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Overwhelmed, over-extended, and guilt-plagued?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With honesty, humor, and practical wisdom, \u003ci\u003eGetting Past Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e helps moms overcome Pinterest-inspired perfectionism by replacing your deepest fears and anxieties with a steady trust in God and the freedom to love authentically. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If you have ever felt that you were not enough as a wife or mom, or if you're someone who struggles to do it all, \u003ci\u003eGetting Past Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e offers a realistic and reassuring portrait of Catholic womanhood, placing motherhood in the context of every woman's primary role as a child of God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kate Wicker--journalist, popular speaker, and author of the highly-acclaimed \u003ci\u003eWeightless\u003c\/i\u003e--shares how she shook off doubt and negative self-perception, finding self-acceptance as a mom and the desire to stop controlling everyone around her. \u003ci\u003eGetting Past Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e invites you to make this same journey as you learn to embrace the primacy of your role as a daughter of God, even amidst the daily chaos of raising children. Each chapter is designed to debunk the lies and expectations that moms often face, replacing negative self-perceptions with the truths of a woman's true calling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wicker, a recovering perfectionist, helps you realize: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is perfectly normal to feel like you're in over your head sometimes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can stop obsessing about what other people think and start focusing on loving yourself and your kids just as you are.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour primary jobs are to let God love you and to love him back. Nurture your prayer life and make time to remember that you are first a daughter of God.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's important to practice self-care no matter your stage in life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Wicker openly shares how she unwittingly transferred her preoccupation with having the perfect body to being the perfect parent. By honestly sharing her mistakes and triumphs in the trenches of motherhood, Wicker reveals several common falsehoods mothers tell themselves in different seasons of their lives and how speaking the truth can liberate women to become better parents and the truest versions of themselves. Whether you're dealing with endless why? questions, unexpected potty emergencies, or even the unanticipated change of a new pregnancy, \u003ci\u003eGetting Past Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e will help you learn how to lean into God's abiding grace. By closing each chapter with a simple reflection question and prayer, this book provides the tools you need to embrace the messy realities of family life and to emerge from feeling overwhelmed to knowing that you are first and foremost a daughter of God.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49517735805201,"sku":"GOR013711531","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49937320018193,"sku":"CIN1594717168G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49941722595601,"sku":"CIN1594717168A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50608477274385,"sku":"CIN1594717168VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1594717168.jpg?v=1751433459"},{"product_id":"weightless-book-kate-wicker-9780867169713","title":"Weightless","description":"Countless women today are weighted down by the thought that they are not thin enough, pretty enough, young enough, or good enough. 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