Joni Edelman

As a stay-at-home mom, I've made plenty of sacrifices. Where are my accolades?

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.

If you decide pit or leg hair isn't a big deal, then bam! It's not a big deal.

A weekly trip to Walmart would end in tears — first theirs, then mine. Them pining in the toy aisle. Me saying no. Over and over. It wasn’t so much that I wanted to buy my kids whatever they wanted, it was that I couldn’t.

No, Bill Cosby isn't my dad. But he was like one to me growing up.

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

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?

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.

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

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.