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.

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

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

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

Chronic stress secretes a hormonal cocktail that wreaks havoc on that amazing body you have. Here's how you can chill your adrenals and reduce stress.

Suffering is America’s favorite thing to do. We starve ourselves to lose weight, and we’re a success story. We don’t sleep, and we’re just getting SO MUCH DONE. We do a thousand things a day and involve our kids in a thousand activities, because somehow, in some perverted way, that makes us successful.

I don’t think anyone who has been to the spirited child parenting rodeo would call a mother who screams, “bad,” or who loses her temper, a “failure.” I think we all understand parenting is really really hard from the get go, and parenting a kid who won’t sleep, who screams and kicks and says they hate you, is its own challenge

What to really expect when you're expecting.

And what’s better than eggs? Eggs direct from the cloaca of your own chicken.

In honor of World Bipolar Day, I present a sample stream of consciousness based on my experiences living with this disorder.