Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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I apologize for the radio silence around here. Actually, I don’t. Or I shouldn’t. I’m working on not feel guilty about things that really have nothing to do with my morality or my value as a human being, and frequent blogging (or blogging at all) just doesn’t fall into either of those categories. That said,Read the whole post >>

· November 16, 2017 · Tagged With: Advent, Getting Past Perfect, Motherhood, Natural Childbirth, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Charlie’s Birth Story*

*Novel is more like it. Make sure water is nearby, get comfortable, and read on. Charlie, born on January 3rd at 9:16 AM, 7 pounds 3 ounces, 20 inches I love birth stories. I’m one of those weird people who has no qualms talking about my labor experiences or hearing all the nitty-gritty details ofRead the whole post >>

· February 10, 2017 · Tagged With: Beauty, Child 5, Motherhood, Natural Childbirth · 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

Thomas’s Birth Story

The very early morning of August 28th, 2011 Around 2 a.m. I woke up restless. I was feeling crampy, but this was nothing new. Contractions had been coming and going for weeks. For anyone new to my blog, here’s a brief recap of my most recent pregnancy: I started bleeding early on and was afraidRead the whole post >>

· September 19, 2011 · Tagged With: Natural Childbirth, Pregnancy, Spiritual Growth, Thomas · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

It’s a…

…BOY! I’m still in shock. I just assumed we’d be adding some more sugar and spice to our growing family. Meet Thomas Kemp Wicker born today at 4:38 p.m. I was blessed to have another natural birth. I absolutely could not have done it without my amazing husband, skillful midwife, and wonderful nurse. Thomas isRead the whole post >>

· August 28, 2011 · Tagged With: Gratitude, Joy, Natural Childbirth, Pregnancy · 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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