self care

Trauma has a way of breaking people down. It's consumed almost every moment of the last 15 years of my life- from the mental health consequences, Read...

Before I became a haunted house performer, I thought having my face touched was one of the creepiest things imaginable. But it wasn't the eerie Read...

I do conference calls from wherever I am at the moment. I answer work emails on the train, while I’m waiting in line for tacos, and (for better or Read...

"There is always someone who loves you. There is always someone who cares."

Last week I posted an image of myself on Instagram, middle finger raised, in front of an enormous ad that said “Power to the Thinnest.”

When you hear the buzzwords “body shame” or “body positivity,” it's common to think those phrases only apply to those who have a little extra junk Read...

HI! I'm Joni Edelman, Editor-In-Chief here at Ravishly. Parenting is some hard shit.

We really want people to like us. It’s just human nature. You may say you don’t care if people like you, and on the surface, that may be true. Read...