Writer and poet Safiya Sinclair describes her childhood growing up in a Rasta family in Montego Bay, Jamaica. In this live conversation, Kate and Safiya explore what it is like growing up in more fundamental families, with worldviews we didn’t get to pick, and how—through it all—we become ourselves…somehow.

In this conversation, Kate and Safiya discuss:


The intertwining of personal and national history


The power of poetry as a means of self-discovery and resistance


How Safiya broke free from familial and societal expectations

If you liked this conversation, you’ll also love: 


Tara Westover on navigating complicated families


Minka Kelly on learning to love your parents for who they are


Support Guide for When Families are Complicated



Watch clips from this conversation, read the full transcript, and access discussion questions by clicking here or visiting katebowler.com/podcasts.

Follow Kate on Instagram, Facebook, or X (formerly known as Twitter)—@katecbowler. Links to social pages and more available at linktr.ee/katecbowler.

Writer and poet Safiya Sinclair describes her childhood growing up in a Rasta family in Montego Bay, Jamaica. In this live conversation, Kate and Safiya explore what it is like growing up in more fundamental families, with worldviews we didn’t get to pick, and how—through it all—we become ourselves…somehow. 
In this conversation, Kate and Safiya discuss:
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The intertwining of personal and national history
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The power of poetry as a means of self-discovery and resistance
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How Safiya broke free from familial and societal expectations
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If you liked this conversation, you’ll also love: 
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<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/tara-westover-remaking-home/">Tara Westover</a> on navigating complicated families
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<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/clear-eyes-full-hearts/">Minka Kelly</a> on learning to love your parents for who they are
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<a href="https://katebowler.com/guide/complicated_family/">Support Guide for When Families are Complicated</a>
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Watch clips from this conversation, read the full transcript, and access discussion questions by <a href="https://katebowler.com/podcast/">clicking here</a> or visiting katebowler.com/podcasts.
Follow Kate on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katecbowler/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/katecbowler">Facebook</a>, or <a href="https://twitter.com/KatecBowler">X</a> (formerly known as Twitter)—@katecbowler. Links to social pages and more available at linktr.ee/katecbowler.

Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.  Find her online at @katecbowler.

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Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.  Find her online at @katecbowler.
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