Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Firing the food police

I enjoyed this deliciousness for lunch yesterday even after I braved the glaring florescent lights in a fitting room and tried on swimsuits. Note to self: It is much better to order swimsuits online and try them on in the comfort of your own home. This is what I usually do, but I was outRead the whole post >>

· April 26, 2018 · Tagged With: Body Image, Intuitive Eating · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

The best detox ever!

For me, it’s more like “Die negative thoughts die! Die hate die! Die every single meal plan that demonizes food and calories die! Die body comparisons die! Die fat phobic culture die! Die “New Year, New You” propaganda die! I’m just fine with my good-enough self. Thank you very much. I received an email yesterdayRead the whole post >>

· December 30, 2017 · Tagged With: Body Image, Encouragement for Moms, Getting Past Perfect, Good Enough, Intuitive Eating, spiritual resolutions, Weightless, Women's Issues · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

The best way to gain weight is to try to lose it: my path toward embracing intuitive eating

I haven’t written about food or my body image in ages. Sadly, that’s not because it hasn’t been on my mind. Just last week I was at an early morning barre class and I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and loathed the way I looked. But before I could fall down aRead the whole post >>

· November 20, 2017 · Tagged With: Body Image, Diet Culture, Eating Disorders, Intuitive Eating, Weightless · 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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