Joni Edelman

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.

The FDA has approved a new drug for banishing double chins . . . it's ACID.

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

Is that incense I smell? A drum circle in the distance perhaps? Chanting? Herbal potions? Perhaps a cauldron? Could it be homebirth?

My husband and I recently traveled together without our kids for the first time . . . in a while. And it was a brand-new ball game.

photo credit: Lindy West (instagram), by

1. All vaginas are good vaginas.

We've got Trump, Vladimir, Comey, and all the other players lined up for you. Here are the facts, followed by our IRL translation, to make sure you know that you know all abouts that latest (and possibly tenure-ending) Trump scandal.

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.

When it comes to your physique, your mind can actually work against you.