Joni Edelman

Psychiatric illness is still stigmatized. And that’s hard when you have a psychiatric 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.

Good god, where will I ever find someone who will love me in such a pitiful condition?

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

1. All vaginas are good vaginas.

You can work your butt off and still be left with a tummy. Bummer.

When I had my first child, I couldn't have prepared for the way it would make me feel.

It doesn’t get any more difficult to insult ourselves, regardless of how old we are. It would be ideal if it got easier to respect ourselves, but it generally doesn’t do that either. Every year you age, and every year the aging you looks at the you of the years before and thinks, I can’t believe I thought I was fat/ugly/etc.

"Food isn't the enemy –– calling it the enemy is the enemy."

Misogyny is pervasive. And my three boys are living it all.