Joni Edelman

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

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

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

The argument against homeschooling is always the same: “Kids need to socialize.”

And what’s better than eggs? Eggs direct from the cloaca of your own chicken.

In today's HELLO, OBVIOUSLY news: National Coffee Day.

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.

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

As the mother of three teens, I'm here to tell you: You have nothing to freak out about.