Kate Wicker

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A major award

        Over the weekend I received some exciting news. Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood won second place in the “Family” category of the 2018 Catholic Press Association Awards. To say I was honored and surprised by this honor is an understatement. I perused the winnerRead the whole post >>

· June 19, 2018 · Tagged With: Depression, Getting Past Perfect, Perfectionism, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Tips for Bigish Family Series Part 3: Lower your expectations

There’s still time to enter to win an Unplugged book. Leave a comment after this post! — In the last installment of my Bigish Family Series, I discussed how it helped me to feel less guilty when I had to say no to others needing my help or offering me new opportunities when I rememberedRead the whole post >>

· May 1, 2014 · Tagged With: Bigish Family Series, Perfectionism · 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

Hello. My name is Kate, and I am insecure. And probably so are you. Now what are we going to do about it?

Not too long ago I was reading The Phantom Tollbooth aloud to my two oldest children. Milo, the book’s hero of sorts, stumbles upon “the long-nosed, green-eyed, curly-haired, wide-mouthed, thick-necked, broad-shouldered, round-bodied, short-armed, bowlegged, or big-footed monster” who claims to be one of the most “frightening fiends in the great wild wilderness.” Milo, his faithfulRead the whole post >>

· October 1, 2013 · Tagged With: Insecurity, Perfectionism · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Why ‘Giving It Your Best’ is Overrated {A Guest Post & a Giveaway!}

Today I’m honored to have Stephen Martin share a guest post that’s sure to help recovering perfectionists like myself. Stephen is a speech writer and journalist who blogs at Messy Quest.  His first book The Messy Quest for Meaning: Five Catholic Practices for Finding Your Vocation, was just released by Sorin Books. Be sure toRead the whole post >>

· May 9, 2012 · Tagged With: Guest Bloggers, Perfectionism · 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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