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.

Let's get to it—a primer on The Sex.

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

Don’t most kids feel afraid to come home?

When it comes to your physique, your mind can actually work against you.

It's not always easy to find a new partner when you have kids in tow. But not only is it possible, it's worth it.

Having kids doesn't have to mean the death of your sex life.

My mother didn't teach me how to be a mother. But my babies did.

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

1. All vaginas are good vaginas.