Michele Harper: Beauty in the Breaking

Everything Happens with Kate Bowler

Kate Bowler

Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.8 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Emergency Rooms are the theater of life itself. For ER Dr. Michele Harper, work has become a calling—to bear witness to people’s problems both large and small, to advocate for better care, to catch those who fall through society’s cracks, to stand up against discrimination, to remind patients that the pain they have endured is not fair… it was never supposed to be this way. In this episode, Kate and Michele talk about the importance of radical honesty when it comes to advocacy as well as the racial and socio-economic disparities that keep people disproportionately affected by the pandemic… and the anxiety and stress that follows. And still, even after all she has seen and all she has walked through, Michele finds great hope in being broken. Yes, we are shattered, but yes, we will be made into something new. CW: domestic violence, a doctor discusses a patient’s experience of sexual assault and a patient’s suicidal ideation, racial discrimination For show notes, transcripts, and discussion questions: https://katebowler.com/podcasts/michele-harper-beauty-in-the-breaking/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:30.0	Hi, I'm Kate Bowler and this is Everything Happens.
0:37.0	Look, the world loves us when we are good, better, best.
0:41.9	But this is a podcast for when you want to stop feeling guilty that you're not living your best life now.
0:48.4	We're not always celebrating our zen-like mindset.
0:52.5	I used to have my own delusion of living my best life now.
0:56.0	I'm a Duke professor, wine and cheese enthusiast, wife and mom, Instagram gold.
1:03.4	Then I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
1:07.4	That was four years ago and I'm still here and now I get it.
1:12.4	Life is a chronic condition.
1:15.8	The self-help and wellness industry will try to tell you that you can always fix your life.
1:20.6	Eat this and you won't get sick.
1:22.8	Lose this weight and you'll never be lonely.
1:25.8	Believe with your whole heart and God will provide.
1:28.8	Keep this attitude and the money is yours.
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