Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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False humility and how to avoid it

I used to think I didn’t have a pride problem. I know, I know. The first sign that someone probably has issues with pridefulness is her belief that she doesn’t. But truth is, self-flagellation, more than self-promotion, always came more easily to me. Once during spiritual direction, I expressed similar sentiments. “You suffer from aRead the whole post >>

· March 7, 2019 · Tagged With: Body Image, Getting Past Perfect, Humility, Lent, Pride, Spiritual Growth, Weightless · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

What does an eating disorder look like?

For many, the term “eating disorder” conjures up an image of an Auschwitz-thin woman, all angles. Or maybe they envision someone binging on three large pizzas and finishing them off with a few pints of ice cream. But chances are you know someone with an eating disorder. At least 30 million people of all agesRead the whole post >>

· March 2, 2019 · Tagged With: Body Image, Eating Disorders · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Picture picture: making peace with the camera

PHOTO CREDIT: Ross Long Photography If I only I had half as much as confidence as this come hither koala… I mean, this guy just strikes a pose and owns it. I’ve never thought of myself as the most photogenic person, and I don’t really enjoy getting my picture taken. I don’t know how toRead the whole post >>

· February 22, 2019 · Tagged With: Body Image, Intuitive Eating, Weightless · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

You are not a number

During a recent run, I somehow got on the topic of the height percentiles of my two sons. One is very, very tall for his age, and the other is a pint-sized, little man. I then went on to discuss my height, my husband’s height, the average height of the American woman (which I amRead the whole post >>

· February 11, 2019 · Tagged With: Body Image, Getting Past Perfect, Human Dignity, Self-Worth, You Are Enough · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

How dieting is like foot binding

January is a popular time for women of all shapes and sizes to make goals and devote every waking hour as well as their finite and precious energy into forming – or sometimes just thinking about – habits with the sole purpose of shrinking their bodies. But these efforts – even if we’ve convinced ourselvesRead the whole post >>

· January 6, 2019 · Tagged With: Body Image, Eating Disorders, Intuitive Eating, Women's Issues · 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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