Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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A Child’s Growth Does Not Always Glitter Like Gold

Here’s some wisdom I’m keeping close as I embark on my new life living with four kids under 6. The passages are excerpted from The Child Under Six by James L. Hymes, which my wonderful mom-in-law gave me. The book remains one of my all-time favorite parenting books, but it’s sadly out of print. “TheRead the whole post >>

· September 9, 2011 · Tagged With: Attachment Parenting, Encouragement for Moms, Humility, Lessons Kids Teach Me, Natural Parenting, Word to the Wise · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

My Most Recent Parental Epiphany

Rachel, 4, was recently playing quietly alone upstairs in the room she shares with her big sister. My husband and I were downstairs with Mary Elizabeth, 2. Madeline was over at a friend’s house. After I’d read a few books to Mary Elizabeth, she asked if she could go see Rae. “Of course,” I said.Read the whole post >>

· August 15, 2011 · Tagged With: Attachment Parenting, Discipline, Glimpses Into Our Life, Lessons Kids Teach Me, Madeline, Natural Parenting, Rachel, Temperaments · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Family Draw Time Art Show

  Welcome to the August Carnival of Natural Parenting: Creating With Kids This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared how they make messes and masterpieces with children. Please read to the end to find aRead the whole post >>

· August 9, 2011 · Tagged With: Crafts, Creativity, Kids' Artwork, Lessons Kids Teach Me, Natural Parenting · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Top 10 Reasons to Nurse a Toddler

Welcome to the March Carnival of Natural Parenting: Natural Parenting Top 10 Lists This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared Top 10 lists on a wide variety of aspects of attachment parenting and natural living.Read the whole post >>

· March 8, 2011 · Tagged With: Breastfeeding, Natural Parenting · Filed Under: Child 3

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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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