We recently had the chance to connect with Dr. Kate Cozart and have shared our conversation below.
Good morning Kate, we’re so happy to have you here with us and we’d love to explore your story and how you think about life and legacy and so much more. So let’s start with a question we often ask: What makes you lose track of time—and find yourself again?
This is such a fun question. I get lost in the moment and feel like the best version of myself when I’m playing with my kids. Whether it’s dancing like ballerinas, playing Uno or Trouble, or watching the best recreations of racecars and monster trucks – those moments let me drop all the noise of being an adult and plug into a heart of joy and creativity.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Kate Cozart, and I have a lot of roles – but I’m most proud of the titles of wife, mom, and follower of Jesus. I have three beautiful children, a husband that I adore, and spend every day focusing on how I can serve people well and show the love of Jesus.
My day job includes being a primary care pharmacist who sees patients to discuss ways to impact chronic disease with both lifestyle changes and medications, while training students and residents in the process. I love getting to see the impact compassionate care can have on patients’ trajectories, and I do a lot of speaking within healthcare communities about ways to improve compassion, psychological safety, learner engagement, and overcome self-doubt in the clinical realm. One of my favorite activities is empowering students and residents who are the future of the pharmacy profession!
I also am so proud of the work I do writing books to help those who are in need of hope. In 2024, I wrote a book called Validated for healthcare professionals struggling with self-doubt. In 2025, my husband and I re-wrote that content through the lens of scripture. In 2026, I have two chapters within anthologies being published, one on Spirituality in Pharmacy and one describing my path toward becoming Fully Powered: From Rock Bottom to Radiant Spark.
Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What did you believe about yourself as a child that you no longer believe?
A pivotal moment in my life happened when I was 8 years old and attended a Young Authors Conference in Alabama. When it came time to read the story I had written, I froze. I’d never had stage fright – and don’t think I have since – but I walked away that day thinking “I couldn’t even read my story, I will never be an author.” For decades, I believed that lie about myself.
That changed in 2022 when I read the book Soundtracks by Jon Acuff and decided it was finally time to stop standing in my own way. I wrote a chapter in an anthology called Things I Wish I Knew in 2023, and then in 2024 published Validated: Lighthouses of Hope in the Storms of Self Doubt. That book not only allowed me to teach tools that had helped me in my own career, but empowered me with those same tools as I brought this book to life. It was an Amazon Top New Release in Work-Related Health in the summer of 2024.
In 2025, I decided to merge my worlds and asked my husband if he would be interested in co-authoring a book with me, specifically in hopes of reaching Christian teens and young adults. The result of that writing partnership is Living Different: We Are the Lighthouses of Hope. The premise of the book is that we aren’t called to live caged by doubt and fear – and when we do find ourselves there, there are ways to break free and stop living a caged life. This book was an Amazon Top New Release in Teen and Young Adult Christian Inspirational books earlier this year.
I’ve also partnered with professional organizations and groups of healthcare professionals to contribute chapters to other books as well, with chapters published in 2024, 2025, and two coming in 2026.
8-year-old Kate believed she’d never be an author. 39-year-old Kate has the evidence to prove her wrong, and I could not be more proud.
When did you stop hiding your pain and start using it as power?
Several years ago, I heard Jon Acuff say “Our scars become lighthouses for those who hit the same rocks we did.” I immediately thought of all the things I’d been through and how I could use them for the good of others. All the hard times – miscarriage, postpartum anxiety, impostor thoughts – I could turn them into light for others.
That also is why I’ve poured into my writing since 2023.
For people that felt like they weren’t enough, I wrote the book Validated: Lighthouses of Hope in the Storms of Self Doubt, and then co-authored the book Living Different: We are the Lighthouses of Hope with my husband.
For struggling moms, I contributed to the anthologies Expanding Your Brilliance (2025) and Fully Powered (2026).
Because I know what it’s like to use alcohol to cope with hard things, I started partnering with the Tennessee Association of Recovery Court Professionals to share both clinical knowledge and messages of hope and compassion. I also am an advocate for well-being for healthcare professionals and participate every year in International Overdose Awareness Day.
It may have taken me decades to see how it was possible, but I have allowed all of the rock bottom moments to be transformed into the fuel for my light.
Next, maybe we can discuss some of your foundational philosophies and views? What would your closest friends say really matters to you?
The things that matter most to me are my faith, my family, and creating a ripple effect that makes our world better. I know I’m just one person, but I have a privilege in that many weeks I get to teach pre-K children, middle schoolers, doctoral students, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals. On a regular basis I get to pour love and compassion and hope into individuals in so many stages of life. To echo something one of my patients told me about her own mom, “I want to leave here empty.” I hope that I end my life being empty and having created ripples of light and hope that make the world better.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
I hope people remember me as someone that lived every day for Jesus. I may play a lot of roles in my life and work, but I try to do it all as to the Lord (Colossians 3:23) and every day remind myself that I am looking for the approval of God not people (Galatians 1:10). The only legacy I want to leave is the love of Jesus.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://linktr.ee/katecozart
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katecozart-med-pharmd-bcps-bcgp-bcacp/
