Joni Edelman

You should know that she is a really awesome human.

Is that incense I smell? A drum circle in the distance perhaps? Chanting? Herbal potions? Perhaps a cauldron? Could it be homebirth?

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.

1. All vaginas are good vaginas.

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

I’m lucky to be smart, to have an astonishingly good memory. Or maybe I’m lucky to be bipolar.

When I heard about accusations that Lena sexually abused her sister, I was astonished. And my visceral emotional reaction prompted powerful questions.

You know what’s an epidemic? Making people feel second rate and ashamed, criminalizing them for something like having an obese pregnancy.

When I was little, any time I got an insect bite or stubbed my toe, I had to ask my mom, “Am I going to die? If I was going to die from this, I’d already be dead — right?” I also had a 30-minute prayer that I needed to say at each meal or else everyone would be poisoned and die. And corners. I had to check all of them before I went to bed.

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.