Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Let the Games Begin

I’m officially a soccer mom, having nursed a baby on the sidelines while cheering on Madeline and her teammates at her first-ever soccer game on Saturday. How did Madeline end up a little soccer knocker? Well, our little girl would love to take horseback riding lessons, and one day her dreams of galloping across anRead the whole post >>

· September 28, 2009 · Tagged With: Motherhood · Filed Under: Child 1, Photos, Soccer

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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