Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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{Let’s Not} Bring Sexy Back

I was in the kitchen making final dinner preparations as my older children were setting the table when I overheard my then 4-year-old ask her 9-year-old big sister, “Maddy, why is sexy a bad word?” There was a pregnant pause. Then Madeline slowly began to speak, “Well…uh. You know, I think that’s a question forRead the whole post >>

· August 22, 2014 · Tagged With: Beauty, Body Image, Women's Issues · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

The best before and after you’ll ever see

Occasionally, I use a popular fitness app to work out that’s definitely designed more for the younger set. The instructor, for example, sometimes talks about her new nail color for the day (can you imagine having time to change your nail color daily?), and I sheepishly look at my chewed nails and un-manicured toes andRead the whole post >>

· July 18, 2014 · Tagged With: Body Image, Spiritual Dryness, Spiritual Growth, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

When being “healthy” isn’t…

A friend of mine passed along a link to an article every mom needs to read: “Moms, Put on That Swimsuit.” It was most definitely an article I needed to read at that moment. The author writes, “I refuse to miss my children’s high-pitched, pool-induced giggles because of my insecurities. I refuse to let otherRead the whole post >>

· June 25, 2014 · Tagged With: Body Image, Eating Disorders · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Me, myself, & my hamstring

I recently deleted Sitemeter from this website. A funny error related to it kept popping up, and I never check my stats any longer and don’t use this website to make loads of moula (but if anyone wants to send me a check to subsidize further sporadic, ridiculously long and meandering blog posts, go rightRead the whole post >>

· June 20, 2014 · Tagged With: Body Image, Running, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

If you love your body and yourself and have never been on a diet or a juice cleanse, then this post probably isn’t for you

February is winding down, so that means that a whole bunch of people are either pumping their fists in triumph for making progress on their New Year’s Resolutions or slumping in despair. Now I’m well aware plenty of people make resolutions that don’t have anything to do with their weight or how healthy they’re eating,Read the whole post >>

· February 19, 2014 · Tagged With: Body Image, Eating Disorders, Food · 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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