Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Tales from a Failed Perfectionist

You can read my latest Faith & Family LIVE! feature today: Perfect Schmerfect: Giving Myself Permission to be Human.

· November 18, 2009 · Tagged With: Columns, Perfectionism · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Cleanup Time

I recently had a long phone conversation with a very wise, old woman who has a few decades on me (like almost six) whom I admire and love dearly. We talked about motherhood and how exhausting and overwhelming it can be at times (she’s a mom of nine kids). We talked about faith (or lackRead the whole post >>

· October 6, 2009 · Tagged With: Burnout, Perfectionism, Spiritual Growth, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Goose Bumps

After a particularly rough day, I recently prayed (begged is a more accurate term given my desperate despondency over a personal intention): “God, I don’t need a miracle, but I do need to know your hand is at work in my life.” (I should have added, “But if you have any miracles to spare, I’mRead the whole post >>

· September 30, 2009 · Tagged With: Burnout, Perfectionism, Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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Hi, I’m Kate

 

I'm the author of two nonfiction books Getting Past Perfect and Weightless, a storyteller*, overthinker, eating disorder survivor, mom of five, book junkie, socially awkward nerd as well as a speaker (so basically a walking and talking contradiction), and a perfectionist in recovery.

I am currently working towards my MFA in Fiction at Warren Wilson. Thank you to everyone who has read my drafts, offered feedback, and cheered me on. The writing life is often solitary, but I wouldn’t be here without a community of support.

 

*Imperfect motherhood story for Rabbit Box (no children will harmed in the telling of the story and Mom had permission to share this video)

*Some BODY to Love story for Rabbit Box

 

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