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Katie

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Katie Otto is a fiercely authentic, curvy mom of three trying to raise normal kids in the pretentious town of Westport, Connecticut. With her blunt humor and refusal to conform to the town's perfectionist standards, she navigates the challenges of parenthood, marriage, and finding her place in a community where she feels perpetually out of step.

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