Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Let’s talk about anxiety and depression

Do I have your attention now? I frequently find random videos and images created by some quirky kid on my camera roll. This one cracked me up because there’s still a limit on how much TP we can pick up at our local grocery store, and what’s crazy to me is some single college kidRead the whole post >>

· September 25, 2020 · Tagged With: Anxiety, Attachment Parenting, Depression, Encouragement for Moms, Faith Inspiration, Getting Past Perfect, Motherhood, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

How to help sparkly child shine without them driving you to the brink of insanity

Sometimes I’ll look around a public place like a grocery store or an airport and I’ll see all these docile children, offering their sibling the last cookie in their snack bag or saying, “Yes, Mommy” when she asks them to hand over her iPhone where the child was quietly practicing her phonics. Meanwhile this isRead the whole post >>

· July 11, 2017 · Tagged With: Attachment Parenting, Encouragement for Moms, Lessons My Kids Teach Me, Love · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

They will know we are Christians and mothers by our love

I don’t read many blogs much anymore. Sometimes I hate it because I know I’m missing some really good stuff. I also don’t like it because some of my “real life” friends communicate to everyone strangers and friends alike via their blog, and I don’t like to think I might be missing a pregnancy announcementRead the whole post >>

· May 15, 2012 · Tagged With: Attachment Parenting, Encouragement for Moms · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

This is what extended breastfeeding really looks like

When I first saw the infamous cover of Time magazine showing the little boy with his mom’s breast is in his mouth, I immediately recognized it as shock journalism. But there was something else unsettling about it. I just couldn’t put my finger on it right away. Yes, the mother’s breast is showing. Yes, theRead the whole post >>

· May 12, 2012 · Tagged With: Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding, Extended Breastfeeding, Motherhood, Natural Parenting · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

There’s one thing you should never attach yourself to…

Yes, I’ve seen the cover and the controversy it’s stirred up. My inbox is very full. No, I haven’t read the articles. I’m not sure I’m going to. That might seem like a cop out. Maybe it is. But I’ve just returned from a few days in paradise, and re-entry requires energy and time. Plus,Read the whole post >>

· May 10, 2012 · Tagged With: Attachment Parenting, Encouragement for Moms, Extended Breastfeeding, Natural Parenting · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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Hi, I’m Kate

 

I'm the author of two nonfiction books Getting Past Perfect and Weightless, a storyteller*, overthinker, eating disorder survivor, mom of five, book junkie, socially awkward nerd as well as a speaker (so basically a walking and talking contradiction), and a perfectionist in recovery.

I am currently working towards my MFA in Fiction at Warren Wilson. Thank you to everyone who has read my drafts, offered feedback, and cheered me on. The writing life is often solitary, but I wouldn’t be here without a community of support.

 

*Imperfect motherhood story for Rabbit Box (no children will harmed in the telling of the story and Mom had permission to share this video)

*Some BODY to Love story for Rabbit Box

 

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