Joni Edelman

In honor of World Bipolar Day, I present a sample stream of consciousness based on my experiences living with this disorder.

Sleep is everything! It's so much more than just feeling like you can function well. You know that but do you know how to sleep for your dosha type?

I don’t think of myself as fat. Not inside, anyway.

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

As a former Mormon, the Church's revelation that they're going to start “loving and accepting” the LGBT community makes me laugh. Hard.

I'll let you in on a little secret - being thin didn't make me happy, but being "Fat" does! Be fat and happy. Be unapologetically fat.

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.

You should know that she is a really awesome human.

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

Compassion for myself is not a thing I do. It is not a thing I have ever done. It is not a thing I feel comfortable doing. It's time I stop for compassion.