Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Notes from the trenches

After my puke post, a good friend of mine texted me some more hurling euphemisms: making street pizza, shouting groceries, and my personal favorite, Technicolor yawn. I actually received a number of emails and texts after that post. Nothing like the stomach bug to build solidarity among mothers. Feel free to add your own hurlingRead the whole post >>

· January 27, 2014 · Tagged With: Fitness, Mom Humor, Random, Running · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Quick, effective workouts for time-crunched moms

I’m happy to report that I’ve found an amazing physical therapist who understands runners and running and is helping me to correct some imbalances and joint dysfunction that have likely been leading to recurring running injuries all of these years. My hamstring is doing well and wasn’t sore even after a tough interval workout onRead the whole post >>

· May 24, 2013 · Tagged With: Fitness, Health · 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

Mom’s Version of a Kettlebell Workout

When Baby gets fussy in the middle of your workout, have no fear. Just trade your weights in for his chunky, solid body, and you’ll still get quite a workout.

· May 14, 2012 · Tagged With: Fitness, Mom Humor · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Thank You!

Things have been crazy around here. Last week I was nursing sick kids back to health (nothing serious – just the sniffles and the crankies). We had old friends over for dinner last Friday. It was our first time entertaining in our new home, and it went well. Then on Saturday we went to anotherRead the whole post >>

· October 6, 2010 · Tagged With: Fitness, Gratitude, Miscarriage · 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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