Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact

Some {BODY} to Love

Welcome to the October 2012 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Instilling a Healthy Self-Image This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared confessions, wisdom, and goals for helping children love who they are. Please read to theRead the whole post >>

· October 9, 2012 · Tagged With: Body Image, Sugar & Spice · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Ten Minutes

The blogging bug has bitten me. I feel like slapping down some words down in this space only I don’t have any wisdom to impart or grand things to share. However, in the spirit of a new Testosterhome tradition, I’m going to set a timer for 10 minutes and just write. Verbal diarrhea doesn’t soundRead the whole post >>

· September 18, 2012 · Tagged With: Body Image, Fitness, Random, Ten Minutes, Writing · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

SHINE!

A draft of this post may have popped up in your inbox if you subscribe via email or in your reader, but it was a glitch. This is the real thing. Sorry about that! A beautiful, ambitious friend of mine started an amazing online ministry called SHINE Girls that encourages women to savor the WordRead the whole post >>

· May 30, 2012 · Tagged With: Body Image, Eating Disorders, Hope · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

7 Quick Takes: The Hazardous Waste, Vanity, October Baby, & More Edition

— 1 — I’ve always assumed my calling myself an “Expert in Hazardous Waste Removal”  in my email tagline was an obvious joke since I’m the mom of poopy littles. But a few weeks ago I corresponded with someone whom I don’t know well. Our children were involved in the same activity. Well, we exchangedRead the whole post >>

· March 23, 2012 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Mary Elizabeth, Mom Humor · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Maggie doesn’t need a diet or a humiliating billboard

My 5-month-old boy is wearing 6 to 12 months clothing. This is not a complete shock to me because I’ve had other chunky babies and because I’m well aware that I make more than enough milk. My babies’ rolls have always been a sign of good health to me and nothing to worry about. They’reRead the whole post >>

· January 30, 2012 · Tagged With: Body Image, Health · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • …
  • 18
  • Next Page »

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

Copyright © 2025 Kate Wicker · A Little Leaf Design