Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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For the Love of a Dog

I love dogs. I’m much more of a dog person than a cat person, but we do love our new neighbor’s friendly feline. He looks like a puffy cloud of smoke with his thick, gray coat, and he puts up with my daughters’ constant attention. Hopefully, soon they’ll have another animal to kiss and petRead the whole post >>

· September 29, 2010 · Tagged With: Columns · Filed Under: Pets

Talking Frankly About Ecological Breastfeeding

You can read my new column at Inside Catholic: Talking Frankly About Ecological Breastfeeding. But before you do, a few things: I was invited to write a column explaining the benefits of a form of breastfeeding known as ecological breastfeeding (EBF) a long, long time ago after I mentioned the term “ecological breastfeeding” in myRead the whole post >>

· September 24, 2010 · Tagged With: Breastfeeding, Columns, NFP · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

The Right Do For You

I over at Faith & Family LIVE today being very intellectual by discussing how to find a flattering hairstyle based on your face shape. See you over there!

· September 8, 2010 · Tagged With: Columns · Filed Under: Sugar and Spice

Let the Little Children Come

After this post, I had a friend ask me if I could compile all the links to articles I’ve written about bringing young children to Mass. She knows someone who is struggling with  bringing her toddler to church and wanted to offer some encouragement, so I’ve included a list of articles related to this subjectRead the whole post >>

· September 5, 2010 · Tagged With: Columns, Encouragement for Moms, Kids' Faith Formation · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

For the Children

You can read my latest column at the newly-designed Inside Catholic: Up in the Air. I was inspired to write this piece after a long month of traveling with little ones back in the spring. As we navigated crowded, public spaces, I noticed that some people showed obvious disdain as soon as they spotted myRead the whole post >>

· August 28, 2010 · Tagged With: Columns, Encouragement for Moms, Pro-Life · 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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