Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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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

When you don’t have to choose your Lenten sacrifice

I know everyone, or at least a lot of my most loyal remnant who have managed to stick around to read my sporadic ramblings here on this sorely-neglected blog, are probably sick of my whining about my running injury, but I need some catharsis today. Feel free to click away from here if you’re overRead the whole post >>

· March 4, 2014 · Tagged With: Eating Disorders, Lent, Natural Childbirth, 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

Scale Sickness

As my regular readers know, I’ve gotten back into running after a long hiatus. It’s been about year now since I’ve been running regularly again, and it feels great. I feel strong, and I see a marked improvement in my levels of anxiety on the mornings I roll out of my bed for an earlyRead the whole post >>

· July 23, 2013 · Tagged With: Body Image, Eating Disorders, Running · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

I was recently invited to partake in a discussion about body image with HuffPost Live. Unfortunately, I lost my Internet connection not once but twice, and I may have disturbed at least one slumbering child while cursing blasted technology. (“Mommy, how’d your interview go last night? I heard you yelling at the computer and askingRead the whole post >>

· July 13, 2013 · Tagged With: Body Image, Eating Disorders, 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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