Joni Edelman

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

Can we just take a pause to consider all of the total fucking bullshit to which we subject ourselves?

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

With the help of the midwife—and immense effort on my part—Ella finally slid out into the water. But she was limp, pale. It was scary.

photo credit: Lindy West (instagram), by

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

It's #STDAwareness week here at Ravishly. We're kicking it off with this handy chart!

4. A high school government class.

Good news: they'll probably grow out of it. Bad news: probably not until they are 23.

Are the advances worth the trade-offs? You be the judge.