KATE BOWLER'S CRISIS COMPASS: 4 points of navigation for when life flips upside down

About this episode

Kate Bowler shares her Crisis Compass, outlining four key points for navigating life's challenges.

Kate Bowler is one of the most thought-provoking voices on pain and suffering you'll ever encounter. Living her dream life – married to her high school sweetheart, a baby boy, and her dream job – she was diagnosed with stage four cancer just as everything fell into place. In this bonus episode of Crisis What Crisis, I sit down with Kate to discuss her Crisis Compass. The four points of navigation that she turns to in order to help survive a crisis – a person, a habit, a comfort and a piece of advice. We'd love to know yours, let us know in the reviews... Kate is a four-time New York Times bestseller, professor at Duke University, host of the Everything Happens podcast, and author of an exceptional Substack. Her latest book, Joyful Anyway , hit the shelves this month. POWERED BY KINGSLEY NAPLEY: I know what it is to have the right legal support around you when facing crisis. Kingsley Napley are the kind of lawyers I wish more people knew about – there to help you make the right decisions, protect what matters and build real resilience when the pressure is on. This episode is powered by Kingsley Napley, visit www.kingsleynapley.co.uk for more details. CHAPTERS: 00:49 A Person – Be…

People in this episode

Host: Andy Coulson

Guest: Kate Bowler

Topics covered

• pain and suffering
• navigating crisis
• personal resilience
• life challenges
• self-help

Keywords

• Crisis Compass
• stage four cancer
• navigating crisis
• personal advice
• resilience

Sponsors

Kingsley Napley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duke University, Everything Happens

Books & works: Joyful Anyway

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