In the 3rd episode of Wreck Your Perfection, I interview Kate Hopper, who is an editor, teacher, and writing coach. She's the author of Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers, Ready for Air: A Journey Through Premature Motherhood, winner of a Midwest Independent Publishing Award, and she’s co-author of Silent Running, a memoir of one family’s journey with autism and running. Her writing has appeared in numerous journals. Her latest essay, "Stumbling Into Joy," was published in Creative Nonfiction's True Story and is a braided essay about learning to play bass in her mid-40s and the power of music in girls' and women's lives.

We talk about the creative process, parenting two daughters, being a woman in music, balancing work and family, finding joy in the little things, and pursuing (and prioritizing) creative passions later in life. And of course, how to embrace failure in all of these areas.

Check out Kate's website: http://www.katehopper.com/ and her essay "Stumbling Into Joy": https://www.creativenonfiction.org/products/true-story-issue-29

This episode was recorded at ModernWell (https://modernwell.co/), a women-centered collaborative workspace. 

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