Kate Wicker

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What the media’s fat-shaming of pregnant Kim Kardashian is saying to our children

So today I was part of a virtual discussion for HuffPost Live about fat-shaming during pregnancy and the recent hateful headlines about the pregnant Kim Kardashian. Whenever I have live interviews whether via the Internet or on the radio, I worry a child might interrupt, but my dad distracted the kids and enjoyed their company.Read the whole post >>

· April 1, 2013 · Tagged With: Body Image, Motherhood, Pregnancy · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Huffpost LIVE Interview Today

Please join me along with several other guests on Huffpost Live at 11:30 EST today (April 1st) for a candid discussion in response to this blog post about the hateful headlines attacking Kim Kardashian’s pregnancy weight gain. Tune into the conversation here. Happy Easter!

· April 1, 2013 · Tagged With: Body Image, Media, Pregnancy · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Accountability

{Remember to enter to win a copy of Cravings: A Catholic Wrestles with Food, Self-Image, and God by leaving a comment after this post. Contest closes tonight 8 p.m. EST.} I’ve obviously fallen off the blogging bandwagon. This dearth of posting has mostly been a fruitful experience. I was flipping through a magazine the otherRead the whole post >>

· January 25, 2013 · Tagged With: Body Image, Books, Good Enough, Insecurity, Writing · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Multitasking, Mindfulness, and Eating

{This post is a part of the Cravings blog tour.} A few nights ago my generous husband, who also happens to be quite the gastronomer, made us a delicious artichoke and mushroom lasagna swimming in a creamy white sauce. The cheese on top was slightly browned and as soon as my husband put my servingRead the whole post >>

· January 10, 2013 · Tagged With: Body Image, Eating Disorders, Health, Mindful Eating · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Here’s to a weightless 2013

Last year Elizabeth Foss invited me to share a New Year’s guest post over at her space. It’s a timely post since so many of us are probably busy coming up with a self-improvement plan, which often translates to weight loss goals – as if losing weight will – poof! – make our lives instantlyRead the whole post >>

· January 2, 2013 · Tagged With: Body Image, Eating Disorders, Spiritual Growth, Weightless · 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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