Joni Edelman

Here’s something that isn’t rocket science either, Stephen Hawking: Diets don’t work.

They will 

It's always so good to know the folks doing the work you're doing.

Don’t most kids feel afraid to come home?

...I’m going to help you! By “help” I mean “tell you all the things that didn’t work.”

Body politics activist. Photographer. Chronic quoter of Monty Python. Unapologetic fat chick.

When I was little, any time I got an insect bite or stubbed my toe, I had to ask my mom, “Am I going to die? If I was going to die from this, I’d already be dead — right?” I also had a 30-minute prayer that I needed to say at each meal or else everyone would be poisoned and die. And corners. I had to check all of them before I went to bed.

When I heard about accusations that Lena sexually abused her sister, I was astonished. And my visceral emotional reaction prompted powerful questions.

What to really expect when you're expecting.

I'll let you in on a little secret - being thin didn't make me happy, but being "Fat" does! Be fat and happy. Be unapologetically fat.