Joni Edelman

My decision to bed-share with my children despite potential SIDS risks has less to do with studies, and more to do with instinct.

Do you want people to for-sure panic? Tell them not to panic.

The Cabbage Soup Diet, aka The "Torture” Diet. You just put cabbage in water and cook it. And you eat it. All day. It is not good. You will still be hungry, and farting — very smelly, paint-peeling farting.

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?

The FDA has approved a new drug for banishing double chins . . . it's ACID.

...I’m going to help you! By “help” I mean “tell you all the things that didn’t work.”

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.

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

Chronic stress secretes a hormonal cocktail that wreaks havoc on that amazing body you have. Here's how you can chill your adrenals and reduce stress.

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