Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Depression does not discriminate and other things you should know about the mental illness

Last month I had plans to write a lot more about my personal struggles with depression and anxiety since May is designated #mentalhealthawarenessmonth, but I never got around to writing more than a couple of Instagram posts. To be honest, sharing photos of my progeny is far more fun than opening up about an illnessRead the whole post >>

· June 7, 2018 · Tagged With: Depression, Getting Past Perfect, Hope, Tough · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

And his kingdom shall have no end

In December of 2012 (yup, quite a long time ago) a good friend of mine whom I “met” online but also have had the great pleasure of spending time with in-person approached me about taking a line Nicene Creed and explaining what it meant to me over on her website as a part of aRead the whole post >>

· January 13, 2014 · Tagged With: Guest Posts, Hope, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

What will they remember?

Each Advent season we head out to a local Christmas tree farm in search of the perfect tree. I am honestly okay with a Charlie Brown tree, but my detail-oriented husband is a perfectionist about things of which I am not and always has a hard time selecting the tree. The kids show him theirRead the whole post >>

· January 3, 2014 · Tagged With: Advent, Christmas, Grace, Hope, Spiritual Growth, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

And the MRI says…

…stop running you fool. Here’s the good news. For those of you who could care one iota about running, I won’t be hitting the pavement for a long time, so I may not be blogging much about it either. Then again, I may need the catharsis because my dear husband encouraged me to get anRead the whole post >>

· October 31, 2013 · Tagged With: Hope, Perfectionism, Running, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

I get knocked down, but I get up again

I’ve written before about how seeing our bodies as instruments rather than objects goes a long way in boosting our body image. But what happens when despite our best efforts to take care of it, this instrument of ours doesn’t work properly? What then? I was supposed to run a 15K today. In two weeksRead the whole post >>

· October 5, 2013 · Tagged With: Body Image, Hope, Running, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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Hi, I’m Kate

 

I'm the author of two nonfiction books Getting Past Perfect and Weightless, a storyteller*, overthinker, eating disorder survivor, mom of five, book junkie, socially awkward nerd as well as a speaker (so basically a walking and talking contradiction), and a perfectionist in recovery.

I am currently working towards my MFA in Fiction at Warren Wilson. Thank you to everyone who has read my drafts, offered feedback, and cheered me on. The writing life is often solitary, but I wouldn’t be here without a community of support.

 

*Imperfect motherhood story for Rabbit Box (no children will harmed in the telling of the story and Mom had permission to share this video)

*Some BODY to Love story for Rabbit Box

 

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