can sh…

Published on 4 months ago

Lisa Damour: How to Talk to Teenagers

Season 14 Episode 12

We used to be afraid of teenagers. Now we’re afraid for them. Anxiety, depression, social media, school pressures, loneliness—it’s easy to feel overwhelmed about what it means to raise or support a t…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Father Ron Rolheiser: The Ache That Makes Us Human

Season 14 Episode 11

There’s an ache at the center of being human. The kind that doesn’t go away with a fresh to-do list or a good night’s sleep. It’s the longing for more. The grief of what wasn’t. The quiet ache of ord…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Melinda Gates: That Clearing in Between

Season 14 Episode 10

There are seasons when everything feels a bit undone. A marriage ends. A child grows up. A job shifts. And suddenly, we’re no longer who we were…and not yet who we’ll become.

Melinda French Gates has…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sarah Bessey: Faith That Survives

Season 14 Episode 9

What happens when the faith that once held you starts to unravel? When the certainty you clung to turns to dust? Sarah Bessey knows what it’s like to watch faith fall apart—and somehow find something…

Published on 5 months ago