Joni Edelman

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

It doesn’t get any more difficult to insult ourselves, regardless of how old we are. It would be ideal if it got easier to respect ourselves, but it generally doesn’t do that either. Every year you age, and every year the aging you looks at the you of the years before and thinks, I can’t believe I thought I was fat/ugly/etc.

“I don’t even know what to say, Joni. Your baby isn’t alive.”

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

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

I did The Today Show, and after that spent 45 minutes talking to Inside Edition. If you're confused, imagine how I felt.

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

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.

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

Misogyny is pervasive. And my three boys are living it all.