Joni Edelman

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

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.

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

I didn't get a lot of mothering as a child, but when I did, it was from her. She taught me how to sew, how to crochet. She taught me how to stand up for myself, to be tough. She taught me how to make fried chicken and fried okra, which I will never make, because it's fucking gross.

Silly me, I thought the darn thing took care of itself. Little did I know I was sorely mistaken and had a vagina complex.

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

How do I raise a boy to love and respect all women regardless of size in a world where he is bombarded with images of what is attractive?

Help. Me. Please. And by help me, I mean, bring me my jumbo size jar of

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

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