Joni Edelman

I don’t think anyone who has been to the spirited child parenting rodeo would call a mother who screams, “bad,” or who loses her temper, a “failure.” I think we all understand parenting is really really hard from the get go, and parenting a kid who won’t sleep, who screams and kicks and says they hate you, is its own challenge

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.

photo credit: Lindy West (instagram), by

I am tired of taking medication. I am tired of relying on the manufactured versions of the chemicals and hormones my body could — should? — make for itself.

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

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

Here’s something that isn’t rocket science either, Stephen Hawking: Diets don’t work.

Good god, where will I ever find someone who will love me in such a pitiful condition?

[CN: suicide, overdose] Gratitude stops me from ending my life, but it doesn’t stop me from wanting to end my life. Even the fierce love I have for my family doesn’t mean I don’t feel utterly hopeless sometimes.

You can work your butt off and still be left with a tummy. Bummer.