Kate Wicker

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7 Quick Takes: The Still Gestating, Crazy Preggo Lady’s Navel-Gazing Edition

~1~ I had a voicemail message from a friend recently where she said something like, “I’m Facebook stalking you and haven’t seen any blog updates or anything, and I’m a crazy, paranoid friend worrying that you had the baby.” For any other paranoid, FB, Twitter, and/or Google+ (I actually haven’t posted any updates over thereRead the whole post >>

· July 29, 2011 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Kids' Artwork, Pregnancy, Random, Weightless · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Catholic Mom Book Spotlight: Weightless

The illustrious and wonderful blogger, podcaster, author, techie expert, wife, and mom Lisa Hendey invited me to talk about my book, Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body, over at Catholic Mom. In the interview, I share everything from information about the writing process to tips on how to raise physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthy daughters.Read the whole post >>

· July 20, 2011 · Tagged With: Body Image, Health, Sugar & Spice, Weightless · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Why I Love My Grandma

Yesterday my nana turned 90. I called her up to wish her a happy birthday and asked how it felt to be 90. She chuckled and said, “The same way it felt to be 89 – old!” Then we started talking about my book. (I promise there’s a real point to this, and I’m notRead the whole post >>

· July 15, 2011 · Tagged With: Aging with Grace, Family, Perfectionism, Weightless · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Book Update

We interrupt this blog for some shameless self-promotion. So some folks who pre-ordered my book, Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body, have been telling me it’s scheduled to ship this week. How exciting! And terribly nerve-wracking. (Nail biting begins now.) Do I dare even read the Amazon reviews? (A sidenote: the Kindle version is notRead the whole post >>

· July 9, 2011 · Tagged With: Body Image, Weightless · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

I feel weightless…

…as if I woke up, floating in a really good dream. Somebody pinch me, please. Is this for real?   Yup. That’s the cover of my first book,Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body, which is available for pre-order on Amazon. It was my husband who discovered the book was already on Amazon. I got anRead the whole post >>

· June 3, 2011 · Tagged With: Body Image, Eating Disorders, Weightless · 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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