Joni Edelman

Our relationship has been a little complicated. I've loved you a lot, and I've loathed you at least that much, but mostly you've just gone unnoticed. Except for those 5 to 7 days every four weeks when you made your presence quite evident, what with the river of life blood and the random excruciating, and from what I can tell, unnecessary, contractions.

You may have seen the acronym "HAES" floating around the Internet, and that is because the "Health At Every Size" movement has taken over THE WHOLE WORLD.

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

You know what’s an epidemic? Making people feel second rate and ashamed, criminalizing them for something like having an obese pregnancy.

Let's get to it—a primer on The Sex.

Nutritionists have weighed in on what to order at McDonald's. Here's what I think you should get instead.

My decision to bed-share with my children despite potential SIDS risks has less to do with studies, and more to do with instinct.

I'll never forget the day I discovered the name for my mental illness.

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

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