Joni Edelman

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

“I don’t even know what to say, Joni. Your baby isn’t alive.”

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

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.

4. A high school government class.

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?

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

Are the advances worth the trade-offs? You be the judge.

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

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.