Kate Bowler Challenges Stoicism’s Most Famous Idea

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<p>One of Stoicism’s most famous ideas does not sit right with bestselling author <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=kate+bowler*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kate Bowler</a>. In this episode, Ryan and Kate discuss the pressure this idea can place on people facing illness, grief, and impossible circumstances, the limits of personal agency, and how to find meaningful action without pretending we are in control of everything.</p><br><p>Kate Bowler is a <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=kate+bowler*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">four-time New York Times bestselling author</a>, award-winning podcast host, and professor of religious history at Duke University. She is the host of the podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everything-happens-with-kate-bowler/id1341076079" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Everything Happens</a>, where she has honest conversations about grief, joy, faith, love, and the realities of being human. </p><br><p>Grab signed copies of Kate’s books <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/everything-happens-for-a-reason-and-other-lies-ive-loved-signed-by-author?_pos=4&amp;_sid=d6732fd30&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved</em></a>, <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/no-cure-for-being-human-and-other-truths-i-need-to-hear-signed-by-author?_pos=1&amp;_sid=d6732fd30&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>No Cure For Being Human (And Other Truths I Needed To Hear)</em></a>, and her latest book <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/joyful-anyway-signed-by-author?_pos=2&amp;_sid=d6732fd30&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Joyful, Anyway</em></a> at <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=kate+bowler*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Painted Porch</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=kate+bowler*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thepaintedporch.com/</a></p><br><p>Follow Kate Bowler: <a href="https://instagram.com/katecbowler/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf8m7lNdR7YVieU0muCg5cg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p><br><p>🎟️<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;<strong>DAILY STOIC LIVE&nbsp;</strong></a>| Ryan Holiday is coming to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">city near you</a>!&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grab tickets here</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dailystoiclive.com/</a></p><br><p>🎙️<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>&nbsp;AD-FREE&nbsp;</strong></a><strong>|</strong>&nbsp;Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;The Daily Stoic Premium</a>&nbsp;- unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://dailystoic.supercast.com/</a></p><br><p>✉️&nbsp;<a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>FREE STOIC WISDOM</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</strong>Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at<a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>