Joni Edelman

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

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.

No, Bill Cosby isn't my dad. But he was like one to me growing up.

I didn't get a lot of mothering as a child, but when I did, it was from her. She taught me how to sew, how to crochet. She taught me how to stand up for myself, to be tough. She taught me how to make fried chicken and fried okra, which I will never make, because it's fucking gross.

I guess the point of a spiritual awakening is just that; if you were already awake, you wouldn’t need a moment that was self-defining. You’d already be defined.

A weekly trip to Walmart would end in tears — first theirs, then mine. Them pining in the toy aisle. Me saying no. Over and over. It wasn’t so much that I wanted to buy my kids whatever they wanted, it was that I couldn’t.

As long as I can remember having paid attention to the media, I can remember a woman's weight—or body in general—being a news story.

When it comes to your physique, your mind can actually work against you.

“I don’t even know what to say, Joni. Your baby isn’t alive.”

You may have seen the acronym "HAES" floating around the Internet, and that is because the "Health At Every Size" movement has taken over THE WHOLE WORLD.