Joni Edelman

With the help of the midwife—and immense effort on my part—Ella finally slid out into the water. But she was limp, pale. It was scary.

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

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

Help. Me. Please. And by help me, I mean, bring me my jumbo size jar of

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.

Oh hey remember that time in 1804 when Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton had an actual duel, with actual guns and Burr shot Hamilton and Hamilton did not shoot Burr. And then the next day Hamilton died.

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

I said (on TV, to Rachael Ray, so there are a few million witnesses): If you want a bikini body, put a bikini on your body.

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

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.