Joni Edelman

Don’t most kids feel afraid to come home?

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

New research suggests that brain inflammation occurring independent of a disease may be linked to depression. Could a "cure" be on the horizon?

"She has created an important space on the internet and in the real world, a space that women and girls are free to take up however they please."

“I don’t even know what to say, Joni. Your baby isn’t alive.”

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

1. All vaginas are good vaginas.

I'll never forget the day I discovered the name for my mental illness.

At certain points in the month I definitely feel worse about my body. I'm much less confident and more prone to eating the wrong things, and not doing physical exercise.

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