Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact

8 Ways to Be a Fit Mom

I’m over at Faith & Family LIVE today sharing tips on how to be a fit mom. You’ll have to forgive another mention of my long-distance running days. I didn’t realize both running-related references would appear in the same week, but clearly I’m pining for those long runs and feel like I have to remindRead the whole post >>

· July 1, 2010 · Tagged With: Columns, Fitness, Health · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Complete Pregnancy Fitness DVD Set Review

UPDATE: The giveaway is now posted at Catholic Mom. Anne McClure of Catholic Mommy Brain recently invited me to review the Complete Pregnancy Fitness with Erin O’Brien DVD set as a part of Catholic Mom Pregnancy Giveaway. As someone who was already a big fan of the Prenatal Fix DVD, I was eager to testRead the whole post >>

· November 2, 2009 · Tagged With: Fitness · Filed Under: Media Reviews

Book Review: The Baby Fat Diet

I recently received a review copy of The Baby Fat Diet, and I admit I was reluctant to start reading a book that might put unnecessary pressure on new moms to return to their pre-pregnancy weight. I’m not a big fan of dieting books (or even the word diet) in general because too many ofRead the whole post >>

· January 21, 2009 · Tagged With: Fitness, Health, Nutrition, Pregnancy · Filed Under: Media Reviews

Book Meme

I am a Meme slacker and rule-breaker. My apologies. But this one from Ebeth (thanks for thinking of me!) was intriguing to a bibliophile like myself. Too bad I’m not reading something really profound like St. Augustine’s Confessions like I and surely most moms of young kids, of course, usually do. I’m juggling several booksRead the whole post >>

· December 5, 2008 · Tagged With: Body Image, Fitness · Filed Under: Body Image

Why I Exercise

I share why I like to break a sweat here.

· July 29, 2008 · Tagged With: Fitness · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2

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