Joni Edelman

Is that incense I smell? A drum circle in the distance perhaps? Chanting? Herbal potions? Perhaps a cauldron? Could it be homebirth?

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.

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.

More and more programs are offering services to help companies support and retain women during their maternity transition.

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

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.

At certain points in the month I definitely feel worse about my body. I'm much less confident and more prone to eating the wrong things, and not doing physical exercise.

Brangelina are splitting up. A sad day for them, a joyful day for single ladies everywhere.

You can work your butt off and still be left with a tummy. Bummer.

You do not have to hate your body — but you don’t have to love it either. While I'm happy with my fat body, I miss being thin.