Joni Edelman

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.

Misogyny is pervasive. And my three boys are living it all.

What to really expect when you're expecting.

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

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

When I had my first child, I couldn't have prepared for the way it would make me feel.

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?

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.

Here’s something that isn’t rocket science either, Stephen Hawking: Diets don’t work.

4. A high school government class.