Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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A letter to my younger, new mom self

(As always, please forgive any mental gaffes, typos, etc. below. I wrote this very quickly with ample distraction!) My baby brother, who is actually only 18 months younger than I am but will always be my baby brother, and his beautiful wife just welcomed their first baby into their lives and the world. Meet sweetRead the whole post >>

· June 12, 2014 · Tagged With: Babies!, Child 1, Encouragement for Moms, Gratitude, Joy, Lessons Kids Teach Me, Letters · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Crazy is as crazy does

We do crazy well around here. It was Crazy Hair Day at soccer camp today. As if having crazy hair wasn’t enough, 9-year-old Madeline went all crazy-eyed on me when I told her I wanted a picture of her tres chic do. My 5-year-old fashionista might have been a little jealous of the sheer numberRead the whole post >>

· June 4, 2014 · · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Get yourself some momnipotence

I am super thrilled to be a part of Momnipotent, Danielle Bean’s 8-week study designed for mothers of all ages and in all walks of life. Please consider bringing this program to your parish. Moms need to know they’re not alone. They need to be encouraged. They need to recognize their dignity and worth andRead the whole post >>

· May 30, 2014 · Tagged With: Encourageme, Speaking · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Obla Di Obla Da

She lives! Kate Wicker has not fallen off the face of the Earth – just off the face of Blogville. A reader recently asked me how I find time to do all that I do. She lamented that she was struggling just to feel good about accomplishing the bare minimum of what was required ofRead the whole post >>

· May 27, 2014 · Tagged With: Glimpses Into Our Life, Random · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Tips for Bigish Family Series Part 3: Lower your expectations

There’s still time to enter to win an Unplugged book. Leave a comment after this post! — In the last installment of my Bigish Family Series, I discussed how it helped me to feel less guilty when I had to say no to others needing my help or offering me new opportunities when I rememberedRead the whole post >>

· May 1, 2014 · Tagged With: Bigish Family Series, Perfectionism · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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Hi, I’m Kate

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood  and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.

 

“She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.”

―Flannery O'Connor

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