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Podcast: Everything Happens with Kate Bowler
Episode: Christie Watson: The Absurdity (and Joy) of Midlife
Description: Nurse and writer Christie Watson found herself in a grocery store fish-finger freezer and realized something was very, very wrong. Why was she so desperate for more? (And also, why was she so extremely overheated? Oh wait…hormones?) In this hilarious and hopeful conversation, Christie speaks with Kate about the importance of prioritizing joy in the face of our emotionally expensive professions and roles, as well as joy’s importance as we get older (and how lucky we are to age in the first place). In this conversation, Kate and Christie discuss: The intricate aspects of ag...