Kate Wicker

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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

A Sigh of Relief

Looks like moms everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief if their baby is found licking a big sibling’s peanut butter-clad hands. From a recent Medscape article Nana, my mom-in-law/lactation consultant, sent me: “If you’re going to have a peanut allergy, it has nothing to do with when you were introduced to peanuts. If aRead the whole post >>

· May 1, 2008 · Tagged With: Breastfeeding, Nutrition · Filed Under: News Moms Can Use

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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