Power of Nursing Leadership

Kate Bowler, PhD is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, award-winning podcast host and an associate professor of American Religious History at Duke University. After being unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage IV cancer at age 35, she penned the memoir, “Everything Happens for a Reason (and Other Lies I’ve Loved).” Bowler also hosts the award-winning “Everything Happens” podcast, where, in warm, insightful, often funny conversations, she talks with people like Malcolm Gladwell and Elizabeth Gilbert about what they’ve learned in difficult times. As a keynote speaker, Kate combines her academic research and lived experiences to deconstruct how we think about success and happiness. Her most recent book, “Joyful Anyway,” was published in April 2026.