Joni Edelman

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

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?

I don’t think anyone who has been to the spirited child parenting rodeo would call a mother who screams, “bad,” or who loses her temper, a “failure.” I think we all understand parenting is really really hard from the get go, and parenting a kid who won’t sleep, who screams and kicks and says they hate you, is its own challenge

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.

I did The Today Show, and after that spent 45 minutes talking to Inside Edition. If you're confused, imagine how I felt.

Here’s something that isn’t rocket science either, Stephen Hawking: Diets don’t work.

Attention Civilians: Colonel David Iverson does not want to see your boobs.

It's always so good to know the folks doing the work you're doing.

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.

With the help of the midwife—and immense effort on my part—Ella finally slid out into the water. But she was limp, pale. It was scary.