Joni Edelman

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Compassion for myself is not a thing I do. It is not a thing I have ever done. It is not a thing I feel comfortable doing. It's time I stop for compassion.

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

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You should know that she is a really awesome human.

You do not have to hate your body — but you don’t have to love it either. While I'm happy with my fat body, I miss being thin.

Sleep is everything! It's so much more than just feeling like you can function well. You know that but do you know how to sleep for your dosha type?

You may have seen the acronym "HAES" floating around the Internet, and that is because the "Health At Every Size" movement has taken over THE WHOLE WORLD.

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