Joni Edelman

[CN: suicide, overdose] Gratitude stops me from ending my life, but it doesn’t stop me from wanting to end my life. Even the fierce love I have for my family doesn’t mean I don’t feel utterly hopeless sometimes.

Don’t most kids feel afraid to come home?

4. A high school government class.

As a former Mormon, the Church's revelation that they're going to start “loving and accepting” the LGBT community makes me laugh. Hard.

Psychiatric illness is still stigmatized. And that’s hard when you have a psychiatric illness.

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

Having kids doesn't have to mean the death of your sex life.

I don’t think of myself as fat. Not inside, anyway.

1. All vaginas are good vaginas.

"Food isn't the enemy –– calling it the enemy is the enemy."