Joni Edelman

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

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.

You should know that she is a really awesome human.

Help. Me. Please. And by help me, I mean, bring me my jumbo size jar of

The Interent is ugly sometimes. And raising kids using it doesn't always make it easier.

Is that incense I smell? A drum circle in the distance perhaps? Chanting? Herbal potions? Perhaps a cauldron? Could it be homebirth?

4. A high school government class.

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

Being vulnerable, being seen (even lumpy and naked), admitting weakness, asking for help — these acts inspire and edify.

I’m lucky to be smart, to have an astonishingly good memory. Or maybe I’m lucky to be bipolar.