Joni Edelman

Psychiatric illness is still stigmatized. And that’s hard when you have a psychiatric illness.

91% of women report dissatisfaction with their body. Ninety-one. I know you know math—that’s 9/10 of women.

I don’t think of myself as fat. Not inside, anyway.

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.

I want my kids to have an understanding of the truth of sex, the ins, the outs, the details no one wants to ask anyone—least of all their mom.

Sam: The first time you mentioned that you have five kids I was like WHAT THE ACTUAL. FIVE HUMANS. FIVE HUMANS CAME OUT OF YOU. Like, not at the same time, but they came out and like, that sounds painful and scary WHY DID YOU DO THAT??

As a stay-at-home mom, I've made plenty of sacrifices. Where are my accolades?

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

You do not have to hate your body — but you don’t have to love it either. While I'm happy with my fat body, I miss being thin.

I guess the point of a spiritual awakening is just that; if you were already awake, you wouldn’t need a moment that was self-defining. You’d already be defined.