Joni Edelman

I'll never forget the day I discovered the name for my mental illness.

Do you want people to for-sure panic? Tell them not to panic.

Our relationship has been a little complicated. I've loved you a lot, and I've loathed you at least that much, but mostly you've just gone unnoticed. Except for those 5 to 7 days every four weeks when you made your presence quite evident, what with the river of life blood and the random excruciating, and from what I can tell, unnecessary, contractions.

It doesn’t get any more difficult to insult ourselves, regardless of how old we are. It would be ideal if it got easier to respect ourselves, but it generally doesn’t do that either. Every year you age, and every year the aging you looks at the you of the years before and thinks, I can’t believe I thought I was fat/ugly/etc.

This is an article about a real product that exists, that was designed to deliver an electric shock, to YOUR BODY, to stop you from eati

It's not always easy to find a new partner when you have kids in tow. But not only is it possible, it's worth it.

When you push a small human out of your body, things tend to get a little weird.

How do I raise a boy to love and respect all women regardless of size in a world where he is bombarded with images of what is attractive?

As the mother of three teens, I'm here to tell you: You have nothing to freak out about.

When I heard about accusations that Lena sexually abused her sister, I was astonished. And my visceral emotional reaction prompted powerful questions.