Joni Edelman

The argument against homeschooling is always the same: “Kids need to socialize.”

As the mother of three teens, I'm here to tell you: You have nothing to freak out about.

I said (on TV, to Rachael Ray, so there are a few million witnesses): If you want a bikini body, put a bikini on your body.

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.

I want my kids to have an understanding of the truth of sex, the ins, the outs, the details no one wants to ask anyone—least of all their mom.

I am tired of taking medication. I am tired of relying on the manufactured versions of the chemicals and hormones my body could — should? — make for itself.

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

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

Suffering is America’s favorite thing to do. We starve ourselves to lose weight, and we’re a success story. We don’t sleep, and we’re just getting SO MUCH DONE. We do a thousand things a day and involve our kids in a thousand activities, because somehow, in some perverted way, that makes us successful.

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