Joni Edelman

Joni Edelman

Bio

Joni Edelman is a 40 year-old mother of five (ages 3 to19!), wife, RN, and freelance writer. Also notable, had a baby in her kitchen. Favorite activities include: gardening, hoarding yarn, cake (baking and eating). Less favorite activities include: laundry, laundry, laundry. Joni has appeared on The Today Show, Inside Edition, The Rachael Ray Show, Weekend Sunrise Australia, Canada AM, and Sirius Radio. In print you can find Joni's story in The Daily Mail, The Chicago Tribune, Huffington Post, Yahoo, and a host of others, but you're probably bored of all this nonsense by now. Completely understandable. Joni aspires to inspire. You can check out her personal website here.

Joni Edelman Articles

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We Posted A “F*ck Trump” Embroidery Hoop And People Asked Us To Die

In my frustration, I raided my vintage fabric stash and took to needle and thread. I then posted the result of that frustration on Instagram, igniting the fury of several hundred Trump devotees. Read...

Kelsey Miller: Author Of Big Girl

You should know that she is a really awesome human.

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Ravneet Vohra: Founder And Editor-In-Chief Of Wear Your Voice

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

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The writer with her husband and five kids

Words Can't Do My Motherly Love Justice 

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

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Virgie Tovar = Babe

#RavsWriters: Virgie Tovar — Our Favorite Babe Writer Takes The Cake 

Welcome to #RavsWriters, an opportunity for you to get to know some of the outstanding human beings who fervently type to make Ravishly the aw

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Don't worry, it's not THAT bad. (Credit: ThinkStock)

The Good, Bad And Very, Very Ugly Of The Post-Birth Body

When you push a small human out of your body, things tend to get a little weird.

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Inside The Strange Epidemic Of Instagram Identity Theft

My daughter just had 75 of her Instagram yoga images pilfered. What is going on? And what can we do about it?

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Happy #NationalCoffeeDay!

In today's HELLO, OBVIOUSLY news: National Coffee Day.

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What It's Like To Be Medicated—And Not—With Bipolar Disorder

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

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Eating pineapple all the time = being tired of pineapple.

14 F#cked Up Diets I Cannot Believe I Tried

The Cabbage Soup Diet, aka The "Torture” Diet. You just put cabbage in water and cook it. And you eat it. All day. It is not good. You will still be hungry, and farting — very smelly, paint-peeling farting.

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